Editor’s Choice
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Population can’t be ignored. It has to be part of the policy solution to our world’s problems
There is a growing consensus that environmental problems, particularly the effects of climate change, pose a grave challenge to humanity.…
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What happens if King Charles can no longer perform his duties?
King Charles III’s cancer diagnosis will turn minds to the question of what happens if he becomes unable to fulfil…
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Anger, sadness, boredom, anxiety – emotions that feel bad can be useful
Remember the sadness that came with the last time you failed miserably at something? Or the last time you were…
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Explainer: what is the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
In recent weeks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeated his rejections of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian crisis,…
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With Pakistan’s most popular politician in jail and cynicism running high, can a new leader unite the country?
Pakistanis will head to the polls on Thursday to elect a new parliament and prime minister at a time of…
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A deeply troubling discovery’: Earth may have already passed the crucial 1.5°C warming limit
Global temperatures have already exceeded 1.5°C warming and may pass 2°C later this decade, according to a world-first study I…
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Neuralink has put its first chip in a human brain. What could possibly go wrong?
Earlier this week, Elon Musk announced his brain-computer interface company, Neuralink, had implanted a device in a human for the…
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Mastering Your Craft Beyond Innate Talent
Malcolm Gladwell wrote in his popular novel Outliers that “for nearly a decade, psychologists from around the globe have been…
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Business strategy of Gillette | The Razor and Blade Model
Gillette is one of the most revolutionary companies of the 20th century. It is one of those very few companies…
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COP28: four key issues that will dominate the latest UN climate summit
The United Nations Environment Programme recently published a report with an unusually strong title for a UN body: “Emissions Gap…
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COP28 climate summit just approved a ‘loss and damage’ fund. What does this mean?
Day one of the COP28 climate summit saw the first big breakthrough: agreement on a “loss and damage” fund to…
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Henry Kissinger has died. The titan of US foreign policy changed the world, for better or worse
Henry Kissinger was the ultimate champion of the United States’ foreign policy battles.
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The Ethical Slut has been called ‘the bible’ of non-monogamy – but its sexual utopia is oversimplified
The book, Ethical Slut, is divided into four parts, each offering mental exercises to help readers embrace a sexually diverse…
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Why do some people who experience childhood trauma seem unaffected by it?
Childhood trauma is taken into consideration in criminal sentencing and is accepted as a factor that can contribute to substance…
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Plants are likely to absorb more CO₂ in a changing climate than we thought – here’s why
The world’s vegetation has a remarkable ability to absorb carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the air and store it as biomass.…
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