By Stefania Gerevini, Associate Professor of Medieval Art History, Bocconi University
In the 14th century Venice used new art commissions to help its citizens understand the changing nature of power and quell public anxiety during one of the city’s most turbulent periods.
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By Paul Crawford, Professor of Health Humanities, University of Nottingham
The cases of killers Valdo Calocane and Axel Rudakubana have sparked fierce debate over the place for people with severe mental health issues in wider society.
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By Débora Constantino, PhD candidate, Chronobiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey
Daan van der Veen, Senior Lecturer in Sleep and Chronobiology in the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey
What if a simple change in your morning light exposure could help you sleep better?
Our sleep patterns change across our lifespan, and, as we get older, we tend to have difficulty getting a good night’s sleep and feeling well rested the next day.
Older adults – 60 years old and over – generally have less deep sleep and wake up more often at night. They also sleep for shorter periods, wake…
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By Saoussen Ben Cheikh
Starlink brings high-speed internet to Yemen, offering a digital lifeline—but at what cost? Where some see opportunity others warn of surveillance risks, security threats, and geopolitical tensions.
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By Sam Illingworth, Professor of Creative Pedagogies, Edinburgh Napier University
Physics and poetry might seem like an unlikely pair, but both are rooted in structure, rhythm and precision. Both rely on clarity – distilling complex ideas into their simplest, most elegant form. And, as I explore in my latest book The Poetry of Physics, both seek to capture something fundamental about the universe.
Some physicists have embraced this connection. James…
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By Lauren Alex O'Hagan, Research Fellow, School of Languages and Applied Linguistics, The Open University
Today’s regulatory gaps and health concerns about CBD reflect those of the 19th century, when cannabis was first commercialised by the food industry.
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By Maria Ryan, Associate Professor in US History, University of Nottingham
When Hong Kong-listed conglomerate CK Hutchison announced it was selling its two port concessions on the Panama Canal to a US consortium led by New York-based giant BlackRock, the Chinese government issued a strongly worded rebuke.
Through government-backed newspaper Ta Kung Pao, Beijing accused the US of forcing the deal “through despicable means”, and claimed…
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By Jilly Gibson-Miller, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Sheffield
The common narrative around teenage behaviour in the UK sets parents up for a fairly sustained period of turbulence and unpleasantness.
But as I navigate the teenage years with my oldest daughter, now 16, my whole outlook on adolescence has undergone a meteoric transformation. I now hold supremely compassionate explanations for the unusual behaviour, mood swings and bad choices that appear to be abundant features of the adolescent years – and especially so for those who were growing up during the pandemic.
During the COVID pandemic, teens should have been busy cultivating…
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By Akhil Bhardwaj, Associate Professor (Strategy and Organisation), School of Management, University of Bath
Legend has it that William Tell shot an apple from his young son’s head. While there are many interpretations of the tale, from the perspective of the theory of technology, a few are especially salient.
First, Tell was an expert marksman. Second, he knew his bow was reliable but understood it was just a tool with no independent agency. Third, Tell chose the target.
What does all this have to do with artificial intelligence? Metaphorically, AI (think large language models…
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By Ralph Hertwig, Director, Center for Adaptive Rationality, Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Stephan Lewandowsky, Chair of Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol
We tend to underestimate the threat of rare events but we can prime ourselves to be more alert to the signs.
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