By Richard Whittle, University Fellow in AI and Human Decision Making, University of Salford
Stuart Mills, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Leeds
Imagine your favourite author has a new book coming out, and your local bookshop is offering to deliver it to you for free on publication day. All you have to do in return is sign up to their new “reading club”.
This involves a monthly fee, for which you receive a new book, chosen by them, every week. You can cancel at any time by visiting the store.
It seems like a great deal – until you keep forgetting to cancel. Books arrive that you don’t read, money keeps being paid out of your account. And when you finally find time to go to the shop, they say they need the cancellation…
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By Maria Yetano Roche, PhD Candidate, University of Wuppertal
Temilade Sesan, Lecturer & Researcher, University of Ibadan
If Nigeria doesn’t roll out clean fuels fast, its carbon dioxide emissions from cooking on firewood will triple by 2060, new research has found.
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By Olivier Moreillon, Research Associate, University of Johannesburg
Nthikeng Mohlele is a unique voice in South African literature. Revolutionaries’ House is his most political work so far, but far from his best.
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By Bruce Huber, Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame
Countries have promised to reduce their fossil fuel subsidies to fight climate change, but it’s harder to do than it looks. An energy law expert explains the challenges.
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By Donald Chi, Professor of Oral Health Sciences, University of Washington
Studies show that people who can easily access dental care are more likely to go for cleanings and other procedures.
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By Amnesty International
People from civil society, academia and the arts, from the African continent and its global diasporas, are gathering in Berlin, Germany, at the Dekoloniale Berlin Conference 2024, to mark the 140th anniversary of the Berlin Africa Conference of 1884/5. The Dekoloniale Berlin Conference 2024 will run from 14-16 November. It will bring together representatives from […] The post Global: Activists from African continent and its diaspora urge European governments to address colonial past and provide reparations at Berlin conference appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Christian John Makgala, Professor of History and Political Economy, University of Botswana
Things had been going largely well for Botswana since 1966. But the wheels started coming off when Ian Khama became president in 2008.
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By Vasile Ersek, Associate professor in Physical Geography, Northumbria University, Newcastle
Lucy Carruthers, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Coastal Studies, East Carolina University
As sea levels rose around this low-lying island nation, soil salinity increased beyond what even the salt-tolerant mangrove trees could handle.
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By Simon Wortham, Pro Vice-Chancellor Research, Kingston University
The expansive new exhibition Women & Freud: Patients, Pioneers, Artists fills the entire space of London’s Freud Museum. It tells the stories of “Freud’s women” through a mix of visual and historical materials, such as letters, in a way that allows fresh perspectives to emerge.
In this important new exhibition, Freud’s female patients, from whom he learnt so much, are heralded as co-creators of his work and not just hysterical…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Jim Chalmers will announce a fund of up to $900 million for states and territories to improve productivity and competition, in a Wednesday speech.
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