In this Tokyo cafe, the waiters are robots operated remotely by people with disabilities
A pop-up restaurant in Tokyo has run a trial employing disabled people to work as waiting staff. But this is...
17 December 2018
2018
90% of European Jews say anti-Semitism is getting worse
Almost one-in-three Jewish people across Europe have been directly targeted by antisemitic harassment. From online abuse to being harassed in...
14 December 2018
Black Friday: One shot, two stabbed. Welcome to Bricks-and-Mortal Kombat
Once upon a time, not very long ago, Black Friday was really an American-only phenomenon. Like the World Series and...
26 November 2018
From 1975: NASA’s vision of a future of in space
You might think that dreaming up what life in a space colony might be like is at the cutting edge...
26 November 2018
Joy to the world – the robots are coming to save Christmas
In just a few weeks, all hell will be let loose in the retail sector. All across Europe, hundreds of...
12 November 2018
Nordic noir: The Scandi unhappiness epidemic
Scandinavia. The Nordics. Home to pine trees, fjords, and the most contented people in the world. From hygge to Janteloven, the people seem...
6 November 2018
More than 90% of people are breathing toxic air
Nearly every person on the planet is breathing in dirty air that is likely damaging our health, often with fatal...
29 October 2018
The shocking truth about food production in China
As you’d expect, the country with the world’s largest population also has the largest number of mouths to feed. That...
19 October 2018
From haute cuisine to high fat, French food is changing fast
Forget the long lunch break. Abandon all thoughts of stopping off at a little boulangerie and your local traiteur to...
3 October 2018
The hidden cost of the electric car boom – child labour
Last year, more than one million electric vehicles were sold. By 2020, it’s likely that will rise to 4.5 million, or...
24 September 2018