Barack Obama’s reading recommendations
In 2020, Barack Obama published the first volume of his Presidential memoirs, A Promised Land. It’s a book that charms every...
10 June 2021
WEF
2021
LGBTIQ people have been among the hardest hit by Covid-19
“History has shown us that in times of crisis those most marginalized tend to suffer disproportionately compared to the broader...
1 June 2021
What is ‘circular denim’ and why are top brands redesigning jeans?
For millions of people around the world, denim is a wardrobe staple. Yet a single pair of jeans uses 3,781 litres...
21 May 2021
Did World War II help some countries avoid high COVID-19 deaths?
European countries with the highest World War II death rates tend to have lower COVID-19 mortality rates. That’s the hypothesis...
19 January 2021
2020
Why humour in the workplace is just what you need right now
If you feel like there’s not much to laugh about right now, you’re probably not alone. But there are sound,...
18 November 2020
A junk food diet can impair your brain, study finds
Eating food that is high in salt, fats and added sugars could harm your cognitive abilities. That’s one of the...
21 February 2020
This man ran across the USA to raise awareness of plastic pollution
It’s around 4,800 kilometres from New York to Los Angeles – coast-to-coast, northeast to southwest, across the mountains, plains and...
5 February 2020
Here’s what you need to know about the UK’s booming second-hand economy
On 1 June 1941, with Europe in turmoil as the Second World War raged, Oliver Lyttelton, who was President of...
24 January 2020
This woman survived genocide and now champions mental health for the young
Grace Gatera is humble, self-effacing, and quietly spoken. That you can hear her at all is almost something of a...
10 January 2020
2019
How to solve homelessness – lessons from around the world
It’s estimated around 150 million people worldwide are homeless – around 2% of the global population. But the actual number could be...
18 December 2019