Climate repair: three things we must do now to stabilise the planet
David King, University of Cambridge and Jane Lichtenstein, University of Cambridge “Nowhere is safe.” As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned in…
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The surprising academic origins of memes
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Instagram is making you a worse tourist
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Trillions of cigarette butts are littered each year and it’s damaging environment
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Ancient Tattooing in Polynesia: World’s oldest toolkit found in Tonga
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Brutalism in Tangier, Morocco’s most artistic city
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Tea and Heroin with a Tribal Chief in Al Qaeda Territory
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Collage art and activism in Chile: Instagram posts building on the legacy of Latin American ‘mail art’
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Democracy in the Animal Kingdom. Read how animals vote to make group decisions
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Toilet graffiti: secrets, support and solidarity in the women’s restroom
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Where people are satisfied with democracy and why
Global dissatisfaction with democracy has increased over the past 25 years, according to our recent report. Drawing upon the HUMAN Surveys project, the report…
Unimaginable and Unmanageable: COVID-19 in Developing Countries
The number of COVID-19 cases worldwide crept to over three million this week. More than two billion of the world’s population are living in…
Three ways people are reacting to coronavirus: ‘accepting’, ‘suffering’ and ‘resisting’
There remains near-universal backing for the coronavirus lockdown among the UK public. In our study, nine out of ten people support the measures, including…
The five corrupt pillars of climate change denial
The fossil fuel industry, political lobbyists, media moguls and individuals have spent the past 30 years sowing doubt about the reality of climate change…
How sales shopping is killing the planet
Christmas has passed and New Year is just around the corner. And the sales continue. Things started six weeks before Christmas with Singles Day,…
Using art to tackle air pollution: a story from a Nairobi slum
Air pollution is recognised as a major threat to human health worldwide. Nine out of ten people breathe polluted air, resulting in 7million premature…
A Journey to Nowhere
By Alex Ehrenreich Kyoko Fujiwara is coming back to Gunma. This mostly overlooked prefecture of Japan, smack in the middle of the main island…
Why Berlin needs techno to avoid becoming just another city
Gentrification, it’s all well and good in principle: improving areas with renewal and rebuilding. But it can also have a pretty dark side with…
Saving a Sinking Jakarta
According to Fakhrurozi, 40% of Jakarta lies below sea level. He should know, too: he’s the head of Water Resources for Jakarta’s Public Works…
The science of drugs and music
For centuries, musicians have used drugs to enhance creativity and listeners have used drugs to heighten the pleasure created by music. And the two…
Music Festival Guide: Festivals to bookmark for Summer 2019
The European continent (sorry, UK) is fortunate to be rich in summer music festivals. The number of dance festivals taking place here has exploded…
Skating to a better future: Skateistan, an unorthodox route to the empowerment of underprivileged youth
Security, health and education are entitlements often taken for granted by those of us in developed countries. Living an accessible, healthy and cultivated life…
Defensive architecture: designing the homeless out of cities
On any one night in London, there around 700 people sleeping in the city’s streets. Rough sleeping is a risky decision – and almost…
The Connected Self: How Will Wearable Tech Shape Humanity?
In early summer 2018, I ran over hill and glen through Scotland’s northwest Highlands, wearing two smart devices I’d been asked to review –…
