by Peter Dietsch, Leah Temper. Originally published on Policy OptionsOctober 28, 2022 Imagine you have an alcohol problem. Would it be a good idea to go to the local pub every night and expose yourself to the temptation to drink? Hardly. In a similar vein, the world has a serious greenhouse gas (GHG)
Four months on from its introduction in July, the Indian government’s single-use plastics ban is already faltering in the absence of strong government enforcement and cross-sector efforts Every year as the seasons start to change, pandals appear all over Kolkata. Many organising committees for the Durga Puja, the biggest annual festival in West
Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) for telecommunication sites operate by providing reliable power supply at 100% uptime and billing the mobile operators accommodated on their sites for power usage. To achieve this, there is a need for them to accurately meter the power consumed by connected telecommunication equipment. Method: This work focused on the
by Anastasia Ufimtseva, Charlotte Atkins. Originally published on Policy OptionsOctober 21, 2022 Protectionist sentiment in investment-recipient states is a perennial roadblock to international collaboration in research and development (R&D). The Investment Monitor 2022 (IM) report, recently released by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, draws alongside this roadblock, finding that foreign direct investment
Hossein Dabbagh, University of Oxford My friend was in Tehran during protests after the death of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the morality police (Gasht-e Ershad). My friend went into a grocery shop intending to buy milk. The seller refused to sell anything to her. “Why are you refusing?” she asked.
Thousands of demonstrators gather in Washington, D.C., to support women’s rights on Oct. 8, 2022. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images Steven Webster, Indiana University Regardless of whether they live in a red state or a blue state, identify as Democrats or Republicans, or claim to be ideologically liberal or conservative, Americans have one
by Alec MacGillis ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Series: A Closer Look Examining the News Tim Ryan is a “crazy, lying fraud.” That’s how J.D. Vance, the bestselling memoirist turned Republican Senate candidate from Ohio,
The distinction is not merely semantic, but rather a profound difference in feelings and behavior, first towards oneself and then towards others. To trust is to have confidence in one’s own or others’ resources. TRUST is an attitude towards oneself or others, produced by a positive evaluation of facts, circumstances and relationships which
Non è una mera differenza semantica, ma una profonda differenza di sentimenti e comportamenti, in primis verso sé stessi e poi verso gli altri. Fidarsi significa avere Fiducia nelle proprie o nelle altrui possibilità. La FIDUCIA è un atteggiamento verso sé stessi o verso altri, dato da una valutazione positiva di fatti, circostanze,
Temperate oysters have hogged the limelight, but heat-loving species have enormous potential to feed people, create economic opportunities, and rehab habitat in the tropics. Humans have enjoyed slurping oysters’ salty, slippery insides for millennia. The knobbly bivalves grow in oceans and estuaries around the world, where they filter water, shelter baby fish, and