The millions of poor in an enormously rich country can no longer bear to choose between very little and nothing. They have very little to lose. The tax reform proposal of 2021 was the straw that broke the camel’s back. A commentary by the Colombian journalist Hernando Calvo Ospina. Colombia’s system of government
The end of summer and beginning of fall is an exciting time for all.With pumpkin picking, hayrides, and spooky festivities to look forward to, it is crucial that everyone is prepared to tackle the onset of cold and flu season so that those crisp-air activities can be fully enjoyed.Dr. Shirin Peters, a NYC
Etica, sostenibilità, green agricolture, formazione, sono elementi determinanti nell’identità della Fondazione Ernesto Illy. L’attenzione alla crescita formativa del “capitale umano”, attraverso la creazione del Master in Economia e Scienza del Caffè, è un chiaro esempio di contributo allo sviluppo della conoscenza. Ospite di questo appuntamento con Bruno Carenini, nella sua rubrica Windows Interview,
50 years ago, the first CT scan let doctors see inside a living skull – thanks to an eccentric engineer at the Beatles’ record company Edmund S. Higgins, Medical University of South Carolina The possibility of precious objects hidden in secret chambers can really ignite the imagination. In the mid-1960s, British engineer Godfrey Hounsfield
White sandy beaches, turquoise waters and sun – Thailand is an absolute holiday paradise for tourists from all over the world. But mass tourism is threatening Thailands biodiversity and causing massive coral die-offs. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THAILANDA ban on certain suncreams is only one of the measures Thailand is taking to combat the
Sports have been among the most popular television shows for decades across the globe, and that is still relevant for 2021. Whether it’s football, soccer, basketball or cricket, fans will happily pay a monthly subscription for digital television to watch their favourite sport or team. With the rapid changes in technology over recent
David Rothery, The Open University When we talk about amazing geological features, we often limit ourselves to those on Earth. But as a geologist, I think that’s crazy – there are so many structures on other worlds that can excite and inspire, and that can put processes on our own planet into perspective.
Trish Greenhalgh, University of Oxford UK prime minister Boris Johnson recently announced a fuzzy blueprint for his “winter plan”, in which further lockdowns and compulsory mask-wearing were not being introduced but could not be ruled out. As an interdisciplinary researcher specialising in complex systems and health policy, it looks to me like the
A four-day week is to be trialled in Scotland – with no loss of pay for workers. A report published in early September makes suggestions on how shorter working hours could be implemented for Scots, drawing on experiences in Iceland and New Zealand. FOLLOWING THE ICELANDIC EXAMPLEIn Scotland, labour shortages in some sectors
Panagiotis Balatsoukas, Loughborough University; Gyuchan Thomas Jun, Loughborough University, and Isabel Sassoon, Brunel University London Imogen, a night club owner from London, hopes that COVID-19 “passports” could help with the return of customers to her venue. But the 42-year-old told us she is not happy about subjecting her customers to additional checks, and