Jad Adams, University of London In the middle of the final decade of the 19th century, Britain was the most powerful and richest nation on earth, with the largest empire ever known. The nation might be thought to have had nothing of which to be frightened, yet frightened it was. Many Britons of
Title: “The Abuse of Power: Confronting Injustice in Public Life” Author: Theresa May In “The Abuse of Power: Confronting Injustice in Public Life”, former Prime Minister Theresa May pens a fervent and incisive narrative detailing her front-row encounters with numerous instances of power misuse, ethical slips, and downright corruption at the very heart
by Duaa Eldeib 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: Stillbirths:When Babies Die Before Taking Their First Breath The U.S. has not prioritized stillbirth prevention, and American parents are losing babies even as other countries make
Professor Rachelle Buchbinder, AO, grew up in Melbourne’s suburban southeast. She went to a high school that never figured in the VCE “high-performing” lists. Her parents – both born in Europe with difficult WWII Holocaust backstories – struggled financially for a long period of time. Now, she’s one of Australia’s most eminent and
by Carolyn Hughes Tuohy. Originally published on Policy Options A comment from a student during a recent conversation stopped me in my tracks. “The longer we spend in graduate school, the more depressed we get,” they said. In this student’s immediate cohort, it’s a commonly held view about the world that awaits them
La mente è il nostro strumento più potente, e l’apprendimento neuro-potenziato è la chiave per sbloccarne il pieno potenziale. Benvenuti in un mondo in cui il cervello diventa il motore dell’innovazione e del successo aziendale . Read full article here Lingua originale: italiano. Autore: Amadeo Furlan Amadeo Furlan è membro del Senato accademico,
by Laura Oliver for Global Investigative Journalism Network • October 6, 2023 “Sport is an under-investigated area,” Danish investigative journalist Jeppe Laursen told the 13th Global Investigative Journalism Conference (#GIJ23). “There are easy stories out there, and it’s quite approachable because there are so few people looking into it.” Laursen, from the Danish newspaper
by Naseem S. Miller, The Journalist’s Resourc As marijuana use continues to rise and state-level marijuana legalization sweeps the U.S., researchers and policymakers are grappling with a growing public safety concern: marijuana-impaired driving. The issue has not been an easy one to tackle because, unlike alcohol, which has well-established thresholds of impairment, the
The intricate dance between geology and human civilisation is as old as time. The fertile valleys carved by ancient rivers gave birth to the first civilisations, and mineral riches have dictated trade routes, fuelled economies, and sparked wars. Studying ancient terrains, geologists unearth tales of how natural landscapes influenced the trajectories of societies,
Jane Duncan, University of Glasgow In a ringing judgment for the right to privacy, the South African Constitutional Court declared sections of the country’s main communication surveillance law unconstitutional in February 2021. The court gave parliament three years to pass a new law remedying the areas of unconstitutionality. The February 2024 deadline for