China’s ‘sponge cities’ aim to re-use 70% of rainwater – here’s how
Asian cities are struggling to accommodate rapid urban migration, and development is encroaching on flood-prone areas. Recent flooding in Mumbai…
As Rohingyas flee Myanmar, India needs to drop religious criteria in its refugee law
More than 90,000 Rohingyas, victims of a new surge of violence in Myanmar, are fleeing the country and pouring into…
Does being religious or spiritual make you more ethical at work?
Can religion and spirituality promote ethical behaviour in the workplace? It’s a contentious issue, but our research comprising interviews with…
Caught between police and gangs, Rio de Janeiro residents are dying in the line of fire
In Rio de Janeiro, where murder rates this year have soared to their highest levels in a decade, violence stalks…
The Neuroscience of Intelligence: Dr. Richard Haier
There is almost nothing more important to understand about people than intelligence. It can be measured more accurately than anything…
Macau Casino Recovery Storms Ahead Despite Typhoons, Gathering Clouds
A pair of typhoon strikes could not stop Macau’s casino revenue growth, but sustainability issues remain. (Photo credit: Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty…
Germany’s TV debate was a missed opportunity
PERHAPS the problem was the format. Germany’s main television broadcasters had proposed livening up the country’s TV debate by introducing…
How Angela Merkel speaks
THE first and only televised debate between Angela Merkel and Martin Schulz, her Social Democrat (SPD) challenger, takes place tonight…
Mumbai floods: what happens when cities sacrifice ecology for development
As the storm that was hurricane Harvey deluged the areas around Houston, Texas, large parts of northern India, Nepal and…
The rise and rise of Iran: How Tehran has become pivotal to the future of the Middle East
Iran and the US are once again on a dangerous collision course. President Trump’s search for excuses to decertify the…
Open soil science: technology is helping us discover the mysteries under our feet
Have you ever taken the time to stop and consider the dirt under your feet? Leonardo da Vinci said: “We…
Betting On Venetian Macao Hit The Jackpot For Sheldon Adelson, Global Gaming
Sheldon Adelson’s decision to build Venetian Macao on the barren Cotai landfill changed the game for him, Macau and the…
What would the FDP do?
THERE is a decent chance that the pro-business Free Democrats will join the next German government under Angela Merkel’s Christian…
An interview with Christian Lindner
CHRISTIAN LINDNER is the leader of the Free Democrats (FDP), the pro-business Germany party whose political revival—and possible participation in…
The long quest for the right pollen: how to really help bees
Planting bee-friendly plants seems to be the new fad in many cities around the globe. In the UK, amateur gardeners…
Will whoever controls gene editing control historical memory?
In July, Harvard scientists used a gene-editing technology first developed in 2013 to programme bacteria to do something astounding: play…
The Role of Finance in Our Structural-Demographic Crisis
It is strange to actually live in a society experiencing a structural-demographic crisis, after studying many examples of such crises…
Quantum Teleportation From Space Achieved by China!
Use the ColdFusion link, http://www.audible.com/coldfusion, to get a free audio book and 30day trial! Subscribe here: https://goo.gl/9FS8uF Video animations by…
On almost every indicator, Germany’s south is doing better than its north
GERMANY’S north and south have always been different. One half was mostly outside the Roman Empire, the other mostly inside…
Big Data Meets Cultural Evolution in Jena
Kate Kirby and I have organized a symposium on databases in Cultural Evolution for the first annual meeting of the…