Syrian refugees in Turkey: time to dispel some myths
Six years after the war in Syria started, Turkey hosts the largest number of refugees, who try to carve out…
Secret weapon for space travelers: A steady diet of TV?
No one knows for sure what a long-range space journey will be like for the people on board. Nobody in…
Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy will make hurricane recovery brutal – here’s why
The United States had already seen its share of disasters, from back-to-back hurricanes that devastated Texas, Florida and the U.S.…
How kitsch consumed the world
What is the predominant aesthetic of the twenty-first century? According to sociology professors Ruth Holliday and Tracey Potts, “we are…
What to watch in Germany’s election
GERMANS are voting today in their country’s federal election. They get two votes. With one they pick an MP for…
EU’s new data privacy law creates headaches for American banks
What happens when a cookie of a European lands in the server of a community bank in the U.S. if,…
Studies On Macau Suggest More Moderately Wealthy Chinese To Travel Abroad Over Next Decade
The cresting wave of Chinese travelers is spreading beyond luxury goods and other top end indulgences, according to a pair…
“I don’t want the last car made in Germany to end up in a museum”
LAST week I caught up with Cem Özdemir, lead candidate of Germany’s Green Party, to talk about his country’s future.…
Why Are Smartphones Getting So Expensive?
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Twin earthquakes expose Mexico’s deep inequality
Early in the morning on Sept. 16, 1810, priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla rang the bell of his church in…
Commission scales up EU’s response to cyber-attacks
On 13 September, in his annual State of the Union Address, President Jean-Claude Juncker stated: “In the past three years,…
IMF chief tells bankers to not dismiss cryptocurrency
Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, has a message for the world’s central bankers: Don’t be luddites.…
Nuclear threat at highest level since Cold War
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the world’s leaders Tuesday that the threat of a nuclear attack is at its highest…
Can the world’s megacities survive the digital age?
Today, megacities have become synonymous with economic growth. In both developing and developed countries, cities with populations of 10 million…