Q&A: ‘Global village’ needed to raise a scientist
By Bothina Osama, Ben Deighton [STOCKHOLM] There is an African saying that it takes a village to raise a child. But according to Segenet Kelemu, the director general of the …
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TurboTax Uses A “Military Discount” to Trick Troops Into Paying to File Their Taxes
by Justin Elliott and Kengo Tsutsumi May 23, 5 a.m. EDT Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, created and promoted a “military discount” that charges service members who are eligible to file for free. …
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Rethinking tourism so the locals actually benefit from hosting visitors
Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, University of South Australia Tourism today has a problem and needs an entire rethink. Pundits are debating overtourism, peak tourism and tourismphobia. Cities such as Barcelona, Venice and …
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Funding Africa’s mHealth innovators only half solution
By Laura Owings Despite increasing use of mobile technologies in African healthcare, key challenges remain, writes Laura Owings.As a community health worker tasked with tracking infant vaccinations in Kenya, Collince …
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I Now Have the Perspective of Both Sides”: 18 Voting Officials Take Civil Rights Tour
A trip that included a walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, drew a number of officials from states with controversial voting requirements. by Jessica Huseman May 13, 5:27 …
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Corporations are funding health and nutrition research – here’s why you should be worried
Sarah Steele, University of Cambridge and Lejla Sarcevic, University of Cambridge alphaspirit/Shutterstock For the health-conscious consumer, it’s hard to keep up with the dizzying array of products on offer. Consumers …
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Climate now biggest driver of migration, study finds
By Inga Vesper The effects of climate change, including floods and extreme temperatures, have become more important push factors in migration than economic inequality or conflict, according to a global …
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What Will Come of the More Than Me Rape Scandal?
After a ProPublica report last year, the American charity and Liberian government promised to independently investigate. Amid the silence that followed, something strange happened involving the principal of a school …
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In India, WhatsApp is a weapon of antisocial hatred
Rohit Chopra, Santa Clara University Smartphones are a conduit for misinformation about the Indian election. AP Photo/Manish Swarup A general election in India, the world’s most populous democracy, seems a …
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