Gender-blind policies ignore the disproportionate effects of water crisis on women
Apr 13, 2023 15:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The demand for water resources is higher than ever before. The growing global population, expanding industrial development and the impacts of climate change are exacerbating the global water crisis. The recent...
The disturbing trend of state media use of deepfakes
Apr 13, 2023 15:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Social media has been awash with fake images of a stylish Pope Francis, Elon Musk protesting in New York and Donald Trump resisting arrest. An AI-generated image of Pope Francis wearing a white puffer jacket went...
Four myths about the financial side of divorce
Apr 12, 2023 12:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Its no wonder many people think divorce involves going to court, huge legal fees and decades of spousal payments, considering these are the cases that dominate our headlines. However, the kinds of divorce cases reported in...
Apr 12, 2023 03:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
Headlines in early March 2023 implied Fox News mogul Rupert Murdoch had made a damning confession. He had affirmed that some of his most important journalists were reporting that the 2020 presidential election was a fraud ...
As tensions escalate in the Middle East, can all-out war be averted?
Apr 12, 2023 03:24 am UTC| Insights & Views
Violence has again erupted in the Middle East during one of the holiest times of year for both Jews and Muslims. In recent days, militants in southern Lebanon have fired a large number of rockets at Israel in response...
Heidegger in ruins? Grappling with an anti-semitic philosopher and his troubling rebirth today
Apr 12, 2023 03:05 am UTC| Insights & Views
The story of German philosopher Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) and his posthumous reception almost reads like the plot of an airport spy thriller. Heidegger rose to global fame with Being and Time (1927). This work, which...
How governments are using science fiction to predict potential threats
Apr 11, 2023 11:19 am UTC| Insights & Views
From high-tech fighting machines to supercomputers and killer robots, science fiction has a lot to say about war. You might be surprised to learn that some governments (including the UK and France) are now turning their...
AI is changing how Americans find jobs, get promoted and succeed at work