By Vivek Astvansh, Associate Professor of Quantitative Marketing and Analytics, McGill University
Understanding how BNPL works and where its risks lie is essential to navigating the holiday rush without compromising financial well-being.
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By Jean-Sébastien Blouin, Professor, School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia
Patrick A. Forbes, Associate Professor, Erasmus University Medical Center
Imagine driving a car with a steering that doesn’t respond instantly and a GPS that always reflects where you were a second ago. To stay on course, you must constantly infer how to steer the wheel from outdated information.
Our brains do exactly that every time we move: sensory signals reach the brain tens of milliseconds after an event and motor commands take similar time to travel to the muscles, which then need extra time to generate force. In other words, the brain is always working with “old news” and must predict the…
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Wednesday, December 10, 2025
In Gaza, as airstrikes, shelling and gunfire continued to kill and maim Palestinians, UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Wednesday rejected suggestions by the Israeli military that the so-called “Yellow Line” of concrete blocks it has erected inside the enclave represented a new border.
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By Amnesty International
I lead an independent news agency called Myanmar Now, where my team and I report on the most critical issues facing Myanmar, including politics, conflict and human rights abuses. Our team of professional journalists deliver accurate reporting at a time when our country is once again in a military dictatorship backed by powerful allies […] The post Swe Win: “Photojournalist Sai Zaw should be able to report freely. He should not be in prison.” appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Stewart Prest, Lecturer, Political Science, University of British Columbia
The federal government’s deal with Alberta over a pipeline to British Columbia is offside for many reasons — and will deepen divisions among Canadian provinces.
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By Ivana Vitanova, Associate professor, EM Lyon Business School
Between the public extravagances of today’s business icons and the recent trials of prominent CEOs, narcissistic managers have firmly taken the spotlight. In academia, the fascination with the potent mix of charisma and ego that defines narcissistic leaders has fuelled nearly two decades of extensive…
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By Anne Fitchett, Retired Honorary Associate Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand
Every year, millions of tonnes of food end up in South Africa’s landfills. This is a wasted resource that deepens environmental damage, worsens food insecurity and costs the economy billions. But there are opportunities to turn what we throw away into value for people, the planet and local economies.
A new study investigates the true cost of current waste practices and the potential of alternative approaches. We spoke with one of the researchers, Anne Fitchett, about organic…
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By Stephen Onyeiwu, Professor of Economics & Business, Allegheny College
Nigerians have been waiting anxiously for the economy to “turn a corner”, following economic reform initiatives undertaken by President Bola Tinubu in 2023. These included removing the country’s fuel subsidy and freeing…
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By Malyn Newitt, Emeritus Professor in History, King's College London
Gold was the first attraction, but late in the 1500s the Portuguese became obsessed with the idea that there were silver mines in Africa.
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By Alessandro De Cola, Univertsity Assistant (Postdoc), Universität Wien; Università di Bologna
Giorgio Tosco, Research Fellow, History Department, Universität Trier
Mariella Terzoli, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
A dynamic new “consumer class” emerging from Africa is attracting international attention. With the prospect of rising incomes and a young population, international consulting firms see the continent as the next frontier for consumer goods. Global entrepreneurs even warn of the increasing savviness of African buyers.
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