By Destenie Nock, Associate Professor of Engineering and Public Policy, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
There is no single thermostat setting that is right for every person or every home. And there are other easy, low-cost steps that can help keep everyone comfortable when hot weather sets in.
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By Felipe Carvalho Novaes, Professor, PUC-Rio
The promise of dating apps like Tinder was to make it easier to meet people, but the results have included more casual sexual encounters, greater difficulty finding stable relationships and an even more competitive dating scene.
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By Randa Lindsey Kachef, Lecturer in Environmental Geography, Birkbeck, University of London; King's College London
Our whole system is built to reward recyclability. But what actually matters is how much we’re manufacturing in the first place.
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By Harriet Rowley, Senior Lecturer in Education, Youth and Community, Manchester Metropolitan University
Janet Batsleer, Emeritus Reader in Youth and Community Work, Manchester Metropolitan University
Back in early 2017, Greater Manchester was preparing to hold the inaugural elections for its first directly elected mayor. At the time, we were part of an EU funded research project exploring youth participation in politics. We attended mayoral youth hustings organised by members of local youth councils. Candidates for the position – including Andy Burnham – answered questions put to them by the young people of Manchester.
We saw how young people used…
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By Shane Bateman, Professor, Department of Clinical Studies, Veterinary College, University of Guelph
For some survivors of intimate partner violence, leaving an abusive relationship might mean facing a difficult choice between prioritizing their own safety and that of a beloved pet.
A study of 86 residents at 16 domestic violence shelters in Canada found that concern for a pet’s safety is a significant factor in decisions about when to leave an abusive relationship. A recent evidence review shows that abusive partners may threaten, injure…
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By Shawn Henry, Assistant Professor in Musical Theatre Performance, MacEwan University
Acting students uncovered hidden elements in a musical score, while bringing a new Canadian musical to life on stage and in a live cast album recording.
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By Kawser Ahmed, Adjunct Professor, Natural Resource Institute (NRI), University of Manitoba
Canada is facing an attribution problem when it comes to extremist violence. The person who pulls the trigger may not be the person who has the motive; in some recent cases, there may be no single motive at all.
An emerging form of brokered violence involves local youth, encrypted communications, symbolic targets, recorded attacks, payment and multi-layered motives.
Put simply, this is motive-fragmented violence: the motive may be split…
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By Ben Cartlidge, Lecturer in Greek Culture and Classical Receptions, University of Liverpool
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.
In Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, Odysseus (played by Matt Damon) is lost not only at sea, but within his own memories. On the island of the nymph Calypso (Charlize Theron), eating lotus flowers offers him relief from the trauma of Troy, allowing him to forget the war, his comrades – and eventually even his wife and son.
While it’s a point of focus in Nolan’s film, the episode of the so-called “Lotus eaters” is, in the scheme of Homer’s Odyssey,…
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By Monique Medeiros, Socio-Environmental Professor and Researcher, Université de Montpellier; Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA)
Brazil holds 12% of the world’s freshwater reserves and yet growing water insecurity reveals some of the country’s deepest sanitation inequalities, which are particularly relevant to Marajó, its largest coastal island.
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By Michael Boampong, Visiting Fellow, The Open University
Daniel Assamah, Researcher, Rutgers University - Newark
Melissa Mouthaan, Researcher, University of Cambridge
African governments are increasingly encouraging young people to work abroad. To address youth unemployment at home, for example, Ghana and Kenya have expanded labour mobility agreements with other countries. These include Spain, Qatar and Caribbean states.
Agreements with Gulf…
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