By Eslem Ben Arous, MSCA Postdoctoral Fellow, Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH)
Eleanor Scerri, Independent Group Leader, Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology
Our human species emerged in Africa around 300,000 years ago but scientists don’t yet have a clear picture of what kind of natural environment we evolved in. Until recently, the dominant idea was that grasslands and savannahs were the ecological “cradle” of human beings. Environments like rainforest were considered to be barriers…
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By Imraan Valodia, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Climate, Sustainability and Inequality and Director, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
Tax experts usually refer to the three Es in taxes – equity, efficiency and ease of administration. A VAT increase, done properly, would tick all the boxes.
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By Steve Schifferes, Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre, City St George's, University of London
Growth forecasts for the US and other advanced economies have been sharply downgraded by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the wake of dramatic swings in US president Donald Trump’s economic policy. But could the uncertainty and the turmoil in financial markets eventually be enough to push the world into a recession?
The IMF says that global growth has already been hit by the decline in business and consumer confidence as “major policy shifts” by the US unfold.…
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By Reece Goodall, Director of Student Experience and Progression for the Faculty of Arts, University of Warwick
Horror films have always held an interesting place in cultural and cinematic circles. Despite proving consistently profitable and boasting a considerable fanbase, the genre has also been the target in several moments of cultural crisis. Think the video nasties of the 1970s and 80s, or the implied conservatism of the violence in torture porn films of the 2000s.
Though the genre has been one of the industry’s…
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By Robin Kramer, Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology, University of Lincoln
With the lineup of the upcoming celebrity series of The Traitors recently leaked online, people are once again debating the best strategies that players might use to succeed. But a player’s voting history can also reveal the psychological dynamics at play, particularly alliances they may be subconsciously forming.
For those who aren’t familiar, the premise of the show is that each player is given the role of either “faithful” or “traitor”.…
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By Daniel Alge, Senior Lecturer in Criminology & Criminal Justice, Brunel University of London
The decision means trans men can be exluded from men’s single-sex spaces – but may also be excluded from women’s spaces.
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By Nigel Driffield, Professor of International Business, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
Those of us who study trade and investment for a living are, I suspect, becoming exasperated with both the White House stance on tariffs and the way that this is reported in much of the media. US president Donald Trump believes that if a country has a trade surplus with the US it is somehow playing unfairly and needs to be dealt with. But anyone who understands the basics of international economics will recognise the fallacy in both of these beliefs.
Trade takes place based on what economists call “comparative advantage”…
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By Massimo D'Angelo, Research Associate in the Institute for Diplomacy and International Affairs, Loughborough University
When the late Pope Francis first stepped on to the balcony of Saint Peter’s Basilica following his election 12 years ago, he remarked that he had been called almost from the “end of the world”. He was the first non-European pontiff since Gregory III, elected in AD731, who was of Syrian origin. And he was the first pope in history to come from Latin America.
This is not merely a biographical detail. His papacy was transformative in shaping a Catholic Church…
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Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Teenage pregnancy remains the leading cause of death for girls aged 15 to 19, which countries could help prevent by allowing them to remain in school and ending child marriage, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
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By Amnesty International
Amnesty: How did Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine affect indigenous women in Russia? Victoria: Even before the war, women in Russia lacked protection from domestic violence. In the republics with a significant Indigenous population, such as Yakutia, Buryatia or the republics of the North Caucasus, men have been disproportionately affected by the military draft. In […] The post Meet three female Indigenous anti-war activists from Russia appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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