Even With Unlimited Student Loans, College Is Unaffordable
In the 1980s, universities lobbied Congress to make student loans unlimited, so everyone could get a college education and have higher earnings. Now, college is more unaffordable than ever.
Stop The Fines And Blame Games: Let's End The War On Parents
Under siege. Parents in confusion by Dmitry Kalinovsky/ShutterstockBy Dennis Hayes, University of Derby
The Keys May Be On Your Fingertips, But That Doesn't Mean Biometric Locks Can't Be Picked
Keys at your fingertips, but the technology isn't there yet. Credit: Rachmaninoff, CC BY-SABy Andrew Smith, The Open UniversityHow can we ensure that someone is who they say they are? How can be sure that the person in our system, both digitally speaking or physically in front of us, is who whom they claim to be?
How Much Sleep Do We Need?
Most adults need seven to nine hours sleep to function at their best. Credit: Jiuck/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SABy Gemma Paech, University of South Australia
Minecraft Purchase Is The First Building Block In Microsoft’s New Strategy
Rebuilding Microsoft one block at a time.Credit: animeareftw, CC BY-NC-NDBy Mark Skilton, University of WarwickJust as the game Minecraft sees players build their virtual world block by block, Satya Nadella’s bid for its parent company is his first solid move in Microsoft’s new platforming strategy.
No, Digital Natives Are Not Clueless About Protecting Their Privacy Online
Snooping is not allowed. Credit: Paul Walsh, CC BY-NC-SABy Grant Blank, University of Oxford
China Shows There's More To Renewable Energy Than Fighting Climate Change
The Tangshanpeng Wind Farm in China. Credit: Flickr/Land Rover Our Planet, CC BY-SABy John Mathews and Hao Tan, University of Newcastle
Ebola Crisis In West Africa: Where Did All The Development Money Go?
Health systems aren't sexy. Credit: Truthout.org, CC BY-NC-SABy Sophie Harman, Queen Mary, University of London
Life On Earth Still Favors Evolution Over Creationism
Evolution is still the favored theory, according to fossil records. Credit: Flickr/Brent Danley, CC BY-NC-SABy John Long, Flinders University
How To Get Renewable Energy Into The Grid - Without Losing Power
There are numerous methods for maintaining electricity supply when renewables are in the grid. Credit: Johan Douma/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SABy Anthony Vassallo, University of SydneyThe recent review of the Australian Renewable Energy Target has once again raised the issue of the “unreliability” of some renewable power sources such as wind and solar power.
New Evidence Points To Old Jack The Ripper Suspect – but Here Is Why I’m Not Convinced
A Ripper murder, Illustrated Police news, c. 1888.By Rosalind Crone, The Open UniversityA panic erupted in Britain 126 years ago. At daybreak on Saturday September 8, the mutilated body of Annie Chapman, a prostitute, had been found in the back yard of 29 Hanbury Street, Spitalfields. Her injuries and the removal of some of her abdominal organs led investigators and journalists to link Chapman’s murder with that of another woman, only a week earlier.
Voices From The Old Bailey
Or abandon hope? Credit: chrisdorneyBy Tim Crook, Goldsmiths, University of LondonThe Old Bailey’s Central Criminal Court is an Edwardian building that bears the inscription “Defend the children of the poor and Punish the wrongdoer.” An Italian visitor more than 100 years ago suggested it should be replaced with an aphorism from Dante’s Inferno: “Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter here.”
Round 2: Ovulatory Cycles And Shifting Preferences
By Rob Brooks, UNSW Australia.Settle in for a long read. Over the coming weeks you will be bombarded by shorter, snappier pieces about a controversy inflaming the front where evolutionary and social psychology meet. I’ve touched on this controversy already, and promised you more. Here’s that more, in 2,300 words of detail … rather too long for a column, I know.Still with me? Thanks.
