A book that criticizes alternative medicine to treat conditions that have names but no criteria is controversial - because it runs up against a supplement and alternative medicine enabled by governments that believe science can't be trusted
Can the brown anole lizard outrun climate change? Credit: Ianaré Sévi, CC BYBy Amanda Bates, University of Southampton
Is this really necessary? Credit: EPABy John Weeks, SOAS, University of LondonThe Obama administration has proposed several ad hoc multi-country economic agreements, and in doing so has abandoned de facto the World Trade Organization (WTO) as insufficiently malleable to its interests. The two most important of these are the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the more recent Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
Good nose. Credit: Lowjumpingfrog, CC BYBy Joao Pedro de Magalhaes, University of Liverpool
If bloggers are journalists, should they all benefit from the same legal protections? Credit: Jonathan Ah Kit/FlickrBy Jane JohnstonA New Zealand High Court judgment handed down on Friday will have far-reaching implications for journalists and bloggers, as courts around the world consider the rapidly changing definitions of journalism.
Under siege. Parents in confusion by Dmitry Kalinovsky/ShutterstockBy Dennis Hayes, University of Derby
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?
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
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.
Snooping is not allowed. Credit: Paul Walsh, CC BY-NC-SABy Grant Blank, University of Oxford
The Tangshanpeng Wind Farm in China. Credit: Flickr/Land Rover Our Planet, CC BY-SABy John Mathews and Hao Tan, University of Newcastle
Health systems aren't sexy. Credit: Truthout.org, CC BY-NC-SABy Sophie Harman, Queen Mary, University of London
Evolution is still the favored theory, according to fossil records. Credit: Flickr/Brent Danley, CC BY-NC-SABy John Long, Flinders University
