How does income inequality affect obesity?
National income and income inequality impacts on body size of children and adolescents, according to new research from the University of Auckland, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences. A study of over 200,000 children in 36 countries including New Zealand, Australia...
How is China’s corruption crackdown being used for political power consolidation?
By Jetson Leder-Luis The Global Anticorruption Blog’s Jetson Leder-Luis explores how Chinese President Xi Jinping is cracking down on political corruption. China’s broad anticorruption drive, spearheaded by President Xi Jinping, has been making splashy headlines...
How big is tourisms carbon footprint?
By Arunima Malik & Ya-Yen Sun Arunima Malik & Ya-Yen Sun look into the carbon footprint of tourism and find out it is bigger than we thought. The carbon footprint of tourism is about four times larger than previously thought, according to a world-first study...
How can refugees create jobs for locals?
By Aisling O’Loghlen Refugees can create jobs for locals in growing cities if given the chance, according to Aisling O’Loghlen. The term “refugee” conjures up certain images; bedraggled, desperate people hauling themselves onto lifeboats in the...
What would the world be like without prisons?
What would the world be like without prisons? Julianne Evans speaks with Tracey McIntosh Co-Head of the School of Te Wananga o Waipapa, Māori Studies and Pacific Studies, in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Auckland about the state of prisons in New Zealand....
Will Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran deal jeopardise North Korean negotiations?
By Tony Walker Tony Walker explores whether Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal could fracture alliances and jeopardise North Korea negotiations. President Donald Trump’s unilateral decision to withdraw from the multilateral agreement to restrain Iran’s...
Could bats guide humans to clean drinking water in places where it’s scarce?
By Theresa Laverty Doctoral candidate Theresa Laverty looks at how bats could guide humans to clean drinking water in places where it is scarce. Desert life depends on reliable access to water. In Namibia’s stark Namib Desert, where I spent 18 months doing research...
Q+A: How did radical movements change in the 21st Century?
The 21st century has already witnessed revolutions in Ukraine, Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya, alongside other uprisings and transformational movements that reach all over the world. Although these movements had their roots in earlier movements and revolutions, they are...
Q+A: Why do human rights campaigns fail in China?
Why have so many human rights campaigns, such as Free Tibet and the Falun Gong, failed in China? Why have others, such as better environmental protection and HIV/Aids care, fared better? What have the costs been on political movements with the more successful...Subscribe by Email
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