Could insects be the answer to food insecurity?
By Jodie Hayes With more scientists saying we should give up meat for the sake of the environment, are insects the answer to food insecurity? Entomophagy – the consumption of insects – has been gaining popularity in many Western countries as an environmentally...
How much is your island holiday really costing?
By Archana Chand 2017 saw the highest international tourism numbers in seven years. However, there is a cost, as Archana Chand explains. The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) stated that 2017’s growth in international tourism arrivals was the highest...
Hard borders: Where are the real frontiers for refugees?
By Martina Tazzioli As the refugee crisis continues across Europe, new maps of the continent reveal the real frontiers for refugees, as Martina Tazzioli explains. Since the EU declared a “refugee crisis” in 2015 that was followed by an unprecedented number of deaths...
Is an international anti-corruption court a dream or a distraction?
By Matthew Stephenson Is an international anti-corruption court a dream or a distraction? Matthew Stephenson investigates. Since 2014, US Judge Mark Wolf has been vigorously advocating the creation of an International Anti-Corruption Court (IACC), modeled on...
Q+A: How do we know the earth is warming?
All scientific indications suggest that the Earth is fast reaching a tipping point, a point of irreversible damage to life on the planet. Already animals and plants are becoming extinct at never before seen rates, some at 1,000 times more than before, and oceans are...
Is mind control possible?
By Lily Toomey With new technology, mind control is no longer just science fiction, as Lily Toomey explains. Reading minds seems to be a common part of the science-fiction canon—a genre much loved by actual scientists. But even as someone who turned their love of Kurt...
Can Labour’s Kiwibuild policy fix the housing crisis?
By Vanessa Cole Economic and Social Research Aotearoa’s Vanessa Cole critiques Labour’s Kiwibuild policy and whether it can help solve the housing crisis in New Zealand. The Labour-led coalition that came into power in 2017 have vowed to address New...
Taxing carbon may sound like a good idea but does it work?
By Paul Griffin Paul Griffin explores whether taxing carbon would work as a policy to combat fossil fuel emissions. Exxon Mobil is backing a proposal to tax oil, gas and coal companies for the carbon they emit and redistribute the money raised that way to all...
How is New Zealand tourism making money off the land?
By Harvey C. Perkins & Christopher Rosin In 2015 tourism overtook dairying to become New Zealand’s largest export earner. Harvey Perkins and Christopher Rosin discuss how the tourism industry has made money off the land. In 2015 tourism overtook dairying to become...Subscribe by Email
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