The top 10 risks to the global economy
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has compiled a list of what it regards as the...
A brief history of cryptography and why it matters
Cryptography, cyphers, secret codes. Words that summon up images of a world of covert messages,...
Ecommerce in MENA – Challenges and Opportunities Await
Let’s assume you want to count to one million. Apparently, that would take you about...
Mental health stigma: Why the British Royal family dropped the stiff upper lip
Around 450 million people worldwide suffer from mental ill-health or neurological disorders and approximately one-quarter of the...
In this Tokyo cafe, the waiters are robots operated remotely by people with disabilities
A pop-up restaurant in Tokyo has run a trial employing disabled people to work as...
90% of European Jews say anti-Semitism is getting worse
Almost one-in-three Jewish people across Europe have been directly targeted by antisemitic harassment. From online...
Black Friday: One shot, two stabbed. Welcome to Bricks-and-Mortal Kombat
Once upon a time, not very long ago, Black Friday was really an American-only phenomenon....
From 1975: NASA’s vision of a future of in space
You might think that dreaming up what life in a space colony might be like...
Joy to the world – the robots are coming to save Christmas
In just a few weeks, all hell will be let loose in the retail sector....
Nordic noir: The Scandi unhappiness epidemic
Scandinavia. The Nordics. Home to pine trees, fjords, and the most contented people in the...
