With artificial intelligence rapidly developing, we now start to consider the negative effects of new technologies, which sci-fi films are already predicting will go terribly.

Alessio Malizia and Silvio Carta · The Conversation 25 Sep 2019

Creative Economy

Is being positive the key to creativity?

How are creativity and happiness linked? Does happiness make us more creative or does creativity make us happy?

Gareth Loudon · The Conversation 20 Sep 2019

Arts and Culture

Music is a vital urban resource. How do we plan for it?

There's growing recognition in cities worldwide that music deserves the same attention and infrastructure as more traditional amenities.

Shain Shapiro 11 Sep 2019

Global Health

Margaret Atwood has published the sequel to 'Handmaid’s Tale' – and it’s come at the right time

Atwood did not plan on writing a sequel, but moves to limit women’s reproductive rights spurred her on to publish The Testaments. The book has been hailed a 'touchstone for feminist campa...

Sonia Elks · Reuters 11 Sep 2019

Africa

I went blind at age 5, but managed to stay in education. We must ensure 93 million children with disabilities get the same chance

Failing to enrol disabled youth into the education isn't just a human rights travesty, it makes no economic sense.

Yetnebersh Nigussie 05 Sep 2019

Book Club

The Booker Prize 2019 shortlist has been announced

These are the six shortlisted novels for the 2019 Booker Prize.

Joe Myers 05 Sep 2019

Social Innovation

Here’s how the Senegalese are reclaiming African history and art

The Museum of Black Civilizations in Dakar, Senegal, is home to thousands of exhibits celebrating the role of black African art and ingenuity.

Ciku Kimera · Quartz 04 Sep 2019

Biodiversity

How taking photos of Africa's incredible wildlife became a mission to save nature

Skye Meaker is a 17-year-old wildlife photographer from South Africa whose experiences have made him passionate about nature conservation.

Skye Meaker 03 Sep 2019

Book Club

A decade's worth of reading: Barack Obama's must-reads

The 44th US president's best reads from 2009-2019.

Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz · Quartz 30 Aug 2019

Arts and Culture

How women shaped the Civil Rights Movement through music

At a time when black women were most excluded from society, it was the power of music that allowed minorities to speak truth to power and uphold morale.

Katie Bohn · Futurity 27 Aug 2019

Arts and Culture

From the court of Henry VIII to the impact of the internet: Barack Obama's summer reading list

Novels, non-fiction and short stories suggested by the 44th president of the US.

Johnny Wood 22 Aug 2019

Arts and Culture

These photos show the world of science in stunning detail

From the structure of a soap bubble to a gas cloud in space, a new photography exhibition puts science in the frame.

Douglas Broom 21 Aug 2019

Gender Parity

Melinda Gates’ 'Equality Can't Wait' campaign wants to eliminate the gender pay gap

Melinda Gates has called on stand-up comedians to use homour to draw attention to the issue of gender parity and equal pay.

Cassie Werber · Quartz 21 Aug 2019

Gender Parity

Traditional Kolam art is giving South Indian women more economic opportunities

Kolam, a traditional Indian drawing is giving women a new way to earn money and setup businesses.

Anuradha Nagaraj · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 16 Aug 2019

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This wall of shoes is for the women killed by domestic violence

Science fiction could save us from bad technology

Is being positive the key to creativity?

Music is a vital urban resource. How do we plan for it?

Margaret Atwood has published the sequel to 'Handmaid’s Tale' – and it’s come at the right time

I went blind at age 5, but managed to stay in education. We must ensure 93 million children with disabilities get the same chance

The Booker Prize 2019 shortlist has been announced

Here’s how the Senegalese are reclaiming African history and art

How taking photos of Africa's incredible wildlife became a mission to save nature

A decade's worth of reading: Barack Obama's must-reads

How women shaped the Civil Rights Movement through music

From the court of Henry VIII to the impact of the internet: Barack Obama's summer reading list

These photos show the world of science in stunning detail

Melinda Gates’ 'Equality Can't Wait' campaign wants to eliminate the gender pay gap

Traditional Kolam art is giving South Indian women more economic opportunities

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