A new guide from the Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania highlights five core elements of a robust democracy: empowering citizens, fair processes, respon...

Knowledge @Wharton · Knowledge@Wharton 05 Dec 2019

Media, Entertainment and Information

The age of influence: why digital platforms must come clean about political ads

Targeted advertising on social media platforms is warping democracy – being transparent about where it comes from is the first step towards an even playing field.

Marcus Burke 29 Nov 2019

Argentina

Can Argentina's new president save the country's economy?

As President Alberto Fernández and Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner figure out how to get the world’s 24th-biggest economy back on track, here's a round-up of Argentina's new...

31 Oct 2019

Climate Change

Strength in numbers: 94 world cities have joined forces to cut emissions in half by 2030

This years World Mayor's Summit in Copenhagen saw 94 mayors agree on a climate change deal. The major new initiative commits to limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial level...

Simon Curtis · The Conversation 16 Oct 2019

Values

Study shows that relationships have the biggest effect on health

Loneliness, stress and kindness: professor of psychiatry, Kelli Harding, explains the intangible factors that make up good health.

Knowledge @Wharton · Knowledge@Wharton 01 Oct 2019

Civic Participation

I protested outside the World Economic Forum meeting in 2002. Here’s why activists should work with them today

A co-creator of the Occupy movement explains why the solutions to the world’s biggest problems can only be solved through collaboration between elites and activists.

Micah White 23 Sep 2019

Climate Change

Greta: the voice of climate activism who says 'listen to the scientists'

A figurehead for a global youth movement demanding action on climate change, Greta Thunberg has come a long way in a year.

Sean Fleming 23 Sep 2019

Oceans

Five ways individuals can help save the oceans

Five changes you can make to help reduce ocean pollution.

Daniela V. Fernandez 12 Sep 2019

Education and Skills

The Polynesian culture has come up with a third gender - this is what it means

Fa’afafine is a “third gender” in Polynesian culture, a term that translates as “in the manner of a woman”.

Jonathan Barrett · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 06 Aug 2019

Technological Transformation

Young people's relationship to technology? It's complicated

Tech effects nearly all aspects of our lives, but for young people, digital technology is a prevalent factor in their health, education, social lives and relationships. Yet in an experime...

Kate C Tilleczek · The Conversation 02 Aug 2019

Civic Participation

How bystanders could play major roles in preventing street crimes

When psychologists studied CCTV footage of urban violence, they found that 9 out of 10 bystanders intervened to break up a fight.

Kate Whiting 02 Aug 2019

Switzerland

They have more than 30 words for "apple core", and other things you didn't know about Switzerland

There is far more to Switzerland than cuckoo clocks and chocolate, and so to mark Switzerland's National Day - celebrated on 1 August since 1891 - here are 15 things you might not know ab...

Micol Lucchi 31 Jul 2019

Workforce and Employment

How the pressure to excel influences our self-esteem

A performance-based identity arises when a person feels defined by their performance in the workplace. It becomes a large part of who they are and can result in them losing their sense of...

Ben Walker and Dan Caprar · The Conversation 22 Jul 2019