The dynamic interactions between falling prices, defaults, and credit constraints keep growing numbers of buyers out of the market. The scarcity of buyers lowers prices, intensifies the b...

Linda Gorman · NBER Digest 11 Nov 2019

Digital Communications

We need to reconsider ethical and philosophical issues surrounding our digital identities

Current data protection policy places an emphasis on the rights of the individual. But it does not assess the way in which our free will is increasingly restricted in ever more technologi...

Armen Khatchatourov and Pierre-Antoine Chardel · The Conversation 11 Nov 2019

Cities and Urbanization

How should cities prepare for self-driving cars? Here's a roadmap

The age of self-driving cars is at hand, and it is going to revolutionise urban mobility. Cities need to be prepared for the impacts of this technology - here's a guide on how to proceed.

Tim Dawkins and Michelle Avary 30 Oct 2019

Justice and Law

Cybercriminals thrive off big data - this is how to catch them

Law enforcement has to keep up with massive changes in technology to stay ahead of cybercriminals.

Stéphane Duguin 28 Oct 2019

India

India's constitution is 30 times longer than America's - and still growing

Home to the biggest democracy in the world, India also has the largest constitution.

Ananya Bhattacharya · Quartz 02 Oct 2019

Justice and Law

Sierra Leone has sharply increased the minimum prison sentence for rape

Sierra Leone in Africa has introduced new legislation that sets a 15-year minimum sentence for rape, whereas 15 years was previously the maximum sentence for sex crimes.

Reuters Staff · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 23 Sep 2019

Justice and Law

Why forensic science is in crisis and how we can fix it

Forensic science is more advanced than ever, but the art of interpreting it is still lagging behind – and potentially undermining trust in justice.

Ruth Morgan 12 Sep 2019

Justice and Law

University of Glasgow will pay £20 million in slavery reparations. Should other institutions follow its lead?

The University of Glasgow will spend £20 million over the next 20 years, with funding mainly coming from research grants and donations.

Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 02 Sep 2019

India

India turns tables on traffickers with child-friendly courts

Anonymity, funding and sensitive hearing are to name but a few of the reforms India has taken to ensure children are more protected in trafficking legal cases.

Roli Srivastava · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 20 Aug 2019

Innovation

3 ways to improve the patent system and protect inventors

The world needs innovation, wherever it comes from. A cheaper, more streamlined system for filing patents will level the playing field.

David Kappos 24 Jun 2019

Virtual and Augmented Reality

San Francisco votes to ban city use of facial recognition technology

The reason for the ban is to protect “marginalized groups” that could be harmed by the technology.

Jeffrey Dastin · Reuters 15 May 2019

Global Governance

What is fuelling the global revolt against democracy?

Research shows that people's opinions on democracy are closely linked to their views on the current economic outlook, as well as trust in courts, media and other factors.

Alexandra Castillo, Christine Huang, and Laura Silver · Pew Research Center 02 May 2019

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