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

Innovation

Insect wings inspire drone that can handle serious wind

Inspired by insects, this new drone has flexible arms that allow it to withstand high wind speeds and perform in conditions where other drones would fail.

Chris Adam · Futurity 01 May 2019

Inclusive Growth Framework

How the law can boost recession recovery

By leveraging the law, the economy can be stimulated when it hits the so-called zero-bound level.

Knowledge @Wharton · Knowledge@Wharton 17 Apr 2019

Justice and Legal Infrastructure

New Zealand's parliament has voted 119-1 to change its gun laws

Lawmakers in New Zealand voted almost unanimously on Wednesday to change gun laws, less than a month after its worst peacetime mass shooting, in which 50 people were killed in attacks on ...

Praveen Menon · Reuters 11 Apr 2019

Human Rights

Rwanda honours those killed in genocide 25 years ago

Eight hundred thousand Tutsis and moderate Hutus were murdered.

Clement Uwiringiyimana · Reuters 08 Apr 2019

Justice and Legal Infrastructure

5 factors driving the Chinese lawtech boom

The second largest economy globally has legal innovations the world should hear about. In enhancing access to justice, China is developing a vibrant emerging market for “lawtech” or “lega...

Sebastian Ko 01 Apr 2019

Justice and Legal Infrastructure

What the rest of the world can learn from Norway's prison system

Other western countries could learn from the Norwegian approach to incarceration, which prioritizes rehabilitation through education, support and quality of prison living conditions.

Manudeep Bhuller, Gordon Dahl, Katrine V. Løken, Magne Mogstad, and Christa Freeland · VoxEU 26 Mar 2019

Justice and Legal Infrastructure

Estonia is building a 'robot judge' to help clear a legal backlog

Estonia has commissioned the creation of a new AI 'robot-judge' to help clear the backlog in the country's small claims court system.

Victor Tangermann · Futurism 26 Mar 2019

Cybercrime

What the Christchurch attacks show us about the global spread of Islamophobia

Last week's attack on the Al Noor Mosque and the Linwood Islamic Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand highlights how Islamophobia has become a global issue.

Imran Awan · The Conversation 21 Mar 2019

Justice and Legal Infrastructure

The share of women in legislatures around the world is growing, but they are still underrepresented

China has the most women within its legislative body at 742, followed by the UK at 416, but they make up just 25% and 29% of each country's total respectively.

Sara Atske, Abigail Geiger, and Alissa Scheller · Pew Research Center 21 Mar 2019

Financial and Monetary Systems

The problem with capitalism’s magic number

A decade after the 2008 financial crisis, faith in markets' self-regulating abilities once again lies in tatters, writes former Greek finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis.

Yanis Varoufakis · Project Syndicate 21 Mar 2019

Banking and Capital Markets

We’ve gained so much materially. But this is what we’ve lost

Capitalism lost its way around 1970 and needs to be overhauled, says the economist and former governor of the Reserve Bank of India.

Angus Deaton · Project Syndicate 19 Mar 2019

Behavioural Sciences

Changing morals: we’re more compassionate than 100 years ago, but more judgmental too

Two contrasting narratives describe our society as being in the midst of either de-moralisation or re-moralisation.

Nick Haslam, Melanie J. McGrath, and Melissa A. Wheeler · The Conversation 11 Mar 2019

Justice and Legal Infrastructure

This heroic doctor is waging war on rape and the stigma around it

Dr Denis Mukwege, a gynaecologist who helps rape victims, says the shame surrounding sexual violence must be broken.

Briony Harris 07 Mar 2019

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