Economist and former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Raghuram G. Rajan, believes that capitalism lost its way around 1970 and needs to be overhauled.

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

Information Technology

A brief history of cryptography and why it matters

It’s been around for thousands of years and provides the basis for all secure digital communications. But how much do you know or understand about encryption’s past or its future?

Sean Fleming 20 Feb 2019

United States

Everything you need to know about the US government shutdown

The standoff over funding for President Donald Trump’s border wall with Mexico has already triggered the longest government shutdown in US history. Now it could cause another.

Alex Thornton 15 Feb 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Will Hawaii ban purposeful killing and abuse of sharks and rays?

Sharks and rays in the US state of Hawaii could be protected under new legislation which would target individuals who purposefully kill them.

Lorraine Chow · EcoWatch 12 Feb 2019

Financial and Monetary Systems

Are current levels of leveraged finance unsustainable?

Just as before the 2008 financial crisis leveraged finance is booming. What powers to central banks have to tackle the problem?

Dirk Schoenmaker · VoxEU 11 Feb 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

Traumatic brain injury in female inmates is taking a heavy toll – yet it’s overlooked

People with traumatic brain injuries are more likely to be violent, more likely to go to prison at a younger age, yet little research exists on brain injury among female prisoners.

Emily Glorney · The Conversation 08 Feb 2019

Justice and Legal Infrastructure

This bus delivers free legal advice in rural Kyrgyzstan

The 'Bus of Solidarity' brings lawyers, notaries and social workers to remote parts of Kyrgyzstan to resolve legal issues - free of charge.

Adela Suliman · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 01 Feb 2019

Justice and Legal Infrastructure

What’s behind South Korea’s elderly crime wave?

Serious crime among people over the age of 65 is on the rise in South Korea, as seniors grapple with isolation, poverty and mental health issues.

Rosamond Hutt 04 Jan 2019

United States

US gun deaths are at their highest rate in 40 years

While US firearm deaths are on the rise, most of the increase isn’t due to more people shooting each other, according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control.

Emma Charlton 03 Jan 2019

Digital Communications

This is how your personality could put you at risk of cybercrime

New research suggests that the more impulsive you are, the more likely you are to be a target, and victim, of cybercrime.

Caroline Brooks · Futurity 02 Jan 2019

Behavioural Sciences

How minimum wage and income tax credits affect criminal recidivism rates

Minimum wage and income tax credits can impact the likelihood of convicted criminals to re-offend when released from prison

Michael Makowsky and Amanda Agan · VoxEU 29 Nov 2018

India

India's all-women police stations are keeping women safer than before. Here's how

Reported crime has jumped 22% since a new initiative in the world's most dangerous country for women. And those reports are being taken more seriously.

Ananya Bhattacharya and Ananya Bhattacharya · Quartz 21 Nov 2018

India

India's all-women police stations are keeping women safer than before. Here's how

Reported crime has jumped 22% since a new initiative in the world's most dangerous country for women. And those reports are being taken more seriously.

Ananya Bhattacharya and Ananya Bhattacharya · Quartz 21 Nov 2018

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