Why Your Smartphone Is Creating a Civil Rights Issue
TED | The smartphone you use reflects more than just personal taste ... it could determine how closely you can be tracked, too. Privacy expert...
10 Interesting Fruit Facts
Long before we ever ate Eton Mess - that glorious desert with strawberries, cream and meringues - the Romans used strawberries for a long list of remedies from removing bad...
Improving Epilepsy Treatment Around the World
Epilepsy affects patients around the world; however, the same care is not received by all patients. Patients with epilepsy living in lower income countries...
Everything You Need To Know About Ecosexuals – People Who Believe Sex With The Earth Could Save It
Forget metrosexuals and sapiosexuals, there’s now a brand new way of defining sexuality called ‘Ecosexuals’.  The term ‘ecosexuality’ is fuelling curiosity now; however, it...
After Decades of Research, Science Is No Better Able to Predict Suicidal Behaviors
WASHINGTON — Experts’ ability to predict if someone will attempt to take his or her own life is no better than chance and has...
How does it feel ditching facebook friends
Saba Waqas | Phew I can say it, I have finally QUIT Facebook! The last couple of years I have had this love-hate relationship with Facebook. It...
Australian students make $2 version of malaria drug price-hiked by Martin Shkreli
In September 2015 biotech executive Martin Shkreli became one of the most reviled men on the internet after purchasing the rights to an anti-malaria...
Why I will always be a Fat girl at heart
Huma Zafar | The word FAT always has a caloric connotation to it but perhaps for this blog I wish to use it more generally,...
Four major cities move to ban diesel vehicles by 2025
The leaders of four major global cities say they will stop the use of all diesel powered cars and trucks by the middle of...
Enough with the Fear of Fat
In a society obsessed with body image and marked by a fear of fat, Kelli Jean Drinkwater engages in radical body politics through art....
New French Law Makes It Illegal To Contact Employees After Work Hours
If you’ve ever been with friends or family members over the weekend then received an urgent email from work, you’re aware of the dread...
World Health Organization Urges Countries to Tax Sugary Drinks to Fight Obesity
The statement was timed for World Obesity Day. (GENEVA) — The U.N. health agency on Tuesday recommended that countries use tax policy to increase the...