In 2012, the late Alan Krueger, who was at that time the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, gave a speech that highlighted income inequality as one of the major causes […]
Why do people overlook income inequality?
What the 19th-century fad for anti-slavery sugar can teach us about ethical Christmas gifts
With shopping days to Christmas and New Year fast running out, how many of us are thinking about the ethics behind what we buy? This can be a difficult area to understand, […]
Stressed to the max? Deep sleep can rewire the anxious brain
When it comes to managing anxiety disorders, William Shakespeare’s Macbeth had it right when he referred to sleep as the “balm of hurt minds.” While a full night of slumber stabilizes emotions, […]
Money can’t buy love for the EU but economic opportunity can
Financial investment by the European Union into certain geographic areas does not endear local citizens to the EU unless it is coupled with new employment opportunities, a new study from the London […]
Happy workers are 13% more productive
Research by Oxford University’s Saïd Business School, in collaboration with British multinational telecoms firm BT, has found a conclusive link between happiness and productivity. An extensive study into happiness and productivity has […]
Virtual investment experiment indicates informed consumers choose sustainable funds even with reduced returns
A new study has shown that when given clear social and environmental performance data, consumers display an appetite for sustainable investment, even with lower returns. Research by the University of Cambridge Institute for […]
How our brains remember things depends upon how we learn them
Oxford University researchers have discovered that learnt knowledge is stored in different brain circuits depending on how we acquire it. The researchers from the Department of Experimental Psychology, the Wellcome Centre for […]
Digital games may beat mindfulness at relieving stress
Digital games, typical of those used on smartphones, may relieve stress after a day’s work more effectively than mindfulness apps, according to a study by UCL and the University of Bath. In […]
Failure, For The Win
At Enel, how employees talk about getting it wrong is how they get it right. What is it about failure? Headlines such as “Failure has never been more successful” and the global […]
“Prisons Disrupt People’s Attempts To Improve Their Lives”: Honorary Doctor Richard Sparks On Crime And Punishment
The work of professor Richard Sparks is both timeless and timely. On the occasion of the 90th anniversary of criminology at KU Leuven, the Faculty of Law presented him with an honorary […]
Who you don’t know: Stanford economist examines how a weak social network can explain inequality, social immobility
Why inequality exists, financial markets crash, polarization arises and health epidemics spread can be explained by a powerful social structure: the human network. o understand why people succeed or fail, look at […]
Seven moral rules found all around the world
Anthropologists at the University of Oxford have discovered what they believe to be seven universal moral rules. The rules: help your family, help your group, return favours, be brave, defer to superiors, […]
Time Parents Spend With Children Key To Academic Success
The time parents spend with their children has a powerful effect on their educational achievement, according to a large study with a novel approach. Researchers analyzed data on children in Israel who […]
Study Finds Large Shift Towards Acceptance Of Evolution Among Mormon Undergraduates
New research suggests there has been a shift toward acceptance of evolution among undergraduates who are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The study, published in PLOS One, also […]
