No one seems to care about global warming. The problem, argues Robert Butler, is the dull and nannyish way we are beseeched to "save the planet". Being green could be far sexier than that ...
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Decades after Chernobyl, it is hard to forget the dark side of nuclear power. But countries in search of carbon-free energy independence are beginning to reconsider. A correspondent for The Economist heads to Flamanville, the site of France's new nuclear-power plant ...
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Religious people have more babies than non-believers--and not just for the obvious reasons. Anthony Gottlieb looks into a philosophical puzzle ... read more »
"Most British Asian journalists thrive on their dual-identity. But if I’m honest, I have struggled with mine", writes Kunal Dutta. In light of the terrorist attacks last week, he reflects on visits to Mumbai over three very different decades ... read more »
We’ve all heard about dumbing down. But there is plenty of evidence that the opposite is also true. Is this, in fact, the age of mass intelligence? John Parker reports... read more »
"Peter Gabriel has never been a conventional rock star", writes James Woodall, The humanitarian rocker gives him an interview after collecting his Quadriga prize in Berlin ... read more »
"I might know about economics and finance, but I know nothing of what it's like to be a homeless single mother", observes an economics writer on Economist.com. Providing financial-literacy training at a local homeless shelter is an education for everyone ... read more »
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