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How China is weaponising the history of WWII
As China invited world leaders to a vast military parade marking the end of the second world war on September 3, President Xi Jinping said China is "never intimidated by bullies" and would "stand by …
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
The secret ingredients for creative flow
If you’ve ever experienced a state of creative flow, perhaps when writing, playing music, or even gardening, you’ll know that it feels like everything just clicks into place. But what is actually hap…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
LSE IQ: is AI destroying the planet?
AI is transforming the world around us, offering increased productivity and promising to tackle difficult problems like global warming. But behind the scenes, its environmental costs are mounting. Fr…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Teaching animals irrelevant skills can reveal the secrets of cognition
Scientists can get animals to do the strangest things. They’ve taught goldfish to drive cars, primates to perform calculations with Arabic numerals and giraffes to do statistical reasoning. But what’…
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
How the world got hooked on plastic
Countries around the world are meeting in Geneva in August to negotiate a global plastics treaty aimed at curbing plastic pollution. The last round of negotiations failed last November after oil-prod…
Published on 3 months ago
How Rupert Murdoch helped to build brand Trump
Donald Trump is suing Rupert Murdoch, alongside the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones and others, for libel after the Journal published an article alleging that Trump once wrote a “bawdy” birthday le…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Israel’s secret deal to build a nuclear arsenal
Israel has never officially confirmed or denied having nuclear weapons and has never signed the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. Instead, even as evidence has emerged about its nuclear capabilities,…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
What will batteries of the future be made of?
The majority of the world’s rechargeable batteries are now made using lithium-ion. Most rely on a combination of different rare earth metals such as cobalt or nickel for their electrodes. But around …
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
An enduring anti-fascist legacy in Italy
Across Europe, far-right movements are gaining ground. By normalising nationalist rhetoric and challenging democratic institutions, these parties raise comparisons with former periods of fascism on …
Published on 4 months ago
How Europe dropped the ball on its own defence
The language from European leaders was fawning and obsequious. At one point, the head of Nato, Mark Rutte, even called Donald Trump “daddy”. But when the US president left the Nato summit in late Jun…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago