Monthly Archives: April 2016

How poachers, smugglers and lax law enforcement combine to threaten rare species with extinction Apr 16th 2016 Economist THE Jim Corbett National Park in the foothills of the Himalayas has perhaps the world’s highest concentration of wild tigers. Not even … Continue reading →

50% Of The Great Barrier Reef Is Now Dead Or Dying, 93% Is Bleached The news keeps getting worse for the world’s greatest coral reef system. Fresh on the heels of news that most of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) … Continue reading →

Optimising romance – To find true love, it helps to understand the economic principles underpinning the search Feb 13th 2016 Economist Dating is a treacherous business. There may be plenty of fish in the sea, yet many are unhygienic, self-absorbed, … Continue reading →

The country is stable, but it will not be easy to keep it that way Feb 6th 2016 Economist It is sometimes dubbed “the Hashemite Kingdom of Boredom”. That may not be very flattering. But while Jordan will never be … Continue reading →

How to have a better conversation How many of you have unfriended someone on Facebook because they said something offensive about politics, religion, childcare or food? And how many of you know at least one person that you avoid because … Continue reading →

From conflict to co-operation – Big miners have a better record than their critics claim. But it is up to governments to balance the interests of diggers, locals and the nation Feb 6th 2016 Economist A couple of hours drive … Continue reading →

It is time to take action against Islamic State in Libya Feb 6th 2016 Economist Barack Obama is far from achieving his declared aim to “degrade and ultimately destroy” Islamic State (IS), the self-styled caliphate that straddles parts of Iraq … Continue reading →

YOU ONLY THINK YOU ARE COVERED – For Many, There is No Way to Know What the Hospital Will Cost Born 3 weeks before his due date, a newborn couldn’t breathe and was taken to the neonatal intensive-care unit where … Continue reading →

From a TED Talk by Johann Harl One of my earliest memories is of trying to wake up one of my relatives and not being able to. And I was just a little kid, so I didn’t really understand why, … Continue reading →

Track Marks – We know where that came from Apr 2nd 2016 Economist Most of the world’s supply of cocaine comes from just three South American countries: Colombia, Peru and Bolivia. Much of it is headed for the United States … Continue reading →