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Three things could happen to Lebanon as Syrian refugees rush in — two are worrisome
Syria’s humanitarian crisis is the greatest yet seen in the 21st century. Over the country’s seven-y...
Is freelancing the future of employment?
Today, freelancers represent 35% of the United States workforce. In the European Union, the rate is...
Wonder Woman: feminist icon or symbol of oppression?
It’s been a busy – and controversial – year for Wonder Woman.In October 2016, the United Nations mad...
Bleached girls: India and its love for light skin
“Let’s scrub out that tan” is a common refrain in beauty parlours in India, where girls grow up with...
Beyond Chile, Costa Rica and Mexico, Latin America’s innovation potential is largely untapped
Chile, Costa Rica and Mexico were Latin America’s big winners in the 2017 edition of the Global Inno...
New Delhi is running out of water
As summer temperatures soar above 40°C in New Delhi, acute water shortages are gripping parts of Ind...
As Thailand restricts internet freedom, cyber activists work to keep an open web
On June 9 2017, a Thai man was sentenced to 35 years in jail for sharing Facebook posts. The crime:...
Can we predict political uprisings?
Forecasting political unrest is a challenging task, especially in this era of post-truth and opinion...
From New York to Romania, restoration ecology is helping nature heal (and maybe humanity, too)
New York City’s Bronx River used to be an open sewer, more useful for carrying industrial waste than...