It’s a widespread myth that a nation’s economic prosperity automatically leads to its people enjoying a greater level of well-being. Two researchers have presented a new way of measuring well-being beyond GDP growth. People across...
Smothering bureaucracy and limited access to finance hold back organic agriculture in Africa and may hinder the continent’s ability to feed itself. Organic farmers in Africa face an arduous journey getting cropland certified, limiting exports...
Warmer winters in many parts of the world are increasingly becoming a headache for communities in regions that have long profited from skiing. A small company in Saxony, Germany, has an answer to their dilemma....
States with a currency of their own can never run out of money. That’s a core thesis of the Modern Monetary Theory which spilled over to Europe from the US. German economist Dirk Ehnts elaborates...
A few months into a relationship, and Lena gets bored and overwhelmed. Always. It’s too much, too fast — and all she wants is to get out. Why? “I want to run away again,” says...
The UK’s exit from the EU could be an opportunity for African countries. Britain is repositioning itself, and the power dynamics in Brussels are changing. Can African governments leverage the changes to their advantage? There’s...
As the e-mobility drive gets stronger, it’s already clear that there will soon be huge piles of discarded electric batteries. Some of the materials used to make them are clearly too precious to be thrown...
Elon Musk has steered his electric carmaker into new territory as the company, for the first time, is valued at more than $100 billion. How has Tesla surpassed Volkswagen which sells 30 times more cars?...
Trump’s trade “deal” with China is akin to wielding a sledgehammer in surgery — and about as likely to improve the patient outcome. “Phase One” is among his biggest works of destruction, says Andreas Rostek....
Less is more, according to a growing movement of minimalists. They say a clean space can clear the head, but could it also draw a link between personal and planetary well-being? If everybody lived in...
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s foray into Indian e-commerce with an online shopping platform called JioMart is expected to take on the likes of giants such as Amazon and Flipkart in the fast expanding sector. After upending...
People with narcissistic personality disorders are difficult relationship partners. Even if you feel sympathy toward the troubled soul behind the ego, if you don’t want to lose yourself, you’d better leave quickly. “Honey, just rest,...