Irish Abortion Referendum
The following video highlights the Irish government’s decision to hold a nationwide vote into abortion rules. Significantly, the government has chosen to hold the referendum in May, when students...
Political Views and Attractiveness
So, apparently one’s political views are linked to a person’s attractiveness…
Channel 4 News: Jordan Peterson
The following video from Channel 4 News is the full interview between journalist Cathy Newman and the clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson.
Helping Underprivileged Girls: Education
Tim Cook the CEO of Apple and Malala Yousafzai the women’s rights campaigner are teaming up to help lead a program to get more girls into education in countries such as Lebanon, Afghanistan and...
Land Use in Hong Kong
As some of the world’s cities are growing ever larger, government policy makers are now tasked with devising more creative ways to maximise land use.
Inequality Gap Widens
The following article examines a recent report published by Oxfam to coincide with the meeting of some of the world’s richest people in Davos, Switzerland.
Boom for Marine Biology Courses
An interesting article from The Guardian about a rise in the uptake for Marine Biology courses since the BBC series Blue Planet II last year.
Crash Course: Religion
Another great video from the Sociology Crash Course series and this time about religion (sacred, the profane and a summary of structural functionalists and conflict theorists).
More Men Working Part-Time
The following article highlights recent data that shows that more men are working part-time in the UK.
#MeToo (2)
The #MeToo movement has helped raise awareness of sexual harassment and abuse in western society, but what about elsewhere?
Three-Parent Families
The Netherlands could become the first country to allow three-parent families (and up to four) to be legally recognised as raising children.
#TimesUp
The Golden Globes ceremony in the US celebrates the stars of television and film from the past 12 months and this year, rather than the stars taking centre stage, activism was the talking point.
The Future of Humanity: Human 2.0
Some people believe that humans have not reached the 'final stage of evolution’, and as technology pervades through all areas of life, the next step logically will be where humans become part-machine.
Society Benefits from Overseas Students
The BBC News recently reported that overseas students add billions of pounds to the UK economy (Higher Education Policy Institute). As well as tuition fees, student spending helps support local...
White Working Class Men
Professor Green’s recent documentary (here profiled by Channel 4 News) looks at why white working class males are failing to engage with the education system.
The Daily Commute
The following images from Oxford University provide a fascinating insight into the daily commute for a number of countries around the world. With the lighter, brighter colours representing less...
Sofa Surfers
A BBC report has investigated what is seen as the national crisis of homelessness amongst young people. With young men more likely to be affected by homelessness than women, the report found that a...
Drunk Tanks
According to the NHS, approximately 70% of admissions to A&E on Friday and Saturday nights are due to alcohol consumption. In a bid to reduce this figure, drunk tanks may become a norm in...
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