All human beings require oxygen in order to survive in this world. In the same manner, education is as important as this because it gives people the skills and knowledge needed to acquire their goals. Education is most important as it does not have any age limits. Children need education in order to learn how […] … learn more→

I’m generally pro-capitalism—it’s no utopia, but never promises as much, unlike socialism which does, although typically ends in mass murder, and usually begins and operates on mass murder as well…a utopian corpse-filled desert at best. Anyway, capitalism is usually better, but higher education stands in stark contrast to such a claim. “For-profit” colleges are quite […] … learn more→

The current climate and ecological crisis demands a radical redesign of how we live and organise our societies. Yet these urgent changes, though complex, are far from impossible. Some of them are simple, beautiful, and beneficial to all. By greening our cities with street trees, urban parks, and community and rooftop gardens, we can keep ourselves cool amid rising […] … learn more→

Last week, Norway signed a landmark open access agreement with Elsevier, the world’s largest scientific publisher. It came barely a month after the country cancelled its subscription contract: a step that several other countries and organisations had already taken. In early 2017, a consortium of about 700 German universities and research organisations cut ties with […] … learn more→

Although some children have the chance to cross their parents’ separation without suffering too much, most of them may be disrupted in the short term , if not over a longer period . As an adult, you probably have probably forgotten how important your family was to your stability and even to your identity. Children have not yet developed autonomy, […] … learn more→

As someone who has never touched drugs before, how hard is it really to say no to illicit substances? Anonymous, 17, Newington Key points The easiest way to say “no” is by explaining why you don’t want to take drugs (while at the same time not sounding judgemental) alcohol is the most commonly used drug […] … learn more→

The April 30 shooting at the University of North Carolina at Charlottefollows a familiar pattern of mass shootings at college campuses in the United States. If authorities better understood these patterns, they may be able to prevent future shootings. We’re a psychologist and sociologist who have been studying mass shooters in order to develop new prevention […] … learn more→

The recent controversy over rich parents buying their children’s admission to elite US universities highlights the popular assumption that academic merit is the only worthy means of discriminating between students when there is a scarcity of university places. However, Australian universities, like those in other countries, have held different ideas about merit over their history […] … learn more→

Nobel Peace Prize nominee Greta Thunberg claims we need system change to save the planet, and the majority of experts, from the IPCC, through to our own research, would certainly agree with this. But for most people, it often isn’t clear what changes actually need to be made to address environmental problems. And ideas that are presented can be seem as extreme […] … learn more→