How COVID-19 transformed genomics and changed the handling of disease outbreaks forever: zstock/Shutterstock If the pandemic had happened ten years ago, what would it have looked like? Doubtless there would have been many differences, but probably the most striking would have been the relative lack of genomic sequencing. This is where the entire genetic code …
Five ways the internet era has changed British English – new research: Irina Bg / Shutterstock The dramatic changes in technology over the past 20 or so years, from the internet to the smartphone and digital assistants like Alexa, have made communication more accessible than ever before. We have created an online world where we …
Young children all find politics engaging but by 15 this has changed – new research shows why: At age 11, children from poorly educated families are as interested in politics as children from well-educated ones. But by the time they turn 15, children with well-educated parents are 10% more interested in politics than those with …
How the COVID pandemic changed digital journalism: Arnap Pratav Singh/Shutterstock In the last decade, smartphones and mobile technology have altered newsrooms, transforming news gathering, live broadcasting and content distribution. Trained on an iPhone 4s at the University of Sheffield in 2011, I was one of the first mobile journalists in the UK. Over the course …
South Africa in the news: Kolisi warns Boks ‘history is there to be changed’ as Scotland loom: Siya Kolisi’s side are unbeaten against Saturday’s hosts since 2010, a run of six straight wins that includes the 30-year-old’s Test debut eight years ago.: “South Africa” – BingNews International travelers could provide a boost to Colorado’s tourism …
South Africa’s voting dynamics have changed: it’s no longer a race between the big three: EFE-EPA/Stringer The number of political parties in South Africa has increased significantly from the 19 that participated in the first democratic election in 1994. Both 2011 and 2016 saw the number of political parties grow. But this year the number …
What has changed for rural South African women in the last 25 years: Rural women in Agincourt, South Africa, with water collection containers. Lauren Porter South Africa has experienced tremendous change over the last quarter century: the first democratically elected government, the HIV/AIDS pandemic, changing health, social and economic policies and now the COVID-19 pandemic. …
Housing shortages and crowded classes: how life on campus changed after the first world war: Young people in the UK have reportedly taken up university places at record levels in 2021. Some institutions have over-recruited and now face great pressure on their resources. Students are having trouble finding places to live and seats in lecture …
How the pandemic has changed holidaymaking in Britain: Daniel Gale/Shutterstock Restrictions on foreign travel have had a big impact on British holidaymakers over the last 18 months. In the first quarter of 2021, outbound international flights taken by UK tourists were down 94% compared to the year before, while UK cruise passengers fell from almost …
Work as we knew it has changed. Time to think beyond the wage: Unemployed men seek casual jobs from passers-by on a road in Cape Town, South Africa. EFE-EPA/Nic Bothma When people hear of ‘work’, it is usually waged or salaried employment. Governments and commentators rarely speak of the work of hustling, child-rearing or subsistence …
South Africa in the news: Work as we knew it has changed. Time to think beyond the wage: Yet this model of work is the global exception. Wage employment was invented by European states in the 18th and 19th centuries to generate an industrial workforce. It later provided social protections …: “South Africa” – BingNews …
How 9/11 changed cinema: Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker. Alamy One of the most common responses to the events of September 11 2001, both among witnesses on the scene and more distant commentators, was that the destruction of the World Trade Center was like something only seen in the movies. This famously prompted veteran …
9/11’s legacy of drone warfare has changed how we view the military: In October 2001, nearly one month after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, a US Air Force pilot made history as the first person to conduct a lethal strike with a modern drone – the Predator. In the months and …
Stephen: almost 30 years on, ITV’s drama on the murder of Stephen Lawrence shows how little has changed: Almost three decades after the murder of Stephen Lawrence, ITV has launched a new three-part drama about Stephen’s parents, Doreen and Neville Lawrence. The series explores the Lawrences’ crusade to achieve justice for their son, a black …
South Africa in the news: SGX Nifty down 20 points; here’s what changed for market while you were sleeping: New Covid variant C.1.2 may be more infectious A new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus which cause Covid-19, has been detected in South Africa and many other countries globally which could be more …: “South Africa” …
Genetically changed mosquitoes could transform Africa’s long fight against malaria: Paul Starosta/GettyImages It has been said that malaria breeds poverty, and poverty breeds malaria. This is the reality in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, where after decades of control initiatives there were still some 384,000 deaths and 188 million malaria cases in 2019. Malaria prevention …
Is Your IT Business Model Relevant to a Radically Changed World?: The traditional business environment is no more as consumer behaviour has shifted since the start of the pandemic. In addition, the challenges of working from home have increased the pace of digital transformation resulting in a disruption to technology and existing IT business strategies …
How summer 2021 has changed our understanding of extreme weather: A succession of record-breaking natural disasters have swept the globe in recent weeks. There have been serious floods in China and western Europe, heatwaves and drought in North America and wildfires in the sub-Arctic. An annual report on the UK’s weather indicates extreme events are …