Rizz: I study the history of charisma – here’s why the word of the year is misunderstood: Got rizz? Mix and Match Studio/Shutterstock The Oxford English Dictionary has selected rizz as its word of 2023. If you’ve heard of it at all, you’ll probably have heard that it comes from the word charisma. However, the …
Ethical non-monogamy: what to know about these often misunderstood relationships: Pressmaster/Shutterstock Imagine Sarah and John have been in a monogamous relationship for five years. Although they love each other, Sarah, who is bisexual, has recently started feeling an attraction to her coworker, Andrea. This has led to several sexual encounters, leaving Sarah feeling guilty. However, …
Medical jargon is often misunderstood by the general public – new study: Students learning medicine must learn a whole new language to allow them to express their clinical impressions to others accurately. In time, this becomes second nature and soon they can be heard babbling away confidently and sounding quite the part. Communication skills are …
Climate change’s impact on mental health is overlooked and misunderstood – here’s what can be done: Zurijeta / shutterstock Heatwaves, droughts, wildfires, floods and hurricanes increasingly feature in people’s lives and are predicted to become more frequent and intense in the coming decades. These events are having a significant yet often overlooked psychological impact not …
Strictly not Halloween: why Day of the Dead is misunderstood – and why that matters: Sebastien Le Cocq / Alamy Known in Spanish as Día de los Muertos, Day of the Dead is commonly celebrated every year on November 1 and 2. Although the ritual “belongs” to Mexico, it is in fact a global phenomenon …
Gossip has long been misunderstood – here’s how it can help your work and social life: wavebreakmedia / Shutterstock Gossip gets a bad rap – from tabloids full of salacious celebrity gossip, to the badly-behaved teens of television programmes like Gossip Girl. But while it might get dismissed or reported as unsubstantiated rumour, gossip is …
Six misunderstood concepts about diversity in the workplace and why they matter: Understanding diversity concepts in the workplace is crucial. SeventyFour | Shutterstock Diversity and inclusion in the workplace is a sensitive topic. People are afraid to get things wrong or to use the wrong word. It doesn’t help that the words involved are confusing. …
Marquis de Sade: depraved monster or misunderstood genius? It’s complicated: Portrait of the sadist as a young man by Charles Amédée Philippe van Loo (1719-1795). Author provided Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade, was a bestselling author in his day and yet he spent most of his life behind bars. His novels inspired the term …
Anelka: Netflix documentary on ‘misunderstood’ French footballer fails to persuade: Netflix © Franck Nataf In recent years, Netflix has produced several major sports documentaries. Icarus is an example of a film that seeks to uncover the troubling – and often hidden – realities of doping in sport. Others, such as the recent series about Michael …
South Africa in the news: If I have misunderstood Lungi Ngidi, happy to apologise: Boeta Dippenaar reaffirms stand on Black Lives Matter: Cricket South Africa on Friday said it will show endorse the Black Lives Matter movement Get real-time alerts and all the news on your phone with the all-new India Today app. Download from …
Britain’s social mobility problem has been misunderstood – education is not the great leveller: MicroOne/Shutterstock For two decades, social mobility has been a central concern in British politics. Increasing equality of opportunity, in the context of rising inequalities between people’s lives, has been a shared goal across the party political spectrum. Politicians have also agreed …