Why aren’t lesbian couples taken seriously?
After Melania Geymonat and her girlfriend Chris were attacked on a London bus last week they chose to share the photo of the aftermath of the attack, and their story, with the world. They wanted peop...
10 Juni 201916min
James Bridle
James Bridle wants us to think about technology in a different way. His book ‘A New Dark Age’ is a slightly foreboding look at our relationship with the digital world, arguing that as it gets more com...
7 Juni 201919min
DNA testing: is it worth it?
There are lots of reasons you may want to take a DNA test. Perhaps you want to find out where in the world your DNA comes from or connect to relatives. But people don’t always know what they’re gettin...
6 Juni 201926min
What happens when you get health advice on Instagram?
Helena Kornilova is a 29 year-old Russian model and biochemist. She’s also a blogger and Instagram influencer with 280,000 followers. She’s been in the news in Russia because she’s been exposed as a ...
5 Juni 201917min
Tiananmen: how dangerous is protest in China now?
China has ramped up efforts to prevent people from reading about the student protests of 1989 that ended in bloodshed when the government sent tanks into Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. Activists have bee...
4 Juni 201918min
Why did the Windsors want to meet the Trumps?
Most of the President’s family flew in for a guided tour of London’s hotspots with the royals on the first day of their state visit to the UK. Protesters waved their banners and everyone waited for Tr...
3 Juni 201919min
Is this a golden age for English football?
Tomorrow night in Madrid Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur will face each other in the Champions League final, the pinnacle of the club game. With Chelsea having beaten Arsenal in Europe’s second tier ...
31 Maj 201918min
Why is Malaysia sending our rubbish back?
This week Malaysia ordered several thousand tonnes of imported plastic waste to be sent back to the countries it came from. The country’s government says it has become a dumping ground for wealthier n...
30 Maj 201919min
