The city of Longquan in the coastal Chinese province of Zhejian is known for its celadon pottery and the traditional firing technology that imparts its distinctive glaze. Compounded from violet-golden ...

The first museum in Afghanistan was established in 1919 at the Bagh-i-Bala palace overlooking Kabul, and consisted of manuscripts, miniatures, weapons and art objects belonging to the former royal ...

Many arguments have been made for Universal Basic Income (UBI) in the debate of revovery from the pandemic. This think piece by Ian Gough makes the alternative case for Universal Basic Services (UBS) ...

The World Inequality Report 2022 is an up-to-date account of global trends in inequality. The report is based on WID.world – the most extensive database on the historical evolution of income and ...

The Chang’an-Tian-shan Silk Road Corridor, one of the major arteries of the historic Silk Roads that opened up trade from China to the west, has become the first stretch of the Silk Road to be ...

The rapid digitalization has led to significant disparities between the Global North and South, raising urgent concerns about 'digital colonialism.' Bitange Ndemo emphasizes the need for international ...

There is no refuge in the lab, science needs to reach out29 Apr 2024 ...

The rapid rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) raises pressing privacy concerns despite its possible benefits. Stacy-Ann Elvy explains how the increasing volume and variety of IoT data may lead to an ...

The government of Ontario, Canada launched a basic income pilot in 2017. Though it was cancelled prior to official analysis in 2019, researchers were able to gather data and make findings about the ...

The trustworthiness of science should not require scientific expertise to assess. Trustworthiness should be based on the presence of expertise, good expert community functioning, and shared values.

While in the midst of multiple crises – health, climate, and economic – policy makers are increasingly looking for ideas to mitigate emissions and redistribute resources with ideas such universal ...

The creation of an eco-social welfare system would serve as an alternative that addresses the dual challenge of environmental destruction and inequality. Eco-social policies include the development of ...