Sunday, 10 May 2020

Confronting the Colonial Legacies of Museum Collections

Confronting the Colonial Legacies of Museum Collections

The Humboldt Forum, a new exhibition venue in Berlin, has raised questions about museum restitution and the importance of researching objects' provenance.
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Saturday, 9 May 2020

America’s ‘fried chicken war’

America’s ‘fried chicken war’

How immigration, ingenuity and the American spirit shaped a US fried chicken “war” that’s been simmering for four generations.
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Friday, 8 May 2020

We Chat, They Watch: How International Users Unwittingly Build up WeChat’s Chinese Censorship Apparatus

We Chat, They Watch: How International Users Unwittingly Build up WeChat’s Chinese Censorship Apparatus

WeChat communications conducted entirely among non-China-registered accounts are subject to pervasive content surveillance that was previously thought to be exclusively reserved for China-registered accounts.
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Finnish basic income pilot improved wellbeing, study finds

Finnish basic income pilot improved wellbeing, study finds

First major study of scheme comes as economic toll of coronavirus prompts fresh interest in idea
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Friday, 1 May 2020

Three men were buried in Mexico 500 years ago. DNA and bones reveal their stories of enslavement

Three men were buried in Mexico 500 years ago. DNA and bones reveal their stories of enslavement

Born and raised in West Africa, the men survived violence and chronic disease in the Americas
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The World's Most Isolated People

The World's Most Isolated People

The North Sentinelese tribe is one of the world's most isolated groups of people out there. Their story is intriguing and this article highlights key points.
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