Nairobi, May 12 -- For many people, news of a virus outbreak on a cruise ship immediately brings back memories of COVID spreading when the Ruby Princess docked in Sydney in March 2020. Of the passenge... Read More
Nairobi, May 12 -- Cruises are sold as floating holidays, but they are also useful for understanding public health. Cruise ships are carefully designed places where many people live, eat, relax and mo... Read More
Guwahati, May 11 -- By Chris Ogden/The Conversation After weeks of blockades by Iran and the United States in the Strait of Hormuz, it's clear the narrow waterway is now pivotal to the outcome of the... Read More
Nairobi, May 9 -- Hollywood loves a superpower. Not all involve capes or cosmic rays. Some are cognitive: characters who can remember everything. In movies and on TV, viewers repeatedly encounter thos... Read More
Nairobi, May 5 -- Across Africa and beyond, education systems are shifting to curricula designed to build critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Competency-based curricula put learners at the ... Read More
Nairobi, April 29 -- On May 6 1954, Sir Roger Bannister did what was deemed impossible in athletics: he ran a mile in less than four minutes. The milestone was celebrated worldwide, not just by ... Read More
Nairobi, April 28 -- For a medicine so commonly found in bathroom cabinets and high street pharmacies, codeine has a surprisingly complicated story. It sits at the intersection of pain relief, genetic... Read More
Nairobi, April 27 -- There is a cognitive bias called "the curse of knowledge" (sometimes also called "the curse of expertise"). It happens when you incorrectly assume that everyone knows as much as y... Read More
Nairobi, April 27 -- The legendary American bank robber Willie Sutton spent 40 years robbing banks because, as he claimed in his autobiography, he loved doing it. And when asked why he chose bank... Read More
Nairobi, April 27 -- Angelique Kidjo, the energetic singer-songwriter and activist from the Republic of Benin, represents a rare African phenomenon. In many respects, she belongs to the illustrious m... Read More