Get the Think newsletter.SUBSCRIBEMarch 24, 2019, 3:57 PM GMTBy Ani BundelEven the best creators can have a hard time knowing when to stop. The sequel trap has tripped up many a beloved series, written and…
The benefits of starting school early
In most OECD countries, primary education starts at age 6 to 7; the UK is among a few countries where children move from pre-primary into primary education at or before the age of 5.1 Some argue that…
As Developing Countries Reject Plastic Waste Exports, Wealthy…
By Kate O’Neill, Associate Professor, Global Environmental Politics, University of California, Berkeley. Originally published at The Conversation Less than two years after China banned most imports of scrap material from abroad, many of its neighbors…
Advertising as a Major Source of Human Dissatisfaction:…
By Chloé Michel, Portfolio Manager, Swiss Re, Michelle Sovinsky, Professor of Economics, University of Mannheim, Eugenio Proto Professor, University of Bristol, and Andrew Oswald, Professor of Economics, Warwick University. Originally published at VoxEU Although the…
Why Has the Share of US Prime-Age Women…
In 1990, nearly three-quarters (74.0 percent) of prime-age women, ages 25 to 54, in the US participated in the labor force. Only the Nordic countries — Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland — had substantially higher…
Viking Sky cruise timeline: A breakdown of what…
CLOSE Norwegian authorities are investigating why the Viking Sky cruise ship sailed despite a weather warning, leading to engine failure, a mayday call and air evacuations. USA TODAYA Viking cruise ship needed to be evacuated…
Exclusive: Crew member recounts what happened on that…
CLOSE Norwegian authorities are investigating why the Viking Sky cruise ship sailed despite a weather warning, leading to engine failure, a mayday call and air evacuations. USA TODAYIt was supposed to be a cruise vacation of…
After Viking cruise ship rescue, passengers concerned about…
CLOSE A disabled cruise ship, Viking Sky, was towed to the port of Molde Sunday afternoon.The cruise ship was carrying 1,373 passengers and crew members when it had engine trouble on Saturday, in an unpredictable…
Norway wants to know why cruise ship sailed…
CLOSE Rescuers airlift stranded cruise ship passengers off the coast of Norway. USA TODAYNorwegian authorities on Monday began investigating why a cruise ship was sailing in stormy weather when it developed engine trouble that triggered…