By Nicholas Heather One time, me and the kids had a fish hotel. It was my idea. My original idea. For some reason we’d acquired a 20-gallon fish tank. Of course, the kids wanted to get fish. “I don’t think that’s a good idea, you guys,” I said, as we were discussing what I was … Read more
The war in Ukraine and the looming U.S. presidential election dominated a NATO summit in Washington this month but, away from the public stage, the alliance’s military planners have been focused on assessing the enormous cost of fixing Europe‘s creaking defences. NATO leaders agreed plans last year for the biggest overhaul in three decades of … Read more
The Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman yesterday was unique among all the budgets presented by her in that it offered a long-term roadmap for a developed India, an aim set by the government called Viksit Bharat. At the start of the Parliament’s Budget session, a day before the budget was presented, Prime … Read more
From “The Red Tree” by Shaun Tan Originally published on Our Rape Blog, the author’s account of the aftermath of a violent sexual assault. By Mary Fraughton Have you ever played Hearts? It’s a card game. For our purposes, the important part is this: Every card in the heart suit is worth points, and (just like … Read more
By Brady Tighe We’re now officially in the aftermath phase of the northern Alberta wildfire crisis. The fire is long gone, and everyone with a home to return to is back in its cozy confines. The money has been raised, the relief cheques have been sent out, the insurance claims are in, the liquor stores are operational, and … Read more
With their large size, venomous bite and the fantastical connotations of their name, Komodo dragons seem like the stuff of legend. Now, that status has been elevated further: scientists have discovered that their teeth are coated with an iron layer that helps keep the razor-sharp edges. It’s the first time such a layer has been … Read more
CURT NICKISCH: Welcome to the HBR IdeaCast from Harvard Business Review. I’m Curt Nickisch. Elias St. Elmo Lewis is the 19th century advertising pioneer who came up with the marketing and sales funnel. That’s the idea that to earn a loyal customer, you have to take people through a series of stages. First, you have … Read more
Healthcare leaders have begun to digest the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s recently proposed HTI-2 interoperability rule, and many have offered their reaction to its various components. While most see the proposed rule as a conduit for improving health information exchange between providers, public health agencies and payers through standards-based APIs, others … Read more
By now, everyone in healthcare is well aware of the problem of clinician burnout – and its consequences, which aggravate the staffing shortage crisis. Health IT leaders at hospitals and health systems already have begun experimenting with artificial intelligence – experiencing a great boom in healthcare – to try to reduce the clinician burnout problem. … Read more
CATTLE Australia and the National Farmers’ Federation have come out against a growing list of environmental groups that have campaigned against the beef industry. The latest has been the Australian Conservation Foundation, which today published a report labeling the food system as nature’s failure. It followed a report last week, which is covered in this … Read more