Thinking innovation: How creativity dumps mediocrity by breaking barriers and embracing social value
People have written about and discussed the concept of “innovation” at organisations extensively over many years. Interestingly, there has been an overly keen emphasis on a set of prescribed steps that are deemed necessary to innovate – as if there’s a process that can be replicated and repeated over and...
Rohingya refugees in a catch-22 state: Life in refugee camps and exile is at risk as back home
As Southeast Asian leaders gather in the Cambodian capital this week for a regional summit, the escalating violence in Myanmar is atop the agenda, but Rohingya refugees and activists are urging that the plight of those driven out of the country is not forgotten. More than five years after escaping...
How a Senegalese woman went to study in US, cleaned toilets and used savings to build swanky Palm Hotel in Dakar
Souadou Niang is a popular figure in Senegal’s hospitality industry. Her popularity defies her humble beginnings. Her persistence and drive to overcome obstacles is almost legendary in nature. The persistence and drive explain how she became the proprietor of The Palm Luxury Boutique Hotel in Dakar, the Senegalese commercial and...
Jailed for not killing: How unknown genetic disorder landed mother 40 years in prison for murder of her 4 children
Around lunchtime on a warm March Day in 1999, Kathleen Folbigg went to check on her sleeping 18-month-old daughter and found her pale and unresponsive. Folbigg, alone in her house in Singleton, Australia, called an ambulance while she tried her best to resuscitate the child. “My baby’s not breathing,” she...
Researchers advocate for common standards for accounting, reporting and reducing military carbon emissions
No methodologies for tracking greenhouse gas emissions on military bases or in conflict areas have been published. Therefore, there is no data to help understand the impact of emissions linked to military base and aircraft. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is reportedly developing such a framework for its members....
While world’s largest militaries are heavy emitters green-house gases, this truth is hidden from public
The world’s militaries are heavy emitters of greenhouse gases. No one knows exactly how much. Estimates range between one percent and five per cent of global emissions, comparable with the aviation and shipping industries (two per cent each). Yet militaries are largely spared from emissions reporting. This must change, or...
Sleep disorders: Exposure to blue light for just 30 minutes each morning improves sleep quality
Most people will experience a shocking, scary or dangerous event at some time in their lives. This may lead to a range of reactions from which many people may recover from. But for some people, a traumatic experience will leave them with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Around six per cent...
Quitting smoking cigarettes before the age of 35 years enhances life expectancy, says new research
Despite dangers inherent in smoking cigarettes, the pastime still remains a popular activity. New research findings detail how quitting the habit is associated with reduced mortality risk. Researchers are now working to understand the full health impact of smoking. The clear message is: smoking cigarettes is a habit that is...
East Africa on high alert as Uganda grapples with rising incidence of Ebola that’s already killed 43 people
More than a month after an Ebola outbreak was declared in Uganda, infections continue to climb and the World Health Organisation has upped its Ebola risk assessment for both the country and wider region since it reached the capital, Kampala. Rather than Uganda having contained the virus, “the risk can...
Egypt COP27: Why governments should set attainable targets for clean energy to cut carbon emissions by 2025
It’s been a year since global leaders renewed their climate pledges at the landmark summit in Glasgow, UK. Next week, they’ll convene again in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, during the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) to carry on negotiations aimed at reining in global warming. But...
