No, that’s not what a trade deficit means – and that’s not how you calculate other nations’ tariffs
To calculate its ‘reciprocal tariffs’, the Trump administration has opted for a crude formula with no basis in trade theory.
AI is automating our jobs – but values need to change if we are to be liberated by it
AI will increase productivity but also poses a threat to job security and stability. We need a shift in mindset and values to ...
Grattan on Friday: Trying too hard for a special tariff deal with Trump could be the wrong way to go
Australia should be careful of going down the route of supplicant in the effort to remove the new Trump tariffs.
Abolition wasn’t fueled by just moral or economic concerns – the booming whaling industry also helped sink slavery
New research shows that when the whaling industry in the US produced more products, the proportion of slaves also declined in ...
Hard work feels worth it, but only after it’s done – new research on how people value effort
Researchers probed what psychologists call the ‘paradox of effort’ to learn how different people value work they could do in ...
Insects are everywhere in farming and research − but insect welfare is just catching up
There’s no single, simple way to assess whether bugs feel pain, but research is giving scientists a better understanding of ...
The women who shaped Sigmund Freud and a hero who can’t feel pain – what to watch, read and do this week
This week we recommend a new exhibition in the home of Sigmund Freud, an action comedy about a man who feels no pain and the ...
Being alone has its benefits − a psychologist flips the script on the ‘loneliness epidemic’
Americans are spending more of their time alone. Contrary to national fears of a loneliness crisis, many of them find ...
US and Russia squabble over Arctic security as melting ice opens up shipping routes
Equally worrying, Russia has increased its naval cooperation with China and given Beijing access, and a stake, in the Arctic.
Hormone therapy may cut cardiovascular risk in younger menopausal women
A more nuanced understanding of hormone therapy now suggests that its benefits for heart health depend on how soon after ...
What politicians could actually do about the issues raised in Adolescence
Netflix hit Adolescence has ignited conversations across the UK about contemporary masculinity, online radicalisation and ...