Kenya is on edge ahead of national elections on Tuesday, but the risk is that much greater for women candidates facing violence, intimidation, and general sexism in the race. Matthew Larotonda reports. Continue reading
07Aug/17
Tag Archives: Psychology
11May/17
The Economist Speaks With US President Donald Trump About His Economic Policy And More
TRUMPONOMICS: “IT REALLY HAS TO DO WITH SELF-RESPECT AS A NATION”
LONDON, May 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — US President Donald Trump, along with Steve Mnuchin, the treasury secretary and Gary Cohn, the director of the National Economic Council, sat down with editors from The Economist on May 4th 2017 to discuss the Trump administration’s economic policy.
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16Apr/17
It’s a boy! April the giraffe gives birth
After weeks of suspense, April the giraffe finally gives birth to a baby boy, delighting hundreds of thousands of people who have been monitoring a live cam feed from a New York zoo in anticipation of the long-overdue event.
02Apr/17
Nigerian students in India worry about safety as hostilities loom large
The brutal attack by a mob on Nigerian nationals has turned the life of African students upside down and has forced them to live with a sense of fear and anxiety.
16Feb/15
Virtual body-swapping could tackle racial bias
EGHAM, SOUTH EAST ENGLAND, UK / BARCELONA, SPAIN (REUTERS) – It’s hard to imagine having a body part with a different skin colour to your own – isn’t it?
In fact, it’s surprisingly easy to “trick” people into thinking they have a foreign body part.
And once that’s achieved, psychologists have found that racist attitudes can be diminished.
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