poverty
Expert Asserts That Universal Basic Income Would Eliminate Poverty
Posted in Business on 1st Jun, 2017
by Alex Muller
Rutger Bregman gave a TED Talk on Universal Basic Income and how pulling people out of poverty will give them more choice in life.
Climate change is going to make inequality even worse than it already is
Posted in Business on 8th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller
The disproportionate effect of climate change on the poor isnt a new idea.
Five billion people 'have no access to safe surgery'
Posted in Medicine on 27th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
Two-thirds of the world's population have no access to safe and affordable surgery, according to a new study in The Lancet, more than double the number in previous estimates.
Poverty shrinks brains from birth
Posted in Medicine on 31st Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller
Studies show that children from low-income families have smaller brains and lower cognitive abilities.
Dementia cases 'set to treble worldwide' by 2050
Posted in Medicine on 6th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller
The number of people living with dementia worldwide is set to treble by 2050, according to a new analysis.