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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 problem with Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center isn’t the possibility of ‘Cats’
The president has followed in the footsteps of Louis XIV of France and the czars of Russia, who operated national theaters as ...
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 ...
Why ChatGPT is a uniquely terrible tool for government ministers
Underpinned by our research on AI and public policy, we find that ChatGPT is uniquely flawed as a device for government ...
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 ...
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 ...