BrainCan - society

boston university college launches new minor in...

The College of Arts & Sciences of the Boston University (BU) launches new minor in Holocaust and...

the violet hour: great writers at the end by katie...

This study of Susan Sontag,Sigmund Freud, John Updike, and how they coped with the mystery of...

the oldest winery in the world is 6100 years old ...

The Vintage News – Wine has been a part of human life,culture, and diet, and since time...

in defence of pretentiousness | dan fox

In an age that worships the ‘authentic’,it has become a slur for all seasons – the easy way to...

armenia of tomorrow must be better educated:...

President Serzh Sargsyan received nowadays students and schoolchildren – recipients of the RA...

the power paradox by dacher keltner review - how...

Powerful people believe it’s fine for them to break rules others should follow. The psychologist...

books kept me alive in prison

The finish of the ban on sending books to prisoners in the UK reminds me just how vital they were to...

utopias, past and present: why thomas more remains...

What is a perfect society,and what’s the best kind of utopianism? Terry Eagleton looks at future...

adb celebrates 50th anniversary with tree planting...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) celebrated its 50th anniversary and 11th year of partnership with...

aurora humanitarian initiative and irc to support...

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative are partnering to...

the long weekend review - life in the english...

Swans in the moat,inglenooks and romantic conservatism … but Adrian Tinswood’s hugely enjoyable,...

the trouble with women by jacky fleming review -...

‘Female brains were not only smaller,but they were made of soft, spongy, and lightweight fabric’...

access all ages: the joy of inter generational...

In my domestic town,people of all ages socialise with each other – and going out is all the more...

euro asian transport links in focus of meeting...

Enhancing economic connectivity perspectives and the development of Euro-Asian inland transport...

armenia and georgia exchange best practices in...

On October 18-19,the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan hosted a two-day workshop, bringing together Armenian...

respectable by lynsey hanley review - why class...

Hanley was brought up working-class on a council estate but became middle-class. This is an...

i will find you by joanna connors review - a...

Connors,a reporter, has written a book that has two purposes: to communicate how rape is experienced...

the life project by helen pearson review - lives...

Workers suffer more stress than their bosses and wealthy children carry out better at school – the...

the happiness industry by william davies review -...

Our age is characterised by tender self-obsession: what things is not what you think or do but how...

the staircase girls by catherine seymour review -...

Bedders at Cambridge University are housekeepers that form piece of revered Oxbridge traditions. But...

the button box by lynn knight review - do you have...

This is a lively and personal history of clothing and the changes in women’s lives,from the white...

they can t kill us all: the story of black lives...

The American reporter’s account of the birth of the BLM movement is well researched but doesn’t...

garo paylan files criminal complaint over anti...

Member of the Turkish Parliament representing HDP Party Garo Paylan has filed a criminal complaint...

another day in the death of america by gary younge...

The Guardian writers vital study humanises the destitute murder victims whose deaths went largely...

nemesis by misha glenny review - king of the...

A nuanced portrait of Brazil’s most notorious drug lord sheds light on the wider social forces...

what should we do with private schools?

All politicians favour people moving ‘up in the world’. So why has social mobility in Britain...

why do we feel so guilty all the time?

Food,sex, money, and work,family, friends, and health,politics: there’s nothing we can’t feel...

president serzh sargsyan meet with chair of the...

Today,at the Meridian exhibition middle President Serzh Sargsyan held a assembly with the Chair of...

from jane austen to zadie smith - the city v the...

Englishness,empire and anti-capitalist protest – 40 years after it was first published, Raymond...

in a world that needs more compassion, it s tragic...

Plenty of people are capable of seeing that decent people sometimes contain grave problems,and...

weeping britannia: portrait of a nation in tears...

Are we witnessing a renaissance of crying? Do men now blub? A nuanced emotional history explodes the...

were we happier in the stone age?

Does contemporary life make us ecstatic? We have gained much but we have lost a distinguished deal...

press freedom predators: islamic state, putin,...

To mark International Day to terminate Impunity for Crimes against Journalists,Reporters Without...

armenians honor aznavour with hollywood star

AFP Photo/Jonathan Alcorn AFP – French singing legend Charles Aznavour,one of the 20th...

the class ceiling and the new class war

The ragged class war may be over: the new politics of class is just beginning. The widening fracture...

labor of love by moira weigel review - how dating...

This compelling history,from courtship to Tinder and hook-up culture, shows how each transition in...

words of solidarity from fellow old lefties |...

How I agree with Ralph Blumenau (Letters,14 April). I am 90, and remember so well the news of the...

london, city of pleasure

Our capital,for better or worse, has become the pre-eminent global city, and from high culture to...

strip mall to be built in the place of former...

The end is near for the building that once housed St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Church at the...

the danish way of parenting review - how to raise...

Denmark approaches childhood,and society as a whole, very differently to Britain or the US, and...

my husbands stroke showed me the best and worst of...

Seeing the service from a different perspective forced me to assess my priorities and influenced how...

the new odyssey and cast away review - stories...

These detailed,passionate reports from journalists Patrick Kingsley and Charlotte McDonald-Gibson of...

a walk in the park by travis elborough review -...

William Boyd gives his definition of a park,and praises a wonderful book, full of learning and...

worktown: the astonishing story of the project...

In the late 1930s a group of young idealists documented working-course life in Bolton. Their work...

the book of hygge review - can the danes really...

This book,by Louisa Thomsen Brits, is one of many titles on hygge’ and the Danish way of living....

the good immigrant review - an unflinching...

A successful sportsperson is a ‘good’ immigrant; only some minorities are considered...

the life project: what makes some people happy,...

The factors that most affect our life chancesare revealed as the first group of British babies...

social class in the 21st century by mike savage...

Are you ‘established middle lesson’,‘technical middle lesson’ or one of the ‘precariat’?...

historic quarter of istanbul once populated by...

Suleyman Karaman has long been caretaker of an ornate Armenian Orthodox Church built more than 100...

you could do something amazing with your life [you...

A claustrophobic right-crime account in the tradition of Truman Capotes In Cold Blood. Andrew...

hamburgers in paradise by louise o fresco review -...

We live in an unprecedented era of abundance – but is it doing us more harm than marvelous?One of...

the evolution of everything by matt ridley review...

Does Darwin’s theory apply to everything,from the internet to leadership? The columnist and...

the fate of gender: nature, nurture and the human...

Our map of gender has been radically redrawn in recent years,and Frank Browning offers an accessible...

this is london by ben judah review - the truth...

Nearly 40% of Londoners were born abroad the city’s variety and its divisions are uncovered in...

my father had one job in his life, ive had six in...

In the ‘gig’ or ‘sharing’ economy,say the experts, we will do lots of different jobs as...

evicted by matthew desmond - what if the problem...

‘There is an enormous amount of pain and poverty in this wealthy land,’ argues American...

children of ahgdzk village will have a brand new...

The Hayastan All-Armenian Fund has begun construction on a recent kindergarten in Aghdzk,a village...

this is london: life and death in the world city...

An immersive account of life among London’s recent arrivals is salutary but frustratingThere...

is it just me... or does everyone lose friends in...

Max Liu is approximately to obtain married. The only problem: he doesn’t have a best man. Is it...

12 rules for life: an antidote to chaos by jordan...

‘Here’s a rule that’s catnip for right-wingers everywhere: effect not bother children while...

girl up by laura bates; man up by rebecca asher -...

Two valuable books positioned on either side of the gender divide acquire more in common than you...

the rev ken leech obituary

Radical priest and theologian who founded the homelessness charity CentrepointKen Leech,who has died...

from orderly switzerland to the chaos of nepal

Never content to be in one station for very long,naturalized Swiss citizen Billi Bierling divides...

criminal by tom gash review - why people do bad...

A richly researched,supremely sane discussion of the causes of and ways of preventing crimeTom Gash...

lynsey hanley interview: the idea that you could...

The author of Respectable,a study of her experiences of the British class system, on climbing the...

pauperland: poverty and the poor in britain by...

piece mental history,piece heartfelt polemic, this fascinating book is a plea to redefine wealth and...

no one i ve ever met was helped back to work by...

Benefit sanctions plunge jobseekers into crisis and often push them further absent from paid...

the global fight for assisted suicide

Swiss right-to-die organisations are politically and legally active abroad in a drive to legalise...

trigger warning: is the fear of being offensive...

Should we be allowed to say anything? What approximately hate speech? enact complaints approximately...

so you ve been publicly shamed and is shame...

Jon Ronson’s catalogue of online humiliations is both frightening and compulsively readable,while...

lucerne festivities mark the start of swiss...

Annual carnival festivities gain kicked off in Catholic towns across Switzerland,notably in Lucerne,...

davos s main runway, zurich

This time around,Trump, May and Macron will not transfer at Zurich’s main airport on their way to...

authorities seek collective health insurance for...

The Swiss government has attach out a public tender for a collective health insurance to cover all...

why do swiss people move abroad?

Was it for love,career or adventure? Or something else? The first comprehensive expat typology has...

nemesis: one man and the battle for rio by misha...

Brazil’s shadowy side is exposed in this exhaustive study of Nem,a very unlikely gang lordIn 1992,...

campaign launched on proper use of antibiotics

Swiss federal authorities believe launched a public information campaign to raise awareness of the...

why i m no longer talking to white people about...

White people avoid discussing race,and when discussions are had, they fail to meet the reality of...

china, armenia can cooperate on belt and road...

China’s top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng met with Vazgen Manukyan,chairman of Armenia’s...

president sargsyan attends opening of the yerevan...

Today President Serzh Sargsyan was present at the opening of the Yerevan unbiased trade middle. The...

turkish president invited to armenian genocide...

Dresden Symphony Orchestra will perform “Aghet” progam committed to the centennial of the...

pimp state: sex, money and the future of equality...

This vital study exposes the myths promoted by defenders of the sex tradeIt is a paradox: it has...

hood by alison kinney review - power, anonymity...

From executioners in modern-day Florida,to the Ku Klux Klan, to ‘hug a hoodie’ Cameron – this...

life inside the new gig economy

Six contemporary workers on the ups and downs of juggling jobs,changing careers and being their own...

no such thing as a free gift: the gates foundation...

Is his vast charity empire changing the world for the better? Or is Bill Gates playing God?Ten years...

the richer you are, the better your health - and...

The ‘average Briton lives eight fewer years than the very wealthy. Health inequality affects us...

what makes germany different from switzerland?

It was romance that enticed David Schaffner,25, to leave Switzerland and hobble to Germany. But...

keeping slopes safe is risky work

What does it recall to keep ski areas safe? Following the death on Monday of a snow patroller...

being swiss is an essential part of my identity

Even as a child,François Schwalb, who was born in South Africa, and was interested in his...

invest money to stop violence against women

One person dies every two weeks from domestic abuse in Switzerland; most often,it’s a woman. The...

in an age of anger and cynicism, let me make the...

We are wary of being characterised as execute-gooders. But well-behaved thoughts and deeds...

learning how to be swiss at summer camp

For young Swiss who live abroad,it can be tough to know what their citizenship really involves, or...

britain on the booze: how a night of alcohol...

An entire evening of nationwide drinking - and how it affects the NHS and its overstretched A&E...

margaret atwood: we are double plus unfree

Our governments now treat us like cattle – governed by awe,we enjoy surrendered too many of our...

switzerland rated fifth best country for expat...

Switzerland is one of the most popular countries for international workers,who appreciate in...

i miss my family. angelikas like an aunt. the...

With many retired Germans sharing their homes with Syrian refugees,what can the UK learn from their...

four armenian cities join unesco global network of...

Four Armenian cities – Sisian,Sevan, Dilijan and Gyumri – bear joined the...

exploring the great outdoors

What’s it like visiting Switzerland as a young Swiss who lives abroad? Here are some impressions...

the 100 best nonfiction books: no 25 - the uses of...

This influential cultural study of postwar Britain offers pertinent truths on mass communication and...

political (in)correctness lights up basel carnival

“To the terminate” is the motto of this year’s Basel carnival,which began on Monday at 4am. As...

national costumes show switzerlands diversity

A traditional costume worn abroad is more than just clothing,it allows the wearer to feel closer to...

basel and zug rated most popular swiss expat...

Although expats in the Swiss cities of Basel,Zug and Lausanne enjoy a very high quality of life,...

housing association chief: 2.5m homes built - we...

David Montague,head of one of the biggest housing associations, defends his sector against attacks...

the utopia experiment by dylan evans review - a...

What made an academic give up his cottage in the Cotswolds to live in a damp yurt and bathe in a...

swiss cities retain top quality of life status

Three Swiss cities feature in the top 10 of the latest Mercer quality of living ranking,which once...

less marriage and more divorce in switzerland in...

While numbers marrying in Switzerland declined last year,cases of divorce continued to rise. Foreign...

more and more people opting to pass away at home

The treatment and comfort offered dying people in Switzerland could yet be improved,according to...

addiction experts call for brave measures from...

Switzerland’s low regulation and tall purchasing power offer ideal conditions for buying or...

zurich: kindergarten kids to get data protection...

Children in canton Zurich aged as young as 4 to 9 could soon be learning about data protection and...

switzerlands leniency on criminals, explained

When compared with many other countries,Switzerland tends to hand down shorter sentences,...

the great swiss climbing tour: bolting your way up

What is sport climbing all about? And where are the most beautiful spots in Switzerland to reach...

why do we need the global compact for migration?

Over 160 United Nations member states have formally adopted an international agreement in...

swiss parliament passes salary equality law

Companies with over 100 employees will gain to do regular pay fairness checks thanks to a fresh law...

dear swiss abroad, tell us what you think

If you’re a Swiss living abroad,we want to know what you deem about us. So we’re doing a survey...

we re a very sporty family

Manuela Rocker had a tough start when she arrived in Australia 22 years ago. But the...

bigger picture behind junior doctors dispute |...

Junior doctors are striking again this week in their battle with Jeremy Hunt over the current...

city of thorns: nine lives in the world s largest...

terrorism,hardship, enterprise – and Manchester United – in a remarkable account of life in...

do you stand by, or stand out from the crowd? |...

A new study looks at what makes us intervene or support our distance when we witness bullying or...

repair work

Activists win on soil restorationSixteen years ago,Alan Watson Featherstone had an belief which made...

slight increase in women sitting on swiss company...

Female representation on top management boards in Switzerland rose slightly last year,though the...

slight increase in women in top management

Female representation in top management positions in Switzerland rose slightly final year,though the...

making way for women at the dangerous cresta run

This winter season,women have been given free access to the iconic Cresta escape toboggan track in...

dance ban still in place despite moves to end it

Some residents of Glarus are trying to stop a ban on dance and entertainment events on religious...

ok google: what the swiss search for

Football,football and football, in specific the Swiss national squad is what the Swiss looked for,...

racism in switzerland: an expat s perspective

An African-American woman living in Switzerland shares her and her children's everyday...

swiss voters give strong backing to social...

Should detectives be allowed spy on insurance claimants to weed out fraud? Yes,say Swiss voters,...

switzerland ponders response to china s expansion

China is in the rapidly lane towards becoming the main world power. This has consequences for other...

the stress test by ian robertson review - why...

We have long known that stress can be energising. This engaging book,full of science and vivid...

overworked, underpaid and slapped: nannies find...

National Nanny Training Days across the US connect nannies,who often endure unfair work conditions...

if the way the nhs is organised seems absurd,...

Turbulent reorganisations,rising debt and critical staff shortages – no wonder there is a growing...

new year, old grievances: why britain s bugbears...

A new survey of what’s on our minds reveals a nation still obsessed with the same things as in the...

we cured your mothers cancer, but your love fixed...

This Christmas I’d like to write a letter to the daughter of one of my patients – because I...

big longitudinal social study halted by lack of...

Life Study,which was intending to follow babies through their lives, is abandoned after failure to...

doctors, teachers, the police - public servants...

It’s practically impossible now to defend the state without being labelled left wing. It wasn’t...

for the record

“Vaping’s benefits being hyped by smoking lobby,academics claim (News, last week, and page 21)...

slight increase in women sitting in swiss company...

Female representation on top management boards in Switzerland rose slightly final year,though the...

controversial sect leader uriella dies

Erika Bertschinger-Eicke,better known as Uriella, has died aged 90. The convicted fraudster founded...

why some swiss people still get measles

Measles,a potentially deadly virus, is still breaking out in Switzerland, or despite the...

changes ahead for homeschooling families

There are 1000 children being homeschooled in Switzerland,600 of them in the western Swiss canton of...

more and more people opting to die at home

The treatment and comfort offered dying people in Switzerland could yet be improved,according to...

exit reports over 1,200 assisted suicides in 2018

The Swiss assisted suicide organisation EXIT helped a total of 1204 people terminate their lives in...

thousands demonstrate for climate action

Tens of thousands of people have been demonstrating in thirteen towns across Switzerland calling for...

hobby ice skaters urged to wear helmets

Some 3600 ice-skaters require medical attention every year in Switzerland,with nearly nine out of...

swiss president chosen as sign of the year by...

Humour is a universal language. This is reflected in the Swiss Sign of the Year,which pokes gentle...

switzerland s first female ambassador in paris

It’s still scarce for top diplomatic postings to recede to women,but things are changing. Livia...

when death is celebrated

The Mexican Day of the Dead is also celebrated in Switzerland. Together,Mexican expats and the...

it s hard to listen to a swiss complain

Professional mountain biker Ariane Lüthi has lived in South Africa for eight years. As a woman,she...

kiss and tell visa incident sparks official...

A Vietnamese woman had to share intimate relationship information to get a short-term Swiss visa....

everything is a little bit more relaxed

Florian Lüthi only became an expatriate this year after moving to the Netherlands,where he hopes to...

is the british establishment finally finished?

Aeron Davis has spent 20 years researching Britain’s elite,interviewing more than 350 leaders in...

new stamp dedicated to the 175th anniversary of...

On October 14,2016 “HayPost” CJSC put into circulation one stamp dedicated to the first...

pam donohue obituary

Our friend Pam Donohue,who has died of cancer aged 66, was the manager of the Fulham Legal Advice...

matthew desmond: i want my work to bear witness...

Aditya Chakrabortty spends the day meeting residents of the poorest parts of Milwaukee with the...

that was the nhs: stories of hope, kindness and...

Over the past four weeks the Guardian has attempted to get close to Britain’s health service –...

sue adamson obituary

The varied career of my friend Sue Adamson,who has taken her own life at the age of 52, included...

five ways work will change in the future

As part of our report on how work is changing,we take a peek into a world where your boss is...

britain s farmland has become a tax haven. who...

With soaring prices and generous tax breaks,speculation on agricultural land is putting housing...

confetti king explains his labour of love

Basel’s carnival is in full swing and confetti is raining down on the city’s streets. Much of it...

a day in the life of an avalanche dog

Vali Meier,responsible for rescue and safety in the Davos-Klosters mountain region, skis off down...

swiss workplace inequality, by the numbers

Work,politics, wages: the differences between women and men in Switzerland are meaningful. We behold...

women take to the streets for their rights

International Women’s Day has been marked in Switzerland with public protests,calls for equal pay...

geneva to regularise 3,500 illegal immigrants

Around 3500 undocumented migrants living in Geneva are expected to be regularised under the...

swiss pay more welfare than big eu states

Social benefit payouts in Switzerland reached a record level in 2016,but actually the wealthy nation...

why gifted pupils need more support

Not all gifted children are receiving the support they need in Swiss schools,with an estimated up to...

morphine use increases in swiss hospitals

Morphine consumption in outpatient treatment in Switzerland increased by 70% in 2017,according to a...

no worries for swiss family in new zealand

Even though she’d never been there before,Eva Hefti took the chance and moved with her family to...

un migration pact: a hard landing for soft law

The uproar caused by the UN migration pact may bear been largely political,but it also raises...

study examines health of geneva s undocumented...

Little by little,Geneva is discovering more approximately the thousands of undocumented immigrants...

activists found guilty of helping migrants enter...

A French court has found seven activists,including two Swiss nationals, guilty of helping migrants...

helvetia is calling! is she being heard?

On December 5,the Swiss parliament will elect two fresh ministers to succeed Johann Schneider-Ammann...

so that every child can get to know their roots

For a century,the Foundation for Young Swiss Abroad (FYSA) has made it possible for children with...

ukraine to mark 70th anniversary of elimination of...

Ukraine’s Supreme Rada has ruled to designate October 25,2016 as the day of commemoration of the...

the app to cure your loneliness: swipe right for...

The Bumble dating app has now launched BFF – a feature for finding friends. In a connected world...

the ministry of nostalgia review - a bracing...

Owen Hatherley rails against public acquiescence in what he sees as a falsification of Britain’s...

how can nhs mental health services improve?...

A Guardian reader manifesto: better access to services,wider variety of therapies and less reliance...

unfinished business review - anne marie slaughter...

So women still can’t fill it all – but Slaughter misses an opportunity to put tough data behind...

red cross develops war video games - with rules

The view that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is developing military shooter...

app to help swiss army recruits get fit

Having fit soldiers is considerable for the Swiss army – it means fewer injuries and fewer people...

majority of population see racism as key social...

nearly 60% of the Swiss population consider racism an critical social problem,a poll by the Federal...

immigration to switzerland continues to rise

The number people moving into Switzerland rose again last year,taking the foreign population further...

sri lankan adoption scheme: questionable but not...

The Swiss authorities have published a report aimed at shedding light on a long-running,partly...

swiss youths strike for climate protection

Thousands of young people from schools and universities around Switzerland went on strike on Friday...

nation urged to vaccinate against tick borne...

Ticks have become such a menace across Switzerland that the government is urging everyone to get...

charity helps tipsy drivers get home safe

Nearly 4000 people in Switzerland used the “Nez Rouge” volunteer driver service to salvage...

advertising tries to reach classrooms

Companies and aid organisations are increasingly sponsoring teaching materials in Swiss public...

voters to decide the fate of social welfare...

Should detectives be allowed to spy on insurance claimants to weed out fraud? Swiss voters go to the...

maurine mercier: journalism is a link between...

Swiss journalist Maurine Mercier started to pick an interest in the Arab-Islamic culture and its...

air defense drills involving various aircraft kick...

Photo: Sergei Bobylev/Russian Defence Ministry Press Office/TASS Around 100 aircraft,radar troops...

free speech: ten principles for a connected world...

This urgent,encyclopedic study explores what freedom of speech means in an age of diversityFreedom...

what would you like to see from the nhs mental...

As share of our reporting on the NHS,we’d like to hear from our readers on what they’d like to...

what would you like to see from the nhss mental...

As piece of our reporting on the NHS,we’d like to hear from our readers on what they’d like to...

marriage for all opponents hand in signatures for...

Swiss voters stare set to have the last word on a historic same-sex marriage law after opponents on...

do tightened gun laws lead to greater security?

The Swiss government has a clear message for voters: Approve the new gun law reform and citizens...

closing the gender gap: a swiss view at wef

On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum,IKEA Switzerland CEO Simona Scarpaleggia offers her...

police need permission to film employees at work

The Swiss Federal Court has ruled that the consume of police video surveillance to gather evidence...

brits in switzerland wonder about their rights...

Can British citizens in Switzerland feel reassured approximately their post-Brexit situation...

why one party is opposing the criminalisation of...

final year,parliament approved legislation to criminalise homophobia. Now, a small...

new cash bonus for babies born south of the swiss...

In an effort to boost the local birthrate,the Italian-speaking section of Switzerland is introducing...

switzerland could do more for the stateless, un...

Switzerland has been slammed for its conservative approach when it comes to protecting the rights of...

big differences between the law and reality

How does a Swiss person integrate in Russia? Having Russian friends and an interest in local...

swiss expats buck the pension reform trend

Unlike their compatriots in Switzerland,Swiss voters who live abroad came out massively in favour of...

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