Test 1
Case Study: Tourism New Zealand website
New Zealand is a small country of four million inhabitants, a long-haul flight from all the major tourist-generating markets of the world.
Why being bored is stimulating – and useful, too?
This most common of emotions is turning out to be more interesting than we thought.
Artificial artist?
Can computers really create works of art?
Test 2
Bringing cinnamon to Europe
Cinnamon is a sweet, fragrant spice produced from the inner bark of trees of the genus Cinnamomum, which is native to the Indian sub-continent.
Oxytocin
The positive and negative effects of the chemical known as the ‘love hormone’
MAKING THE MOST OF TRENDS
Experts from Harvard Business School give advice to managers.
Test 3
The coconut palm
For millennia, the coconut has been central to the lives of Polynesian and Asian peoples. In the western world, on the other hand, coconuts have always been exotic and unusual, sometimes rare.
How baby talk gives infant brains a boost
The typical way of talking to a baby – high-pitched, exaggerated and repetitious – is a source of fascination for linguists who hope to understand how ‘baby talk’ impacts on learning.
Whatever happened to the Harappan Civilisation?
New research sheds light on the disappearance of an ancient society.
Test 4
Cutty Sark: the fastest sailing ship of all time
The nineteenth century was a period of great technological development in Britain, and for shipping the major changes were from wind to steam power, and from wood to iron and steel.
SAVING THE SOIL
More than a third of the Earth’s top layer is at risk. Is there hope for our planet’s most precious resource?
Book Review
The Happiness Industry: How the Government and Big Business Sold Us Well-Being By William Davies.