Brits will flock to Duolingo to dust up on their French but they’re terrified of maths Phoebe Arslanagic-Wakefield We love learning French on Duolingo, but we don't want to learn maths in the UK. But we should, because we would be reaping benefits personally and professionally, writes Phoebe Arslanagic-Wakefield
We’re about to pour billions into childcare, but is preschool really good for kids? Phoebe Arslanagic-Wakefield Investment into childcare is a really good thing, but most be done smartly. For instance, is pre-school beneficial? The evidence is mixed, writes Phoebe Arslanagic-Wakefield
Don’t be fooled, buy now pay later firms aren’t your BFF, they just want your money Phoebe Arslanagic Wakefield With millennial pink branding and cutesy messages, firms like Klarna want you to forget they are trying to push you into debt, writes Phoebe Arslanagic-Wakefield
The economics of envy: ditch the roses for Valentine’s and bake a cake instead February 14, 2023 This Valentine's Day, instead of going for a teddy bear or roses, gift your loved one a shared experience - as economics teach us that's what they'll really appreciate, writes Phoebe Arslanagic Wakefield
Despite its glitches and quirks, we would all be better off not dismissing artificial intelligence December 23, 2022 After years of being told that powerful artificial intelligence technology with jaw-dropping capabilities is just about to barrel into our lives, this may be remembered as the year that it finally did. But instead of busting down humanity’s front door with medical nanorobots or job-stealing automatons, AI has quietly become mainstream in the disarming guise [...]
Pro-choice voters made their choice and beat back a wave of Republican candidates November 15, 2022 After Joe Biden saw off a “red wave”, the central role played by one issue in buoying up Democratic performance is clear: abortion.
If Truss can get young people into work, she can win them September 29, 2022 Truss has a limited amount of time to prove her gamble will pay off and bring people onside.
As we move on from Russia, let’s be clear-eyed about our relationship with the Saudis August 18, 2022 When it comes to foreign policy, hawkishness is clearly in vogue. In the Conservative leadership contest, both the Truss and Sunak camps have vied to accuse each other of being dovish on China and soft on Russia. Would prime minister Truss or Sunak be a surer friend to Volodymyr Zelensky? Who would bring the hammer [...]
Tax the childless? We need to build a country economically fit for families July 6, 2022 Last weekend, something unusual occurred – a demographics expert went viral. Not usually the purview of front-page news, a piece by Dr Paul Morland, of Oxford University, on how Britain could improve its falling fertility rate provoked accusations of Nazism and of treating women as incubators. Certainly, some of Morland’s suggestions were stupid, some even [...]
America’s Roe v Wade reckoning could be ours too if we don’t defend choice May 6, 2022 In America, the right to choose – to keep or end a pregnancy – is under threat. On Monday night, a leaked opinion from the US Supreme Court showed the judges were prepared to strike down its famous Roe v Wade ruling, in opposition to the 69 per cent of Americans who want it to [...]
