Independent Analysis and Reportage
Our picks this week include a history of how America came to love football, a book about freedom of speech, an adaptation of a Woolf book and two artistic takes on nature.
Sensors cannot replace bridge inspectors. They can help engineers see corrosion, cracks, scour and weak magnetic signals that eyes alone can miss.
No vaccinated young woman in England has died of cervical cancer in years. Japan’s vaccine scare shows how easily that progress can unravel.
Fathers are more involved than ever. So why do so many still feel overlooked and unsupported?
Public trust in UK water companies is low, and this could be a challenge when the country faces another serious drought.
The source was a newly discovered bacterium called Legionella pneumophila that can thrive in household pipes, whirlpools, cooling units and outdoor fountains.
The film zeros in on the generation of children whose formative years are unfolding in front of screens.
Makerfield’s new MP said the area would give its name to a new test to ensure fairness for neglected areas.
With such cuts in programming and in jobs, will the BBC be able to maintain its high level of trust and attention?
Of all the characteristics we might prize in a leader – competence, integrity, careful judgment, ethical courage – why do people rate charisma so highly?
What grants influential women visibility and diplomatic status? Women in Diplomacy day on June 24 is an opportunity to consider how female-led efforts are recognised, valued and remembered.
Italian and British governments conspired to brand Violet Albina Gibson ‘insane’ as it was politically expedient.