Innovation

Corporate Rebels

Workplace savants bringing magic to the daily grind

The Corporate Rebels travel the world to brighten up your working day and take a challenge to management. HAL WILLIAMS reports EVER felt overlooked and...

Travis Kalanick: Uber or Bust

Whether you’re the old-fashioned type that likes to hail a cab by the roadside or rich enough to have your own driver, it’s likely...

Bhutan: Sustainable Happiness

At around the time Abba were raising a glass of Babycham to toast their number one chart success with Waterloo, the good folk of...
Jelly Drops

Sweet success as Jelly Drops give elderly a necessary hydration hit

LONDON start-up Jelly Drops is helping to boost proper hydration among elderly people and those living with dementia. These groups have been among the hardest-hit...
Shanghai maglev train

The future isn’t here, but it’s coming towards you – fast!

BV’s RICHARD THOMAS gazes into his (liquid) crystal ball and shares visions of future technology, from fusion power to, well, flying cars… FUSION power is,...

Rosalind Franklin: Uncovering the Double Helix

For scientists, winning a Nobel Prize represents the highest accolade for ground-breaking, original endeavours. Competition for the coveted award can be fierce and skulduggery...
Parties prohibited

It just had to happen: virtual office party coming your way

PUSH, a wellbeing and performance company, has announced an alternative to the traditional office party, with a very 2020 twist. After a year that has...
Huawei phones

The IP man cometh: China bows to international will

East is east and West is west, and our man in the middle, businessman LEO AUSTIN — UK-based but with decades of experience in...

North America: New Canadian Realities and Assorted Trans-Oceanic Rivalries

Canadian voters have been in a rather rebellious mood since the early 2010s when voters in Saskatchewan ousted the long-ruling and progressive New Democratic...