Nigeria’s Tradition Of Matching Outfits At Events Has A Downside
Oludayo Tade, University of Ibadan Matching outfits made from identical fabric. They’re a regular feature at parties, weddings and funerals in Nigeria, spotted across social media and fashion pages....
View ArticleThe Search For An Effective HIV Vaccine Continues
Anatoli Kamali, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine An HIV vaccine trial that started in 2016 in South Africa was halted in February 2020. The study sponsors made the call after interim...
View ArticleRefresh On Sunday: True Righteousness
Reading 1 SIR 15:15-20 If you choose you can keep the commandments, they will save you; if you trust in God, you too shall live; he has set before you fire and water to whichever you choose, stretch...
View ArticleStyle And Rhythm: Body. Soul. Mind. Spirit
My body crawls. I am so weak. My soul aches. It is so painful. My mind thinks. I have no idea. My spirit wonders. Which way is right? Adaudo Anyiam-Osigwe from her book of poems: A Little...
View ArticleWant To Be A Woman In Science? Here’s Advice From Those Who’ve Gone Before
Ntombizikhona Beaulah Ndlovu, iThemba LABS; Amanda Weltman, University of Cape Town; Amélie Beaudet, University of the Witwatersrand; Judith Koskey, Egerton University; Marilyn Ronoh, University of...
View ArticleHere’s Why The WHO Says A Coronavirus Vaccine Is 18 Months Away
Rob Grenfell, CSIRO and Trevor Drew, CSIRO The World Health Organisation said this week it may be 18 months before a vaccine against the coronavirus is publicly available. Let’s explore why, even with...
View ArticleGiving Back To English: How Nigerian Words Made It Into The Oxford English...
Kingsley Ugwuanyi, Northumbria University, Newcastle Nigeria was recently in the spotlight when the Oxford English Dictionary announced that its January 2020 update included 29 Nigerian English words....
View ArticleOut-Of-Context Photos Are A Powerful Low-Tech Form Of Misinformation
Lisa Fazio, Vanderbilt University When you think of visual misinformation, maybe you think of deepfakes – videos that appear real but have actually been created using powerful video editing algorithms....
View ArticleAfrica’s Growing Lead Battery Industry Is Causing Extensive Contamination
Faridah Hussein Were, University of Nairobi Africa is facing a serious lead poisoning problem. In Senegal, for example, researchers linked the deaths of children from processing lead waste to supply a...
View ArticleAdvice Papa Gave Me: Don’t Cut Corners
One of the things I dislike most is creased clothing but I wasn’t always like this. Growing up, my dad took it upon himself to teach my brother and I how to iron. Remembering his words, “a gentleman...
View ArticleWoman Crush Wednesday: Phoebe Dami-Asolo
Our Woman Crush Wednesday, Phoebe Dami-Asolo, has had a long successful history in brand management; brand building, brand strategy development, integrated marketing and communications. This history’s...
View ArticleEating Meat: Links To Chronic Disease Might Be Related To Amino Acids – New...
Laura Brown, Teesside University and Kelly Rose, Teesside University Plant-based diets have been popular in the media recently, but research shows that going vegetarian or vegan isn’t only good for the...
View ArticleDo Art And Literature Cultivate Empathy?
Nick Haslam, University of Melbourne This article is part of our series on understanding others’ feelings. In it we examine empathy, including what it is, whether our doctors need more of it, and when...
View ArticleTraditional And Contemporary (Week Sixty One)
Traditional and Contemporary focuses on Ankara fabric spliced with contemporary tailoring. African fashion has taken a spike in creative designing over the years and we are ultra-excited to be...
View ArticleThe Focused Life Summit Recap
The hundreds of people that thronged Northgate Arena, Anthony, Lagos to attend the flagship edition of TheFocusedLife Summit on the 18th of January, 2020 had one focus for the new year- to be more, to...
View ArticleFavourite Instagram Looks Of The Week
This week, we’ve curated our favourite fashion styled looks found on Instagram from the most stylish pages. Check them below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Juliette Foxx...
View ArticleWhat Your Profile Pic Says About You In The Tinder Age
Chaim Kuhnreich, Concordia University While dating and personal ads have been around for decades, the way we meet the people we date has changed dramatically in the last five years. Dating apps such as...
View ArticleCould We Live In A World Without Rules?
Nick Chater, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick I’m in my late twenties and I’m feeling more and more constrained by rules. From the endless signs that tell me to “stand on the right” on...
View ArticleWhat Other Cultures Can Teach Parents About Raising Their Children
Sam Carr, University of Bath We live in a competitive world, where worth and value are increasingly based on league tables and performance indicators – and parenting hasn’t escaped this sort of...
View ArticleRefresh On Sunday: Faith And Works
JAMES 2:14-24, 26; PSALM 112; MARK 8:34-9:1. Reading 1 Jas 2:14-24, 26 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a...
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