Referee sparks New Zealand fury as media take digs at South Africa

The New Zealand press bitterly called out South Africa for their perceived gamesmanship during the Rugby World Cup final. An NZ Herald headline bemoaned “Well done to South Africa, the best at not playing rugby” and encapsulated the mood among the country’s media. In the piece, columnist Paul Lewis observes:Continue Reading

Parkinson's disease: tai chi may help manage symptoms – new research

Tai chi has been practised for centuries. Mladen Mitrinovic/ Shutterstock The centuries-old martial art of tai chi is shown to have many health benefits – including improving balance, reducing anxiety and preventing cardiovascular disease. But these aren’t the only benefits this exercise may have. A recently published study has demonstratedContinue Reading

The Conversation

Social media platforms have been implicated in conflicts of all scales, from urban gun violence to the storming of the US Capitol building on January 6 and civil war in South Sudan. Scientifically, it is difficult to tell how much social media can be blamed for one-off incidents. But inContinue Reading