Pelé inspired millions with his exploits on the soccer pitch, but also had to confront power to extract himself from the sport's social constraints. Pictorial Parade/Archive Photos/Getty Images As arguably the greatest soccer player of all time is laid to rest, Prof José Paulo Florenzano of the Pontifical Catholic UniversityContinue Reading
Electric vehicles went mainstream in 2022, so 2023’s designs will be bold, weird, and wonderful. Here are a few flashes of inspiration.Continue Reading
A Sinn Féin-led government in the Republic could bring about a fundamental change in the country’s economic policy, the Taoiseach has said. Leo Varadkar insisted it would be a “change for the worse” as he claimed Sinn Féin policies would mean “less business, fewer jobs and lower incomes”. Mr Varadkar’sContinue Reading
Artificial intelligence will try—and fail—to grasp the subtleties of human expression.Continue Reading
Brazil great Pelé has died at the age of 82. The three-time World Cup winner had been in hospital in São Paulo since late November. Pele’s daughter Kely Nascimento wrote on Instagram: “We are thanks to you. We love you infinitely. Rest in peace.” A inspiração e o amor marcaramContinue Reading
A row of 1970s terraced houses in Bristol. Paul D Smith As an expert in media and cultural studies, I once appeared in a television series about technology in the home during the last three decades of the 20th century. You can listen to more articles from The Conversation, narratedContinue Reading
Monkey Business Images / Shutterstock Most people think democracy is something that adults do and regard the prospect of children voting as too silly to even contemplate. In the early 20th century, many democracies began (ostensibly) operating with universal suffrage, ensuring voting rights were no longer withheld from adults onContinue Reading
The long-awaited bill is set to pass next year, but its many limitations make it ineffective. It might even set a dangerous precedent for free speech.Continue Reading
Updated 7.30pm Three people killed on St Stephen’s Day in a tragic road traffic accident in Co Tyrone have been named. Patrick Rogers (20s) and Jennifer Acheson (80s) were the drivers of two vehicles that collided on the Cookstown to Dungannon Road on Monday. Mr Rogers’ mother-in-law, Mary Duffy, wasContinue Reading
Common ground: back-channel negotiations have succeeded in brokering deals including over grain exports. vchal via Shutterstock At the G20 summit in Bali in November, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky announced a new ten-point plan to end hostilities. He demands nothing less than the withdrawal of Russian troops from all of Ukraine,Continue Reading
