Emanuel Santos
How Japan’s schools teach life lessons beyond the classroom
There’s far more to Japanese schools than rote learning and cramming. Our Tokyo bureau chief explores the country’s best-in-class approaches to moulding responsible citizens.
From doctors to plumbers: Ten human jobs that will survive the AI onslaught
AI could – and probably will – change the way that many of us work. But some sectors will be insulated more than others. We ponder the careers that will survive (or even thrive).
Can neuroscience help architects design buildings that make us feel better?
Buildings do more than just shelter us: they inform how we feel on a psychological and physical level. Researchers in the field of neuro-architecture are developing new ways of creating stress-free urban environments.
As interest in Stem careers fade, Germany turns to foreign workers to fill the technical talent gap
Once considered the workshop of the world, Germany is struggling to maintain its position as a global technological powerhouse. Why are Europe’s younger generations turning away from strenuous subjects?
Are city kids safer than those in the countryside? The walk to school matters more than you might think
Whether it’s sending your kids on their first walk to school or teaching them to survive the perils of a boiling pot, the independence you give your children helps build a lifetime of resilience.
How the art world repackaged ‘cross-category collecting’ as a clever new trend
Buyers are bidding on old masters as well as postmodern pieces – sometimes at the same auction. But hasn’t it always been this way?
If education is only about earning, what happens to learning?
The acquisition of knowledge is becoming more commodified, seen as a way of filling gaps in the workforce. But for a society to thrive, it needs to remember how to value learning.
The smarter AI becomes, the more crucial people skills will be
A business is – and always has been – about building and maintaining relationships. The leaders of the future will possess the ‘soft’ skills that AI can never acquire.
