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The stereotype is that only children are spoilt, self-centred and neurotic. Now, researchers are turning some of these common misconceptions on their head, finds Amanda Ruggeri I AM an only [...]

Millions of us are turning to chatbots for emotional support. But can AI ever be capable of empathy? And what could possibly go wrong, asks Amanda Ruggeri ONE HUNDRED days [...]

The way your data is stored and shared online is changing – and you might be surprised to find how even mundane online activity can have a drastic influence on [...]

The article discusses the political activity referred to as generation Y, a youth movement made up of individuals born between the late 1970's and early 1990's. The author notes that the youth vote played an important role in the election of U.S. President Barack Obama and that, overall, generation Y tends to be more progressive and politically active than the previous generation.

TWO MILLENNIA AGO, gladiators, prostitutes, and politicians-Julius Caesar, for one--rubbed shoulders in Monti, Rome, a red-light district adjacent to the Forum and Colosseum. Today Monti is again red hot. In [...]

FOR DECADES IN ITALY, 'pensione' and 'fashionable' didn't belong in the same sentence. Small and family-run, without a concierge, room service, or sometimes even a working television, pensiones were seen [...]

FIRST, THE BASICS What's UNESCO? Part of the mission of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization is to designate sites of universal cultural value, such as Machu Picchu [...]

THE PARIS NEIGHBORHOOD AROUND the Canal St. Martin was long known more for decaying warehouses than for its wrought iron bridges. Then came the popular movie Amelie, with its title [...]

IF THERE IS ONE AROMA that unifies Liguria--the region that arcs along Italy's northwestern coast, joining France to Italy, Alps to sea--it's Genovese basil. Fragrant bouquets of basil line the [...]

IN ITALY, A LAND of Such Strict culinary customs that sprinkling Parmesan on your pizza is practically a crime, only one food is excepted from the no-eating-while-walking rule: gelato. On [...]

AT THE MOUTH of the Golden Horn, Istanbul's Karakoy has bustled with trade and commerce since the Byzantine era. Long overlooked by tourists and developers because of a trifecta offish [...]