It seems that if you give previously disengaged people something to believe in, the connection with politics is instant and inspiring, writes Shabi [AP] If you’re a dedicated neoliberal, it might feel lately as though attempts to discredit Western anti-austerity politicians is a bit like playing whack-a-mole: No sooner is one progressive dealt with, when another one pops up. This, at any rate, is

New technique can help make replica body parts that can replace models or cadavers used for training doctors. They have printed everything from guns to shoes. Now, 3D printers are helping to make replica body parts. Medical staff at a university in Australia are pioneering the technique, which they think could change the way doctors are taught. Normally, students training in medicine use models or

Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-FitrThree-day Eid al-Fitr festival marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. Women attend Eid al-Fitr prayers at Parangkusumo beach in Yogyakarta. [Slamet Riyadi/AP Photo] Muslims around the world are celebrating the three-day Eid al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. The beginning and end of Islamic months are determi

Flash is officially more trouble than it’s worth. Here's how you can kill it now. Adobe Flash—that insecure, ubiquitous resource hog everyone hates to need—is under siege, again, and hopefully for the last time. The latest calls for its retirement come from some of the Internet’s most powerful players, but if the combined clattering of Facebook, Firefox, and a legion of unsatisfied users isn't eno

Some of my favorite Japanese people share a common trait: They hate the word ganbaru (頑張る). In fact, they resent being offered encouragement with phrases like ganbatte ne, ganbare, ganbatte kudasai or any of the other imperative iterations of the usually mindless exhortation directed at people experiencing adversity. Those learning Japanese may be surprised that ganbaru could have anything other t

Catania, Italy – At a bustling market in Catania, as people went about their morning shopping, Giuseppe Sapienza ran his juice stand and reflected on the latest wave of boat migrants to reach the Sicilian city. “Too many people are arriving and it’s a problem, for Sicily and the whole of Italy.” Across Catania authorities prepared for another day of hundreds of migrants coming ashore. More than 20

WITH a weak opposition, an election in the bag and buoyant approval ratings, the government of Shinzo Abe, Japan’s prime minister, would hardly seem to have much to fight against. Yet it is waging an increasingly heavy-handed campaign to intimidate the media. Even pro-government journalists are crying foul.

Living with creaturesPhotographers have documented the relationships between humans and animals in countless ways. Some photos depict how animals depend on us and others show how we rely on animals. The ways in which we share this world and interact with other living things is endless and sometimes very unique. CaptionSaxophonist and composer Xavier Rosselle (L) and dancers (from L) Gilles Noel, Y

What are we to make of the strange gravitational pull that empty boxes have on cats? Take heart feline enthusiasts. Your cat's continued indifference toward her new Deluxe Scratch DJ Deck may be disappointing, but there is an object that's pretty much guaranteed to pique her interest. That object, as the Internet has so thoroughly documented, is a box. Any box, really. Big boxes, small boxes, irre

Volcano Villarrica has erupted in Chile scattering lava across the surrounding region. Sunday (March 2). The mayor of the area, Los Rios, has issued a yellow alert with 9,000 people set to be evacuated from Pocura and Conaripe, should the alert continue.

Ana Redmond launched into a technology career for an exciting challenge and a chance to change the world. She was well-equipped to succeed too: An ambitious math and science wiz, she could code faster, with fewer errors, than anyone she knew. In 2011, after 15 years, she left before achieving a management position. Garann Means became a programmer for similar reasons. After 13 years, she quit too,

A young couple on a date in a cafe in Tokyo.John Dominis—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images Boy meets girl. Boy and girl fall in love. Boy and girl get married, buy a house and have (on average) 2.2 children. This may have been a common story for heterosexual couples in America in the 1950s, but when LIFE dispatched John Dominis to capture love and marriage in post-war Japan, he found a land

TOKYO (Reuters) - A former adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has praised apartheid as a model for how Japan could expand immigration, prompting the government’s top spokesman on Friday to emphasize that Japan’s immigration policy was based on equality. Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers his policy speech at the lower house of parliament in Tokyo February 12, 2015. REUTERS/Thomas Peter A