Why hasn’t a mega attack happened?
Despite many warnings, no major attack has taken place on the United States. So it is logical to ask why this hasn’t happened yet, and if it ever will. For the past few years, US officials have warned of a coming mega cyber attack against critical infrastructure, something akin to the Japanese attack on Pearl […]
Data visualisation aims to change view of global health
Cynthia Graber Features correspondent Thinkstock (Copyright: Thinkstock) By creating a new and innovative way to look at massive amounts of patient data worldwide, one man hopes he can change the way public health crises are managed, as Cynthia Graber reports. Imagine you are a foreign aid worker trying to persuade a senior politician in a […]
Are good readers more likely to give up on maths?
Louisa Lyon Features correspondent Getty Images Girls who do well at maths are more likely than boys to do even better at reading. Is this part of the reason for the gender gap in STEM fields? It’s not that girls and women are bad at maths. While boys do tend to perform better than girls […]
Having a baby in your 40s or later? Consider this
Kate Ashford Features correspondent Thinkstock (Credit: Thinkstock) Pregnant at 65…with quadruplets? It’s not out of the realm of possibility. If all goes well, Germany’s Annegret Raunigk will be the oldest woman to give birth to quads. Still, having children at 60 is unusual. Kids past 40, however, is becoming more common. When Gregory Gardner’s son, […]
How women are wresting back time
Leslie Gevirtz Features correspondent Women are increasingly leaving the corporate world to start their own businesses. (Thinkstock) Jane Kettlewell is no stranger to hard work. Currently a New York-based wine professional, Kettlewell has been working long hours since she was just 16. As she entered her 50s, however, she realised it was time for a […]
Facing death, new perspective on work and life
Bryan Borzykowski Features correspondent Courtesy of Kerstin Duhme (Credit: Courtesy of Kerstin Duhme) Read More Stories of professional women crafting successful careers and personal lives Six years ago, Kerstin Duhme’s life nearly came to an abrupt end. She was preparing to hike the Aconcagua, a nearly 7,000-metre high mountain in Argentina, when a massive storm […]
Solve the kissing conundrum
Mark Johanson Features correspondent Thinkstock To kiss or not to kiss? (Credit: Thinkstock) Gilles Debunne may be a Frenchman, but even he has trouble working out how many cheeks to kiss as he travels around France. The 40-year-old software engineer from Toulouse said that when he meets someone from another part of the country “there […]
Drink wine, make money? The latest house party trend
Leslie Gevirtz Features correspondent (Thinkstock) It’s a great opportunity to meet lots of new people. Out of the way Avon and Pampered Chef. Wine is the newest excuse to throw a party, sell things to your friends and neighbours — and make a little money. “I tried selling cosmetics and nutritional products, but couldn’t make […]
Louis Smith leads stunning British gymnasts in qualifying
China’s men stuttered from apparatus to apparatus, piecing together a surprisingly mediocre score of 269.985 to qualify sixth. Britain led qualifying for a time with 272.420, but the United States (275.342) and Russia (272.595) surpassed the hosts in the last qualifying session. Germany, Japan, Ukraine and France are the other qualifiers, although Japan also struggled […]
Why a side-gig can be harder for women
Women are a third less likely than men to start a business – so how can we better turn ideas into success stories? Three women offer some help and advice. This story is from an episode of Woman’s Hour presented by Jane Garvey. To listen to more episodes of Woman’s Hour from BBC Radio 4, please […]