How it hurt Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and countless other brands — There’s no such thing as bad publicity. It’s become a cornerstone of marketing, it’s built the foundations for advertising campaigns across the globe and even has equivalents in different languages — in French, ‘succès de scandale’, meaning ‘success from scandal.’ Of course, this statement can turn out to be true…

Why we still haven’t managed to communicate with the people of North Sentinel Island — North Sentinel Island, in the Bay of Bengal, is home to the Sentinelese people. Located between India and the Malay Peninsula, the island forms part of the Indian Andaman Islands. Being so close to other inhabited land masses, North Sentinel is hardly what we would describe as remote. In fact…

Is the new software really a ‘Google killer’? — ChatGPT has been a prominent feature in the news in recent weeks, but what actually is it? Well, in short, it is a software launched just three months ago which allows users to ask a question and receive a quick, AI-generated response. …

The most murderous regimes which killed from 2 million to 78 million people. — Throughout history the world has witnessed some extremely evil dictators, of which many do not immediately come to mind upon first thought. These men ran, and in some cases are still running, some of the most brutal regimes ever to be seen on planet Earth. Here is a list of…

Overlooked things you can do to learn a new language as a beginner. — I love language learning. Personally, I don’t really care what the language is, I just want to learn it. I was born in the UK, so I speak English natively. When I started high school, our classes allowed us to learn German, French, Spanish and Mandarin. …

His bravery in coming out highlights the issue of homophobia in sport and raises the question: why are there not more gay athletes? — On Monday 16th May 2022, 17-year-old British footballer Jake Daniels came out as gay during an interview with Sky News. During the interview, Daniels said he felt like now was the right time to do it as he was ready to tell people his story and hopefully inspire other gay…

Racism caused the first Chinese-born UK parliamentarian to not only quit her job, but question leaving the country. — In 2016, Chinese-born politician Anna Lo was forced to stand down from her post as a Northern Irish MLA after enduring years of racial abuse and campaigns attacking her ethnicity. Ms. Lo was originally born in British Hong Kong in 1950. …

Here’s how I plan to get it back. — As 2021 entered its last few months, I began to notice that my motivation levels had seriously dropped. There were so many things that I really wanted to do, and that I’d been planning to do for a long time, which I was just never getting round to. The year…

How to stay productive and stop procrastinating. — When I was in school, I was taught that studying should be done in blocks of around 35–40 minutes. My teachers told me that after this time, our brains start to rapidly lose focus and we are no longer able to memorise and retain certain pieces of information. Therefore, they…