Alcohol consumption is Europe is dwindling. Italians and French are downing a third less than they used to 30 years ago. Spreading fast-food eateries, growing health and security awareness or a more hectic working environment may be contributing to this steady sobering up of Europeans. Also the taste is changing. Poles now frequently go for…
Education investments – Worthwile in the Long Run
A recently published OECD-study confirms that a better overall education system makes a big difference. A worldwide increase of 25 points in the PISA study (comparative education success study) during the next 20 years would trigger 115 trillion dollars benefits over 80 years. Germany would gain 5000 billions and if German pupils managed to become…
Psychologie – Why Fines Can Trigger Disobedience
Every day ten parents didn’t manage to fetch their children on time at a nursery in Haifa / Israel. In an attempt to tackle the problem, the staff then asked parents to pay a small fee for being late. The result was surprising. Not only the fine didn’t prevent parents from coming too late but…
Woman Drives Car in Saudi-Arabia – The World is Changing, Eventually
In a stampede a young woman rescues dozens by driving her father’s car and towing nine other cars away. What is noteworthy about this incident is not only the smart reaction of the girl but the fact she drove a car notwithstanding the ban on women driving cars in Saudi-Arabia without being punished. It is…
