Reading News for IELTS + Class Discussion

By Chris Mooney

“A MAN WITH A CONVICTION is a hard man to change. Tell him you disagree and he turns away. Show him facts or figures and he…

Why do we like to listen to tunes when we exercise? Psychologist Tom Stafford searches for answers within our brains, not the muscles we are exercising.

Imagine if you could print objects just by thinking about them. Camila Ruz visits one company to see whether this is far-fetched dream or a real possibility.

A New York restaurant has banned tipping to spare customers the bother. So is the discretionary tip falling out of favour?

Leaked documents suggest the US is able to access details of internet activity. But what can be found out about users in the UK?

Ian Brown: The books you read, the emails you send, the TV shows you watch – 'big data' could jump to conclusions about your life

Technology is everywhere for a good reason. It's useful. But what are some of the side effects of technology for students and everyone else?

British children say 'like' five times more than their grandparents according to a 20-year language study, while 'love' is all around us.

Some of the prose on the web is dreadful, but some is as good as anything on paper

History suggests that religions that don't change die out - but how do they manage it without undermining themselves?

Dr Dave Hone: The correct use of formal scientific names of organisms is key to accurate communication, but despite the simplicity of the system, it is rarely done right

Many don’t understand why they should be concerned about surveillance if they have nothing to hide.

The BBC's security correspondent Gordon Corera considers issues of legality and public trust surrounding revelations of a massive US surveillance programme.

When it comes to social media, men tend to spend more time on some sites, women on others.

It’s one of those things that happen as a blogger; you remember writing a post about a particular subject and then consign yourself to not revisiting it for a while. Well, somehow it’s been the bes...

Facebook, like other web superpowers, has always wanted to be seen as a technology business, not a media player. That's because media companies, which control their own content, are under the spotlight from regulators, politicians and advertisers.

Simon Horobin, an English professor, at Oxford university has suggested that apostrophe use should be more widely discussed and asks for spelling and grammar pedants to relax.

The digital revolution is making us poorer rather than creating the bright shiny future of sci-fi canon, says Jaron Lanier, and we need to take back control of our data

More than half the world’s population are concentrated in urban areas, and this is having an effect not just culturally, but biologically too.

Cognitive scientist and philosopher Daniel Dennett is one of America's foremost thinkers. In this extract from his new book, he reveals some of the lessons life has taught him