The world’s going to hell, right? A full 71% of Britons say the world is getting worse. Actually, things may not be so bad – but research suggests we’re inclined to feel that way. We sit down with assistant professor of behavioural science Ed O’Brien to discuss the effects of negativity bias.

Uber plans to make ‘everything’ available on-demand in South Africa, with UberEverything providing food, home delivery and numerous other courier services at the push of a button. With the continent undergoing a consumerism boom, it's ripe new ground for for the brand.

You can’t move for being told how to be happy. It’s a choice, claims Coca-Cola in its Choose Happiness campaign. It’s the truth, croons Pharrell in Happy. We can redesign our lives to achieve it, says Paul Dolan in Happiness by Design. But what does ‘being happy’ mean, and how do we achieve it?

Disappointing governments have left an entire global population of young people disenfranchised, and questioning existing systems. With a shrinking number of Gen Yers considering democracy to be a political ideal, their faith in government is suffering.