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Survey finds one third of Gen Z avoiding retirement savings
Remember when retirement funds were a given? According to a new study, more Gen Zers are avoiding saving for old age and not thinking about their finances long-term. A new report from Bankrate says that 31% of Gen Z have not invested in their retirement savings over the last two years. This is a higher rate than older generations. 23% of Millennials aren’t saving, and an overall average of 24%...
How should musicians and bands reach Gen Z listeners?
Young artists looking to make a splash in the music industry have their work cut out for them. In a hyper competitive, video centric market, it can be difficult to gain traction with Gen Z audiences. Trying to create buzz or hype around a musical act in 2022 is a far harder feat than it was for the rockstars of yesteryear, and even then it was never easy to...
Pallet ‘pop up’ shelters used to help combat homelessness
What if you could build a house in less than an hour? The US company Pallet has created a shelter that does just that in an effort to fight homelessness. It can be a huge task building homes. Planning, construction, and plumbing can take months and even years, with sizeable costs and materials required before you can start. These nifty temporary shelters from Pallet skip all of those obstacles, however,...
Opinion – idolising billionaire bosses is a risk to worker rights
A new, lengthy article by Rolling Stone has outlined Kanye’s culture of bullying, pornography, and emotional abuse at Adidas. Alongside Elon Musk’s chaotic Twitter takeover, it’s time we stopped idealising billionaire bosses and prioritised worker rights. Kanye West is back in the news again this week after Rolling Stone published an exclusive article outlining years of emotional bullying and extreme, sexually charged meetings at Yeezy. It follows on from an...
NASA says astronauts will be living on moon by 2030
Think inhabiting the moon is stuff of science fiction fantasy? One NASA official reckons it will be a reality by the end of this decade, with the latest Artemis 1 mission the ‘first step.’ Astronauts could be living and working on the moon by 2030, one NASA official says. Head of US agency Orion lunar programme, Howard Hu, reckons that humans will be able to live in specially made habitats and...
New study finds drug testing sites make festivals safer
A survey analysed 250,000 festival attendees, examining the impacts of drug-checking provisions. It found that drug use did not go up, but instead festivals were safer overall. A new study by The Loop and Liverpool University suggests that drug testing facilities at festivals ensure a safer environment, with no particular uptake in use. Research published in Drugs, Habits and Social Policy looked at provisions available at festivals from 2016...
Exclusive – COP 27’s Decarbonisation Day with Michael Backlund
We spoke to Climate Science president and climate and peace activist Michael Backlund about COP27, decarbonisation, and how young people can get involved in fighting against the climate emergency. Friday of COP27’s first week was officially ‘Decarbonisation Day’, where leaders and attendees will discuss various technologies and campaigns to lower the carbon levels in our atmosphere, as well as examine our transition into a low carbon economy. To get a...
Exclusive – COP27’s Science Day with Ann Makosinski
We spoke to inventor and public speaker Ann Makosinski about science, climate change, and how COP27 can help young people to get their voices heard. We’re back with another exclusive chat with Ann Makosinski, the inventor and public speaker from Canada. In 2013 she won the Google Science Fair with a novel flashlight that uses Peltier tiles to transform human thermal energy into light. She also created the eDrink, a...
What issues will world leaders be focusing on at COP27?
COP27 is kicking off in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, and will be continuing for the next two weeks. What will the summit address since COP26, and what should world leaders focus on? We spoke to Youthtopia’s Melati Wijsen to find out. We’re back. It’s another year of COP, this time in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. World leaders will need to discuss pledges, goals, IPCC reports, the ever-growing natural disasters occurring...
Stormzy and Adidas launch #Merky FC to improve football diversity
UK artist Stormzy has announced a new collaboration with Adidas. #Merky FC will be a programme ‘committed to enhancing and protecting diverse representation in the football industry’. Stormzy has just launched a new programme called #Merky FC to boost and protect diversity within the footballing industry, both on and off the pitch. #Merky FC was created in partnership with Adidas and will bring in ten other organisations to widen the...
