Signs of the Times
November 2016 Issue | Vol 131 No 11
Articles in This Issue:

Fewer experts, more prophets?
Are the financial predictions of today’s economists any more reliable than the predictions of the biblical prophets?
Voting for the antichrist of your choice
What antichrist qualifications does each of the American presidential candidates possess?
That sugar tax
Taxes and death. Many of us try everything reasonable to avoid both, but, what if embracing one could help us to delay the other.
Buying a better world
They say money can’t buy happiness, but even a little has the potential to help thousands and address the inequalities of the world.
Returning the favour
Three stories of individuals who are repaying the organisation that helped save their lives.
The original soul sleeper
Martin Luther, who started the Protestant Reformation, had some unique views about death.
The old blue couch
What is it that makes some friendships tick and others fade away?
Gluten-free diets
Is it good to go gluten-free?
The making of Hacksaw Ridge
How can a book so inspire a man that he will spend the next 40 years trying to turn it into a movie?
Walk away from the Grim Reaper
Do slow walkers or fast walkers live longer?
Saving my assassin
“I should be dead,” says Virginia Prodan, “buried in an unmarked grave in Romania. Obviously, I am not. God had other plans.”
Go healthy for good - November 2016
It's time we brought wearing a hat in summer back into fashion. And it's official: boys cause more trouble than girls (during pregnancy).