21st August 2016 – The Saturn Herald

Great Britain second in the medals tally

1 United States 46 37 38 121 2 Great Britain 27 23 17 67 3 China 26 18 26 70 US Basketball team beat Serbia to win last gold of Olympic Games Rio 2016, 96 -66. USA topped the medal tables with 121 medals including 46 golds, 37 silver and 38 bronze, followed by Great…

Mo wins 5000m

1 United States 43 37 36 116 2 Great Britain 27 22 17 66 3 China 26 18 26 70 Mo Farah won his Olympic 5000m title in Rio and added to his gold in the 10,000m as he repeated the distance he won four years ago from London 2012. GB also won a bronze…

Greed is bad

Samuel Bowles an economist at the Santa Fe Institute, makes the case that appeals made to our self-interest can undercut instinctive moral impulses, and that when these impulses are weakened , crucial institutions work sub-optimally and power of greed triumphs. Fifteen years ago the Boston Fire Department ended its policy of unlimited sick days,…

Brazil’s first Olympic football gold, Neymar’s magic

1 United States 40 36 35 111 2 Great Britain 26 22 15 63 3 China 24 18 26 68 Brazil beat Germany 5-4 on penalties to win their first Men’s football Olympic gold medal in front of a capacity crowd of 78,000 at the Maracana stadium. Brazil finally extracted their revenge…