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These energy innovations could transform how we mitigate climate change, and save money in the process
To most people, a solar farm or a geothermal plant is simply a power producer. Scientists and engineers see far more potential. They envision ... -
Is Ukrainian a language or a dialect? That depends on whom you ask and how the war ends
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the number of people studying Ukrainian on Duolingo, a language learning website and mobile app, has ... -
Will Smith’s slap shows ‘honor culture’ is alive and well
H. Colleen Sinclair Mississippi State University After witnessing the “slap heard around the world” during the 2022 Oscars, I wasn’t surprised when the internet ... -
Revolutionary changes in transportation, from electric vehicles to ride sharing, could slow global warming
University of California, Davis A round the world, revolutionary changes are under way in transportation. More electric vehicles are on the road, people are ... -
Who is a better ally for the US – Russia or China?
Harvard University Forty-five years ago last February, U.S. President Richard Nixon returned from a visit to China that shocked the world and unsettled leaders ... -
What is the new Covid-19 variant BA.2, and will it cause another wave of infections?
Prakash Nagarkatti University of South Carolina A new omicron subvariant of the virus that causes COVID-19, BA.2, is quickly becoming the predominant source of ... -
THE CONVERSATION | Olympic skiers and snowboarders are competing on 100% fake snow – the science of how it’s made
The winter Olympics conjure up images of snowy mountain ranges, frozen ice rinks and athletes in cold-weather gear. And for good reason. Winter Olympic ... -
THE CONVERSATION | Ski jump: Flying or falling with style?
If you or I jump in the air as high as possible, we can stay off the ground for about half a second. Michael ... -
THE CONVERSATION | Ski jump: Flying or falling with style?
If you or I jump in the air as high as possible, we can stay off the ground for about half a second. Michael ... -
THE CONVERSATION | Not everyone is male or female – the growing controversy over sex designation
Check out your birth certificate and surely you’ll see a designation for sex. When you were born, a doctor or clinician assigned you the ... -
THE CONVERSATION | What will 2022 bring in the way of misinformation on social media? 3 experts weigh in
At the end of 2020, it seemed hard to imagine a worse year for misinformation on social media, given the intensity of the presidential ... -
The Conversation | Comic book introduces kids to key concepts and careers in cybersecurity
Three 9-year-old girls are huddled around a Caesar wheel, an ancient tool for sharing secret messages. Cracking a code is one of many challenges ... -
THE CONVERSATION | Are people lying more since the rise of social media and smartphones?
Technology has given people more ways to connect, but has it also given them more opportunities to lie? You might text your friend a ... -
THE CONVERSATION | Many scientists are atheists, but that doesn’t mean they are anti-religious
Distrust of atheists is strong in the United States. The General Social Survey consistently demonstrates that as a group, Americans dislike atheists more than ... -
THE CONVERSATION | A quick guide to climate change jargon
As a major U.N. climate conference gets underway on Oct. 31, 2021, you’ll be hearing a lot of technical terms tossed around: mitigation, carbon ... -
THE CONVERSATION | The future of work is hybrid
COVID-19 has changed the way we work. Even before the pandemic, the U.S. workforce increasingly relied on remote collaboration technologies like videoconferencing and Slack. ... -
THE CONVERSATION | Viruses are both the villains and heroes of life as we know it
Viruses have a bad reputation. They are responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic and a long list of maladies that have plagued humanity since time ... -
THE CONVERSATION | Does raising the minimum wage kill jobs?
The centurylong search for the elusive answer shows why economics is so difficult – but data sure helps For decades it was conventional wisdom in ... -
THE CONVERSATION | What happens to your life stories if you delete your Facebook account?
If the latest deluge of Facebook controversies has you ready to kick the app to the digital curb, you are not alone. There are ... -
THE CONVERSATION | How your emotional response to the pandemic changed your behavior and your sense of time
The COVID-19 pandemic, now in its 19th month, has meant different things to different people. For some, it’s meant stress over new school and ... -
THE CONVERSATION | Facebook’s scandals and outage test users’ frenemy relationship
When Facebook was down for most of the day on Oct. 4, 2021, did you miss it, were you relieved or some of both? ... -
THE CONVERSATION | Why improvisation is the future in an AI-dominated world
Rich Pellegrin University of Florida In his autobiography, Miles Davis complained that classical musicians were like robots. He spoke from experience – he’d studied ... -
THE CONVERSATION | Looking for transformative travel? Keep these six stages in mind
After a cooped-up year, people are hungry to travel. But why do we travel in the first place? What is the allure of the ... -
THE CONVERSATION | Can healthy people who eat right and exercise skip the Covid vaccine? The answer is no
I’m a fitness enthusiast. I also adhere to a nutrient-dense, “clean” eating program, which means I minimize my sugar intake and eat a lot ... -
THE CONVERSATION | Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccines: How effective are they?
John Hart Clinical researcher, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Fiona Russell Senior Principal Research Fellow; pediatrician; infectious diseases epidemiologist, The University of Melbourne In June, ... -
THE CONVERSATION | Evidence shows that, yes, masks prevent Covid-19 – and surgical masks are the way to go
Do masks work? And if so, should you reach for an N95, a surgical mask, a cloth mask or a gaiter? Over the past ... -
THE CONVERSATION | Moon Festival: the immortal above
With the arrival of September and hints of cooler temperatures also comes one of most important traditional festivals in the Chinese calendar, the Mid-Autumn ... -
The Conversation | Why students learn better when they move their bodies – instead of sitting still at their desks
My son’s kindergarten teachers, holding class on Zoom last year, instructed: “Eyes watching, ears listening, voices quiet, bodies still.” However, I noticed my 6-year-old’s ... -
The Conversation | Vaccines could affect how the coronavirus evolves – but that’s no reason to skip your shot
In 2015, my collaborators and I published a scientific paper about a chicken virus you have likely never heard of. At the time, it ... -
The Conversation | Mandatory face masks might lull people into taking more coronavirus risks
Governments all around the world are trying to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Making it mandatory for people to wear face masks ...
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