Tag: year in review
2021’s climate disasters revealed an east-west weather divide, with one side...
Shuang-Ye Wu, University of Dayton
Alongside a lingering global pandemic, the year 2021 was filled with climate disasters, some...
A grim year for the smartphone: 5 essential reads
Nick Lehr, The Conversation
The year 2017 marked the 10th anniversary of the iPhone. Five years ago, for the first time, over 50 percent of...
How the religious right shaped American politics: 6 essential reads
Kalpana Jain, The Conversation
In 2017 an evangelical perspective influenced many political decisions, as President Donald Trump embraced the key constituency that voted overwhelmingly in...
Is there such a thing as online privacy? 7 essential reads
Jeff Inglis, The Conversation
Over the course of 2017, people in the U.S. and around the world became increasingly concerned about how their digital data...
Is there such a thing as online privacy? 7 essential reads
Jeff Inglis, The Conversation
Over the course of 2017, people in the U.S. and around the world became increasingly concerned about how their digital data...
With science under siege in 2017, scientists regrouped and fought back:...
Maggie Villiger, The Conversation
2017 may well be remembered as the year of alternative facts and fake news. Truth took a hit, and experts seemed...
2015, the year the was: health and medicine
Jessie Schanzle, The Conversation
As we eye a brand new year, it’s good to look back and see what stories 2015 brought us. Here is...
2015, the year that was: economics and business
Bryan Keogh, The Conversation
As we approach 2016, we look back at the big stories of The Conversation’s economics and business coverage over the past...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
