Nearly 2 million Americans are using kratom yearly, but it is banned in multiple...
C. Michael White, University of Connecticut
The herbal substance kratom, derived from the leaves of a Southeast Asian tree,...
A Bronx school district offers lessons in boosting student mental health
Faiza Jamil, Clemson University
If you are an educator or a parent, you have likely already seen many ways...
What’s behind the astonishing rise in LGBTQ+ romance literature?
Christine Larson, University of Colorado Boulder and Ashley Carter, University of Colorado Boulder
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‘It is hijacking my brain’ – a team of experts found ways to help...
Annie Margaret, University of Colorado Boulder and Nicholas Hunkins, University of Colorado Boulder
Many people have compared the addictive...
Amid growing legalization, cannabis in culture and politics is the focus of this anthropology course
Hillary Jeanne Haldane, Quinnipiac University
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S....
Why is free time still so elusive?
Gary Cross, Penn State
There have been massive gains in productivity over the past century.
So...
Family caregivers face financial burdens, isolation and limited resources − a social worker explains...
Kathy L. Lee, University of Texas at Arlington
Millions of Americans have become informal family caregivers: people who provide...
Some of the Renaissance’s most romantic love poems weren’t for lovers
Shannon McHugh, UMass Boston
As poets have demonstrated for centuries, a sonnet for your beloved never goes out of...
