Searching for the right angle – students in this course shoot pool to learn...
Jamaal Abdul-Alim, University of Maryland
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S....
What’s your chronotype? Knowing whether you’re a night owl or an early bird could...
Cindi May, College of Charleston
Timing is everything. For early risers and late-nighters alike, listening to your internal clock...
Understanding that chronic back pain originates from within the brain could lead to quicker...
Yoni Ashar, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Most people with chronic back pain naturally think their pain is...
Endometriosis afflicts millions of women, but few people feel comfortable talking about it
Kristina S. Brown, Adler University
Endometriosis causes physical, sexual and emotional pain. About 190 million people around the globe...
American individualism lives on after death, as consumers choose new ways to put their...
Diana Blaine, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Death may be inevitable and universal, but the ways...
Friendship research is getting an update – and that’s key for dealing with the...
Jessica D. Ayers, Boise State University
The benefits of friendship go far beyond having someone to confide in or...
How Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor became Halloween’s theme song
Megan Sarno, University of Texas at Arlington
Imagine a grand house on a hill, after dark on an autumn...
4 reasons teens take part in social media challenges
Kapil Chalil Madathil, Clemson University and Heidi Zinzow, Clemson University
Social media challenges are wide-ranging – both in the...
