Heritage algorithms combine the rigors of science with the infinite possibilities of art and design
Audrey G. Bennett, University of Michigan and Ron Eglash, University of Michigan
The model of democracy in the 1920s...
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Mark Geil, Kennesaw State University
Infant milestones can be a source both of pride and anxiety for a new...
Yellow jerseys of the fireline: A day fighting wildfires can require as much endurance...
Brent C. Ruby, University of Montana
For three weeks in July, the world’s most elite bike racers climb steep...
Rhyme and reason – why a university professor uses poetry to teach math
Ricardo Martinez, Penn State
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting...
‘Knowledge of self’: How a key phrase from Islam became a pillar of hip-hop
Su'ad Abdul Khabeer, University of Michigan
I was 9 years old when Eric B. and Rakim’s “Paid in Full”...
X marks the unknown in algebra – but X’s origins are a math mystery
Peter Schumer, Middlebury
Even though x is one of the least-used letters in the English alphabet, it appears throughout...
Online romance scams: Research reveals scammers’ tactics – and how to defend against them
Fangzhou Wang, University of Texas at Arlington
In the Netflix documentary “The Tinder Swindler,” victims exposed notorious con artist...
Dismantling the myth that ancient slavery ‘wasn’t that bad’
Chance Bonar, Tufts University
As someone who researches slavery in the ancient Mediterranean world, especially in the Bible, I...
