Natural supplements can be dangerously contaminated, or not even have the specified ingredients
C. Michael White, University of Connecticut
More than two-thirds of Americans take dietary supplements. The vast majority of consumers – 84% – are confident the...
You should really be nicer to your colleagues – rude behavior is contagious
Trevor Foulk, University of Florida
We experience rudeness and incivility all the time. From simple insults and offhand remarks to purposely excluding others from groups,...
Craft breweries are fermenting change, addressing local ills while serving local ales
Colleen C. Myles, Texas State University
Some scholars say beer and wine – and fermentation in general – helped...
Under the volcano: predicting eruptions and coping with ash rain
By Mirzam Abdurrachman, Bandung Institute of Technology
Living alongside active volcanoes in places like Japan, the Philippines and especially Indonesia can be uncomfortable.
Around half a...
20 years after the publication of ‘Purple Hibiscus,’ a generation of African writers have...
Simon Lewis, College of Charleston
Twenty years ago, in October 2003, 26-year-old Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie burst onto...
The Confederate statue debate: 3 essential reads
Nick Lehr, The Conversation
Editor’s note: The following is a roundup of archival stories related to the debate over what to do with Confederate statues.
The...
When it comes to mental health, parents shouldn’t worry who…
When it comes to mental health, parents shouldn't worry who their children are friends with
Edward Hill, University of Warwick
When you’re a teenager, what your...
Crafting for good: why we all want to knit for penguins
By Alyce McGovern
Last week, a call for knitters to create tiny pullovers for oil-spill affected penguins went viral. Patterns for penguin knitwear from The...
