The extraordinary life of Whistler’s mother
Daniel E Sutherland, University of Arkansas
Many are familiar with James McNeill Whistler’s portrait of his mother – officially titled Arrangement in Grey and Black,...
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...
Many people use drugs – but here’s why most don’t become addicts
By Paul Hayes, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Drug use is common, drug addiction is rare. About one adult in three will use...
Why placebos for chemotherapy side effects are hard to swallow
Nial Wheate, University of Sydney and Betty Chaar, University of Sydney
It’s unthinkable to give a placebo to someone to treat their cancer, but could...
2015, the year that was: environment and energy
Martin LaMonica, The Conversation
As we approach 2016, we look back at the big – even world-changing – stories of The Conversation’s environment and energy...
Molecular genetics ready to launch a golden age of winegrape breeding
By Andrew Walker, University of California, Davis
Growing winegrapes may be the most backward form of horticulture that exists. The vast majority of the world’s...
What stories should you be telling kids this holiday season?
Marshall Duke, Emory University
In every culture that anthropologists have ever studied, people tell stories.
Families most frequently tell stories around the time of vacations, family...
Starting to thin out? Hair loss doesn’t have to lead to baldness
Rodney Sinclair, University of Melbourne
Hair loss is no longer an inevitable march to baldness. Medical advances over recent decades mean male hair loss can...
