Preventing infant deaths: The ABCs of safe baby sleep
Richard Gunderman, Indiana University
Just last week, I read an X-ray study of an infant who died while sleeping with a parent. I am a...
2015, the year that was: science and technology
Maggie Villiger, The Conversation
There are a number of definitions of science, as both a process and a body of knowledge. At root, it’s an...
French schools’ ban on abayas and headscarves is supposedly about secularism − but it...
Carol Ferrara, Emerson College
France’s decision to ban public school students from wearing the abaya – a long dress...
How playing video games can change your retirement
Bob De Schutter, Miami University
The teenagers who were hooked on Pac-Man in the arcades and amusement parks of the early 1970s are getting ready...
How fashion adapted to climate change – in the Little Ice Age
Lane Eagles, University of Washington
One could say the consequences of the planet’s warming climate can be seen on fashion week runways and the shelves...
Many people think cannabis smoke is harmless − a physician explains how that belief...
Beth Cohen, University of California, San Francisco
Though tobacco use is declining among adults in the U.S., cannabis use...
‘From Magic Mushrooms to Big Pharma’ – a college course explores nature’s medicine cabinet...
Heather McIlvaine-Newsad, Western Illinois University
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S....
Polar bears have captivated artists’ imaginations for centuries, but what they’ve symbolized has changed...
Anne Collins Goodyear, Bowdoin College
Polar bears have long held visual artists in their thrall. Over time, the mythologies...