Panic and precaution: Ebola and the outbreak narrative
By Priscilla Wald, Duke University
It does not make the news when a two year old boy dies of Ebola in Guinea. Nor when his...
Explainer: why are schools adopting the Common Core?
By Jesse Rhodes, University of Massachusetts Amherst
The Common Core State Standards Initiative (or Common Core) is a quintessentially American approach to addressing the relatively...
This year’s economics Nobel is yet another triumph for the blackboard rather than the...
By David Spencer, University of Leeds
It’s that time of year again – when academic economics, thanks to the Nobel Prize announcements, is thrust into...
A flirter’s dilemma: subtlety vs. success
By Gary W. Lewandowski Jr., Monmouth University
Flirting comes in many forms: a casual gaze that lingers a half second longer than necessary, a light...
Egon Schiele: the artist who went to jail for drawing The Radical Nude
By Anita Taylor, Bath Spa University
There are currently four major museum exhibitions around the world that explore and demonstrate the work of the Austrian...
A scarce commodity: trustworthy and relevant information
By Thomas E. Patterson, Harvard University
Foundation essay: This article is part of a series marking the launch of The Conversation in the US. Our...
Older people abuse drugs because they’re in pain, but there are better ways to...
By Michael B Friedman, Columbia University
It should be no surprise that older adults are the largest users of prescription medication. After all, older adults...
When it comes to Ebola, how much risk is too much?
By Catherine Womack, Bridgewater State University
Taking care of sick people has always involved personal risk. From plague to tuberculosis to smallpox to SARS, health-care...