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...
When a drawing or cartoon image can land you in jail
By Abhilash Nair, Northumbria University
A cartoon can land you in court, as happened to a man recently convicted of possessing non-photographic images – cartoons,...
How tests and wrong answers help us remember what we learn
By Nate Kornell, Williams College
Teachers give tests to find out what their students know. But tests do a lot more than that and can...
A high oil price might be a good thing for the world – here’s...
By Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington
Oil prices have fallen dramatically since August – and, rather counter-intuitively, this could be a bad thing. As...
