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...
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...
2015, the year that was: politics and society
Emily Costello, The Conversation
As we approach 2016, we look back at the big stories of The Conversation’s politics and society desk over the past...
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...
2015, the year that was: arts and culture
Nick Lehr, The Conversation
With the New Year approaching, we highlight the top arts and culture stories from 2015.
Over the past year, there was no...
A force awakened: why so many find meaning in Star Wars
Patti McCarthy, University of the Pacific
After witnessing the overwhelming popularity of Star Wars, director Francis Ford Coppola told George Lucas he should start his...
How the Nazis co-opted Christmas
Joe Perry, Georgia State University
In 1921, in a Munich beer hall, newly appointed Nazi party leader Adolf Hitler gave a Christmas speech to an...
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...
