Limiting global warming to 2°C: the philosophy and the science
By Lawrence Torcello, Rochester Institute of Technology and Michael E Mann, Pennsylvania State University
Industrial civilization must become technologically, economically, politically, and morally sustainable to...
Why our happiness and satisfaction should replace GDP in policy making
By Richard A. Easterlin, University of Southern California
Since 1990, GDP per person in China has doubled and then redoubled. With average incomes multiplying fourfold...
Giant kangaroos were more likely to walk than hop
By Christine Janis, Brown University
Extinct giant kangaroos may have been built more for walking, rather than hopping like today’s kangaroos, especially when moving slowly.
These...
My college classroom crusade to teach Marvel to undergrads
By Arnold T Blumberg, University of Baltimore
In the fall of 2010, as The Walking Dead was about to debut on TV, I launched my...
King dollar is back – for now
By Benjamin J Cohen, University of California, Santa Barbara
Recent months have seen a sharp jump in the value of the greenback, with more gains...
Oscar Pistorius sentenced to five years in jail for culpable homicide
By Bill Dixon, University of Nottingham
Oscar Pistorius has finally been sentenced, to what his judge described as “a sentence that is fair and just,...
In defense of NIMBYism
By Naomi Oreskes, Harvard University
Foundation essay: This article is part of a series marking the launch of The Conversation in the US. Our foundation...
Slavery in America: back in the headlines
By Daina Ramey Berry, University of Texas
Foundation essay: This article is part of a series marking the launch of The Conversation in the US....
