Tag: Essential Reads
A boon for sports fandom or a looming mental health crisis?...
Nick Lehr, The Conversation
A lifelong sports fan, I grew up hearing tales of sports figures felled by gambling...
What to watch for when you are watching the Super Bowl:...
Matt Williams, The Conversation
The Super Bowl – an annual celebration of advertising, calorific bar food, Roman numerals and...
Why winter solstice matters around the world: 4 essential reads
Molly Jackson, The Conversation
If you’ve already spend hours shoveling snow this year, you may be dismayed to realize...
Is Donald Trump’s tax avoidance ethical or honorable? 4 essential reads
Bryan Keogh, The Conversation
The tax records of Donald Trump, details of which were released on Dec. 21, 2022,...
Ending Amazon deforestation: 4 essential reads about the future of the...
Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation
Brazil’s president-elect, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was greeted with applause and cheers when he...
Inoculate yourself against election misinformation campaigns – 3 essential reads
Jeff Inglis, The Conversation
As the midterm elections approach, Americans are already being subjected to misinformation campaigns, often online,...
‘Silent Spring’ 60 years on: 4 essential reads on pesticides and...
Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation
In 1962 environmental scientist Rachel Carson published “Silent Spring,” a bestselling book that asserted that...
Illuminating the brain one neuron and synapse at a time –...
Vivian Lam, The Conversation
Scientists know both a lot and very little about the brain. With billions of neurons...
EXPLORING NATURE
The battle over a global energy transition is on between petro-states...
Jennifer Morgan, Tufts University
Two years ago, countries around the world set a goal of “transitioning away from fossil...
