Tag: lifeandnews
Philosophical toolkit in tow, scholar travels to conflict zones
Carlos Fraenkel, McGill University
Over the past few years, I’ve organized philosophy workshops around the world: with students at Palestinian and Indonesian universities, Hasidic Jews...
What is behind the magic of Sesame Street?
Travis Wright, University of Wisconsin-Madison
What is it about the long-time favorite television show, Sesame Street, that has allowed it to influence generations of viewers?
A...
The trouble with using synthetic rhino horn to stop poaching
Diogo Veríssimo, Georgia State University
In 2014, one rhino was killed every eight hours. That was in South Africa alone, where most of the world’s...
The political work of the Confederate flag
Joseph Crespino, Emory University
The Confederate flag may soon be gone with the wind.
It is a remarkable reversal of fortunes for one of America’s most...
An artificial pancreas has just made giving birth safer for diabetic...
Joan Taylor, De Montfort University
Last week, a British diabetic women became the world’s first to complete a natural vaginal birth using an artificial pancreas....
Is Europe’s Google antitrust probe a ‘war’ against US tech?
Peter K Yu, Drake University and John Cross, University of Louisville
Last month, the European Commission (EC) filed a formal antitrust complaint against Google for...
What does exposure to environmental chemicals mean for our health?
Ivy Shiue, Northumbria University, Newcastle
It is not possible to live in a chemical-free world on Earth. Chemicals are all around us, and some, like...
How climate change is making California’s epic drought worse
Catherine Gautier, University of California, Santa Barbara
This article is part of The Conversation’s series on drought. You can read the rest of the series...
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...
