Tag: life&news
208 million Americans are classified as obese or overweight, according to...
Marie Ng, University of Washington
Nearly half of adolescents and three-quarters of adults in the U.S. were classified as...
An upward spiral – how small acts of kindness and connection...
Liza M. Hinchey, Wayne State University
Political chasms, wars, oppression … it’s easy to feel hopeless and helpless watching...
Students go to hell and back in this course that looks...
Robert Gordon Joseph, University of Dayton
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches...
China’s influence grows at COP29 climate talks as US leadership fades
Lucia Green-Weiskel, Trinity College
The 2024 U.N. climate talks ended in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Nov. 24 after two weeks...
Gen Z heads home: How to navigate the evolving parent-child relationship...
Amy Root, West Virginia University
As a professor of child development and family science, every year I witness college...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ case raises questions about the many observers who...
Zoe D. Peterson, Indiana University; Mary P. Koss, University of Arizona, and RaeAnn Anderson, University of Missouri-Kansas City
The...
Vulnerability to financial scams in aging adults could be an early...
Laura Fenton, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Duke Han, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
No need to overload your cranberry sauce with sugar this holiday...
Rosemary Trout, Drexel University
The holidays are full of delicious and indulgent food and drinks. It’s hard to resist...
EXPLORING NATURE
From ancient texts to modern practices, Daoism provides a profound framework...
Michael Naparstek, University of Tennessee
Daoism, China’s indigenous religion, is one of the country’s five officially recognized religions today....
