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The Conversation (US)by David Duvernell, Professor of Biological Sciences, Missouri University of Science and Technology24 Aug 2026
My students and I encountered a mystery. We were partnering with the Missouri Department of Conservation to monitor for fish presence and abundance in the Missouri Ozarks.
The Conversation (US)by Matthew Koss, Professor of Physics, College of the Holy Cross24 Aug 2026
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. How do ice cubes cool a drink?
The Conversation (US)by Christopher Coffman, Master Lecturer in Humanities, Boston University24 Aug 2026
With forecasters of doom debating the end of reading, of publishing and of literacy in general, what should we make of William T. Vollmann’s forthcoming novel, “A Table for Fortune”?
The Conversation (US)by Tieyuan Zhu, Associate Professor of Geophysics, Penn State21 Aug 2026
When lightning strikes, it superheats the air around it and creates a shock wave that we hear as thunder. But thunder doesn’t just travel through the atmosphere to our ears.
The Conversation (US)by Linda M. Boland, Professor of Biology, University of Richmond21 Aug 2026
Growing up, my brothers were fascinated by the first “Rocky” movie. They were trying to get stronger and excel in sports, so one scene stood out almost as much as Rocky sprinting up the museum...
The Conversation (US)by Billy J. Stratton, Professor of English and Literary Arts, University of Denver21 Aug 2026
It’s disconcerting to envision human thought becoming redundant or deemed inferior due to advancements in artificial intelligence. But for all its ills, AI cannot be ignored or wished away.
The Conversation (US)by Kim S. Bernard, Professor of Biological Oceanography, Oregon State University21 Aug 2026
The companies fishing for Antarctic krill have harvested so much so quickly that the season had to close in August 2026, three months before it was scheduled to end.
The Conversation (US)by Abigail Boggs, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Education Studies, Wesleyan University21 Aug 2026
The Trump administration is revising a visa rule for international students that in part determines how long, and under what conditions, they can stay in the country. The change sounds technical.
The Conversation (US)by Jonathan Wright, Assistant Research Professor of Health and Human Development, Penn State21 Aug 2026
What comes to mind when you think about preventing teen suicide? Crisis hotlines, maybe. Emergency interventions.
The Conversation (US)by Roger J. Kreuz, Associate Dean and Feinstone Interdisciplinary Research Professor, University of Memphis21 Aug 2026
After a meteoric rise to the top ranks of British academia, scholar Jason Arday was found dead at his London home on Aug. 14, 2026. Arday had spent weeks fighting plagiarism accusations.
The Conversation (US)by Ellen P. Aprill, Senior Scholar in Residence at the UCLA Law School's Lowell Milken Center For Philanthropy And Nonprofit Law, University of California, Los Angeles20 Aug 2026
The fate of President Donald Trump’s estimated US$400 million White House ballroom may hinge on the little-known and somewhat surprising rules as to when the federal government and its agencies can...
The Conversation (US)by Christopher A. Cooper, Professor of Political Science & Public Affairs, Western Carolina University20 Aug 2026
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster’s July 2026 appointment of Darline Graham to fill the remainder of her late brother Lindsey Graham’s Senate term – and her subsequent decision to run for the seat...
The Conversation (US)by Ivis García, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University20 Aug 2026
Imagine turning on your kitchen faucet and nothing comes out. Not for an hour, but for two full days. Then the water returns, only to stop again two days later.
The Conversation (US)by Nicholas Carnes, Professor of Public Policy and Political Science, Duke University20 Aug 2026
Both major U.S. political parties regularly tout their commitment to working-class Americans and claim to be the party of the working class.
The Conversation (US)by Sarah Porter, Director of the Kyl Center for Water Policy, ASU Morrison Institute for Public Policy, Arizona State University20 Aug 2026
In August 2026 the nation’s two largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, both on the Colorado River, hit their lowest levels since they first began to be filled in 1936 and 1963...
The Conversation (US)by Matthew Kurtz, Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behavior, Wesleyan University20 Aug 2026
It’s common to hear casual descriptions of “schizophrenic” behavior, describing a person oscillating between two extremes.
The Conversation (US)by Michael Bernstein, Professor of Computer Science, Stanford University20 Aug 2026
Do your social media accounts feed you content that reflects your core beliefs and guiding principles?
The Conversation (US)by Paul Djupe, Director of the Data for Political Research Program, Denison University20 Aug 2026
Christian nationalism, a worldview that sees the United States as a Christian nation and believes that Christianity should have a privileged role in American civic life, has been shown to be...
The Conversation (US)by Art Jipson, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton20 Aug 2026
In April 2026, a federal grand jury returned indictments charging the Southern Poverty Law Center with wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
The Conversation (US)by Susan D. Daggett, Professor of the Practice of Law, University of Denver20 Aug 2026
Colorado is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis. Well over half of low-income Colorado residents are cost-burdened, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
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