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The Conversation UKby Matyáš Moravec, Lecturer in Philosophy, Queen's University Belfast27 Aug 2026
Do you sometimes wish that you had telepathic or other supernormal powers? Around a hundred years ago, some of the greatest minds in philosophy thought there were people who had such abilities.
The Conversation UKby Barry Langford, Professor of Film Studies, Royal Holloway, University of London27 Aug 2026
Kent Jones’s carefully wrought film Late Fame offers a wry eulogy for vanished bohemia and a deft meditation on F.
The Conversation UKby Khalid Beshir, Lecturer in Biomedical Science, University of East London27 Aug 2026
Two people spend an evening in the same garden and receive roughly the same number of mosquito bites.
The Conversation UKby Neil Saunders, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics, Department of Mathematical Sciences, City St George's, University of London27 Aug 2026
Once again, maths is the most popular A-level subject. There were 115,380 entries in the subject in 2026, an increase of 3.9% from 2025.
The Conversation UKby Edward Creedy, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in Theology, Durham University27 Aug 2026
Banning under-16s from social media was one of Keir Starmer’s last acts as prime minister before he stepped down in July 2026.
The Conversation UKby Tom Chudley, Lecturer in Glaciology, University of Bristol26 Aug 2026
You might be familiar with the narwhal – otherwise known as the “unicorn of the sea”. The whale species, with their iconic spiral tusks that can extend up to three metres long, live year-round in...
The Conversation UKby Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System Science, UCL26 Aug 2026
Major flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border have destroyed homes, roads, bridges and local hydropower projects. The flooding of the Bhote Koshi river is affecting 50,000 residents.
The Conversation UKby Adriana Marin, Lecturer in International Relations, Coventry University26 Aug 2026
For decades, discussions about Latin America’s cocaine trade have tended to focus on the same places.
The Conversation UKby Ross Walker, Lecturer in Sports Management, University of Stirling26 Aug 2026
A humanoid robot running 100 metres in 9.39 seconds sounds extraordinary. At this week’s World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, one machine reportedly beat the world record held by Usain Bolt...
The Conversation UKby Nathan Abrams, Professor of Film Studies, Bangor University26 Aug 2026
In 1986, seven years after the groundbreaking Alien, director James Cameron released its long-awaited sequel.
The Conversation UKby Catherine Clarke, Professor in the History of People, Place and Community, School of Advanced Study, University of London26 Aug 2026
They weren’t always enemies. Before William of Normandy and Harold Godwinson were deadly adversaries on the battlefield at Hastings in 1066, vying for the throne of England, they were comrades and...
The Conversation UKby Jennifer Donnelly, Doctoral Researcher, Meditation-based Interventions in Clinical Settings, Centre of Positive Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences26 Aug 2026
If you want to improve yourself, your health or your lifestyle, you need to do it to the “maxx” – according to social media, at least.
The Conversation UKby John Read, Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of East London26 Aug 2026
Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris, recently revealed that she had undergone nine rounds of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) to treat severe depression.
The Conversation UKby Nick Clare, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of Nottingham26 Aug 2026
Andy Burnham has placed housing inequality, council house building and eradicating rough sleeping at the top of his priority list as prime minister.
The Conversation UKby Richard Hargy, Lecturer in International Studies and Politics, Ulster University; Queen's University Belfast26 Aug 2026
The official campaign for the US midterm elections usually begins after America celebrates Labor Day on September 7.
The Conversation UKby Steve Schifferes, Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre, City St George's, University of London26 Aug 2026
Andy Burnham’s central vision is for a devolved system of local government that promotes economic growth and fosters local pride.
The Conversation UKby Marcus Mayers, Visiting Research Fellow, Intelligent Mobility, Manchester Metropolitan University26 Aug 2026
Britain’s rail regulator has given Virgin Trains approval to access HS1, the high-speed railway between St Pancras and the Channel Tunnel.
The Conversation UKby Xin Zhan, Research fellow, SOAS, University of London; University of Cambridge26 Aug 2026
Amy, a 27-year-old software developer, has struggled with disordered eating since she was a teenager. “But after learning to code, I got much better,” she said in a research interview.
The Conversation UKby Vahid Aryanpur, Principal Investigator and Research Fellow, Energy Systems Modelling, University College Cork26 Aug 2026
As climate change makes extreme weather more frequent and intense, floods, heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and storms are increasingly disrupting the roads, railways, airports and waterways.
The Conversation UKby Lewis C. E. Mason, Lecturer in Microbiology, Kingston University26 Aug 2026
Lentils, beans and chickpeas have been feeding people for thousands of years. Lentils are among the world’s earliest cultivated crops, with archaeological evidence tracing them back to the...
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