Author: The Conversation

New Orleans schools still separate and unequal 70 years after Brown v. Board of Education

New Orleans schools still separate and unequal 70 years after Brown v. Board of Education

I research rap lyrics and testified in a Toronto rapper’s murder trial

I research rap lyrics and testified in a Toronto rapper’s murder trial

Maria Anna Mozart was a musical prodigy overshadowed by her brother. A new documentary tells her story

Maria Anna Mozart was a musical prodigy overshadowed by her brother. A new documentary tells her story

Moderators protect us from the worst of the internet. That comes at huge personal cost

Moderators protect us from the worst of the internet. That comes at huge personal cost

Fit kids have better mental and physical health. What’s the best way to get them active?

Fit kids have better mental and physical health. What’s the best way to get them active?

How light can shift your mood and mental health

How light can shift your mood and mental health

Why gluten might not be the real problem

Why gluten might not be the real problem

Can a superstar hippo help save Africa’s rainforests?

Can a superstar hippo help save Africa’s rainforests?

‘A Different Man’ examines tensions between personal identity and societal expectations

‘A Different Man’ examines tensions between personal identity and societal expectations

Individual action on climate was tarred as greenwashing or virtue signalling. But it still has a place

Individual action on climate was tarred as greenwashing or virtue signalling. But it still has a place

the NGV gives us the definitive exhibition

the NGV gives us the definitive exhibition

why modern humans are the ideal size for speed

why modern humans are the ideal size for speed

Religion in the workplace is tricky – but employers and employees both lose when it becomes a total taboo

Religion in the workplace is tricky – but employers and employees both lose when it becomes a total taboo

Scholar’s new rap album seeks to turn the tables on the ‘masters’ from the Old South

Scholar’s new rap album seeks to turn the tables on the ‘masters’ from the Old South

Time to freak out? How the existential terror of hurricanes can fuel climate change denial

Time to freak out? How the existential terror of hurricanes can fuel climate change denial

How and why people spread rumors is key to understanding how false information travels and takes root

How and why people spread rumors is key to understanding how false information travels and takes root

What is necro-branding? And what’s it got to do with Elvis, Princess Diana and Taylor Swift?

What is necro-branding? And what’s it got to do with Elvis, Princess Diana and Taylor Swift?

Grow fast, die young? Animals that invest in building high-quality biomaterials may slow aging and increase their lifespans

Grow fast, die young? Animals that invest in building high-quality biomaterials may slow aging and increase their lifespans