Author: The Conversation

Physically restricting mental health patients can often harm them – my new study suggests compassion could change that

Physically restricting mental health patients can often harm them – my new study suggests compassion could change that

Ghosted by a friend? 4 expert tips on how to handle the hurt

Ghosted by a friend? 4 expert tips on how to handle the hurt

Which is best, urban trees or cool roofs?

Which is best, urban trees or cool roofs?

how a fence upgrade helped protect domestic and wild animals in Tanzania

how a fence upgrade helped protect domestic and wild animals in Tanzania

How germy is the public pool? An infectious disease expert weighs in on poop, pee and perspiration – and the deceptive smell of chlorine

How germy is the public pool? An infectious disease expert weighs in on poop, pee and perspiration – and the deceptive smell of chlorine

How business leaders are navigating Trump 2.0

How business leaders are navigating Trump 2.0

Sylvia Plath’s ‘fig tree analogy’ from The Bell Jar is being misappropriated

Sylvia Plath’s ‘fig tree analogy’ from The Bell Jar is being misappropriated

How EVs and electric water heaters are turning cities into giant batteries

How EVs and electric water heaters are turning cities into giant batteries

One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery bags – it’s your tires

One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery bags – it’s your tires

How do the stories we tell shape our experience of chronic illness? Katherine Brabon charts an elusive search for ‘the cure’

How do the stories we tell shape our experience of chronic illness? Katherine Brabon charts an elusive search for ‘the cure’

what you need and where to get it

what you need and where to get it

what really happened during the COVID pandemic

what really happened during the COVID pandemic

Creating make-believe teammates, competitors and coaches during play

Creating make-believe teammates, competitors and coaches during play

African media are threatened by governments and big tech – book tracks the latest trends

African media are threatened by governments and big tech – book tracks the latest trends

New study peers beneath the skin of iconic lizards to find ‘chainmail’ bone plates – and lots of them

New study peers beneath the skin of iconic lizards to find ‘chainmail’ bone plates – and lots of them

Three types of drought – and why there’s no such thing as a global water crisis

Three types of drought – and why there’s no such thing as a global water crisis

How mothers supporting mothers can help fill the health care worker shortage gap and other barriers to care

How mothers supporting mothers can help fill the health care worker shortage gap and other barriers to care

A potted history of fermented foods – from pickles to kimchi

A potted history of fermented foods – from pickles to kimchi