Author: The Conversation

How Aliens became the rare sequel that was as good as – or better than – the original

How Aliens became the rare sequel that was as good as – or better than – the original

Jolene, I Will Always Love You and 9 to 5: the genius of Dolly Parton in three songs

Jolene, I Will Always Love You and 9 to 5: the genius of Dolly Parton in three songs

We can’t quit smartphones, but we can manage digital junk food better

We can’t quit smartphones, but we can manage digital junk food better

Disappearing lakes, old photos and AI are helping scientists map Arctic permafrost thaw in near-real time

Disappearing lakes, old photos and AI are helping scientists map Arctic permafrost thaw in near-real time

Stop trying to maintain constant productivity: Your ability to cope with stress changes with the seasons and your own biological clocks

Stop trying to maintain constant productivity: Your ability to cope with stress changes with the seasons and your own biological clocks

Our obsession with ‘maxxing’ every aspect of our lives could actually be stressing us out

Our obsession with ‘maxxing’ every aspect of our lives could actually be stressing us out

What happens to your body when you eat more pulses? Five effects you need to know

What happens to your body when you eat more pulses? Five effects you need to know

Africa’s herbarium collections are a scientific treasure. They need to be digitised before more biodiversity is lost

Africa’s herbarium collections are a scientific treasure. They need to be digitised before more biodiversity is lost

Robots can run faster than elite human sprinters, but are they really athletes?

Robots can run faster than elite human sprinters, but are they really athletes?

Tiny house villages are increasingly responding to the homeless crisis in America’s fast-growing cities

Tiny house villages are increasingly responding to the homeless crisis in America’s fast-growing cities

I’m part of the team writing the next bible of psychiatry – for the first time, the DSM will use biology to understand mental disorders

I’m part of the team writing the next bible of psychiatry – for the first time, the DSM will use biology to understand mental disorders

A ‘super El Niño’ could make India’s monsoon drier yet more dangerous

A ‘super El Niño’ could make India’s monsoon drier yet more dangerous

The real reasons you procrastinate – and how to stop, according to science

The real reasons you procrastinate – and how to stop, according to science

Where does fat actually go when you lose weight? The answer is in your breath – and your sweat

Where does fat actually go when you lose weight? The answer is in your breath – and your sweat

Lactose intolerance is actually the human norm – but racism, the US government and business interests have made it into a condition

Lactose intolerance is actually the human norm – but racism, the US government and business interests have made it into a condition

Australia’s bird flu response: too little, but it’s not too late

Australia’s bird flu response: too little, but it’s not too late

Shifting the cleanup cost of packaging waste to companies could encourage greener packaging – but only if states are aligned

Shifting the cleanup cost of packaging waste to companies could encourage greener packaging – but only if states are aligned

Do more than half of Philadelphia adults really read at or below 5th grade level? It’s time for a new way to describe what they know

Do more than half of Philadelphia adults really read at or below 5th grade level? It’s time for a new way to describe what they know