Author: The Conversation

World Bank’s new rankings represent a rebrand, not a revamp

World Bank’s new rankings represent a rebrand, not a revamp

How the government is quietly repurposing everyone’s data for surveillance

How the government is quietly repurposing everyone’s data for surveillance

Trump is stripping protections from marine protected areas – why that’s a problem for fishing’s future, and for whales, corals and other ocean life

Trump is stripping protections from marine protected areas – why that’s a problem for fishing’s future, and for whales, corals and other ocean life

here’s what’s wrong with Victoria’s unprecedented cull

here’s what’s wrong with Victoria’s unprecedented cull

Some politicians who share harmful information are rewarded with more clicks, study finds

Some politicians who share harmful information are rewarded with more clicks, study finds

Tiny dips in sea level reveal flow of climate-regulating underwater waterfalls

Tiny dips in sea level reveal flow of climate-regulating underwater waterfalls

Smart brain implants are helping people with Parkinson’s and other disorders

Smart brain implants are helping people with Parkinson’s and other disorders

Perfect brownies baked at high altitude are possible thanks to Colorado’s home economics pioneer Inga Allison

Perfect brownies baked at high altitude are possible thanks to Colorado’s home economics pioneer Inga Allison

Ambitious changes to Canadian conservation law are needed to reverse the decline in biodiversity

Ambitious changes to Canadian conservation law are needed to reverse the decline in biodiversity

Do cats make good therapy animals? The new trend showing felines may be more complicated than we realise

Do cats make good therapy animals? The new trend showing felines may be more complicated than we realise

what the hit show can teach us about cybersecurity and human risk

what the hit show can teach us about cybersecurity and human risk

what the hit show can teach us about cybersecurity and human risk

what the hit show can teach us about cyber security and human risk

Stripping federal protection for clean water harms just about everyone, especially already vulnerable communities

Stripping federal protection for clean water harms just about everyone, especially already vulnerable communities

Reducing diversity, equity and inclusion to a catchphrase undermines its true purpose

Reducing diversity, equity and inclusion to a catchphrase undermines its true purpose

Federal laws don’t ban rollbacks of environmental protection, but they don’t make it easy

Federal laws don’t ban rollbacks of environmental protection, but they don’t make it easy

what bumper stickers say about our values and identity

what bumper stickers say about our values and identity

Endowments aren’t blank checks – but universities can rely on them more heavily in turbulent times

Endowments aren’t blank checks – but universities can rely on them more heavily in turbulent times

A secret mathematical rule has shaped the beaks of birds and other dinosaurs for 200 million years

A secret mathematical rule has shaped the beaks of birds and other dinosaurs for 200 million years