Author: The Conversation

Does your child need more protein? The answer is probably not

Does your child need more protein? The answer is probably not

For birds, flocks promise safety – especially if you’re faster than your neighbor

For birds, flocks promise safety – especially if you’re faster than your neighbor

4 decades after the landmark book ‘Alone in a Crowd,’ women in the trades still battle bias – a professor-turned-welder reflects

4 decades after the landmark book ‘Alone in a Crowd,’ women in the trades still battle bias – a professor-turned-welder reflects

Pneumonia vaccines for adults are now recommended starting at age 50 – a geriatrician explains the change

Pneumonia vaccines for adults are now recommended starting at age 50 – a geriatrician explains the change

Why Florida’s plan to end vaccine mandates will likely spread to other conservative states

Why Florida’s plan to end vaccine mandates will likely spread to other conservative states

Could an Apple watch really tell you if you have high blood pressure?

Could an Apple watch really tell you if you have high blood pressure?

‘To my happy surprise, it grew beyond my imagination’: Robert Redford’s Sundance legacy

‘To my happy surprise, it grew beyond my imagination’: Robert Redford’s Sundance legacy

the ‘golden boy with a darkness in him’

the ‘golden boy with a darkness in him’

Viral violent videos on social media are skewing young people’s sense of the world

Viral violent videos on social media are skewing young people’s sense of the world

Tony Wood on ‘politics trumping climate policy’ and the hard road ahead

Tony Wood on ‘politics trumping climate policy’ and the hard road ahead

the cost of being ‘superwoman’ at work and beyond

the cost of being ‘superwoman’ at work and beyond

This report measures our national wellbeing across five key areas. Health trends are not improving

This report measures our national wellbeing across five key areas. Health trends are not improving

Would you eat a grasshopper? In Oaxaca, it’s been a tasty tradition for thousands of years

Would you eat a grasshopper? In Oaxaca, it’s been a tasty tradition for thousands of years

Federal judge overturns part of Florida’s book ban law, drawing on nearly 100 years of precedent protecting First Amendment access to ideas

Federal judge overturns part of Florida’s book ban law, drawing on nearly 100 years of precedent protecting First Amendment access to ideas

Why do big oil companies invest in green energy?

Why do big oil companies invest in green energy?

Calling deaths ‘preventable’ can obscure barriers to health care access and shift blame to individuals

Calling deaths ‘preventable’ can obscure barriers to health care access and shift blame to individuals

How a fly sees the world – and why understanding its vision can help prevent disease

How a fly sees the world – and why understanding its vision can help prevent disease

Beta blockers: why are celebrities name-checking this drug?

Beta blockers: why are celebrities name-checking this drug?