Author: The Conversation

What’s sociology? A sociologist explains why Florida’s college students should get the chance to learn how social forces affect everyone’s lives

What’s sociology? A sociologist explains why Florida’s college students should get the chance to learn how social forces affect everyone’s lives

Americans spend millions of dollars on Valentine’s Day roses. I calculated exactly how much

Americans spend millions of dollars on Valentine’s Day roses. I calculated exactly how much

Anger, sadness, boredom, anxiety – emotions that feel bad can be useful

Anger, sadness, boredom, anxiety – emotions that feel bad can be useful

Breastfeeding benefits mothers as much as babies, but public health messaging often only tells half of the story

Breastfeeding benefits mothers as much as babies, but public health messaging often only tells half of the story

The myth of men’s full-time employment

The myth of men’s full-time employment

we’ve found a way to keep it fresh for longer

we’ve found a way to keep it fresh for longer

Population can’t be ignored. It has to be part of the policy solution to our world’s problems

Population can’t be ignored. It has to be part of the policy solution to our world’s problems

From throwing soup to suing governments, there’s strategy to climate activism’s seeming chaos − here’s where it’s headed next

From throwing soup to suing governments, there’s strategy to climate activism’s seeming chaos − here’s where it’s headed next

Using AI to monitor the internet for terror content is inescapable – but also fraught with pitfalls

Using AI to monitor the internet for terror content is inescapable – but also fraught with pitfalls

UK peatlands are being destroyed to grow mushrooms, lettuce and houseplants – here’s how to stop it

UK peatlands are being destroyed to grow mushrooms, lettuce and houseplants – here’s how to stop it

About a third of employees have faced bullying at work – here’s how to recognize and deal with it

About a third of employees have faced bullying at work – here’s how to recognize and deal with it

Women take more antidepressants after divorce than men but that doesn’t mean they’re more depressed

Women take more antidepressants after divorce than men but that doesn’t mean they’re more depressed

We’re in a food price crisis. What is the government doing to ease the pressure?

We’re in a food price crisis. What is the government doing to ease the pressure?

Danish dog owners are medicating their pets with unlicensed cannabis products – is it safe?

Danish dog owners are medicating their pets with unlicensed cannabis products – is it safe?

Finding a reasonably priced new car is almost impossible. And the second hand market is not much better

Finding a reasonably priced new car is almost impossible. And the second hand market is not much better

How AI could change our relationship with religion

How AI could change our relationship with religion

AI helps students skip right to the good stuff in this intro programming course

AI helps students skip right to the good stuff in this intro programming course

Dietary supplements and protein powders fall under a ‘wild west’ of unregulated products that necessitate caveats and caution

Dietary supplements and protein powders fall under a ‘wild west’ of unregulated products that necessitate caveats and caution