Author: The Conversation

Blind and low-vision people have powerful technology but still face barriers to the digital world

Blind and low-vision people have powerful technology but still face barriers to the digital world

Do you hear what I see? How blindness changes how you process the sound of movement

Do you hear what I see? How blindness changes how you process the sound of movement

Why are some black holes bigger than others? An astronomer explains how these celestial vacuums grow

Why are some black holes bigger than others? An astronomer explains how these celestial vacuums grow

An ethicist explains why you shouldn’t turn to social media for information about the conflict or to do something about it

An ethicist explains why you shouldn’t turn to social media for information about the conflict or to do something about it

Mutton, an Indigenous woolly dog, died in 1859 − new analysis confirms precolonial lineage of this extinct breed, once kept for their wool

Mutton, an Indigenous woolly dog, died in 1859 − new analysis confirms precolonial lineage of this extinct breed, once kept for their wool

A legal scholar explains the need for government databases to retract information

A legal scholar explains the need for government databases to retract information

Winter brings more than just ugly sweaters – here’s how the season can affect your mind and behavior

Winter brings more than just ugly sweaters – here’s how the season can affect your mind and behavior

A bottle of scotch recently sold for .7 million – what’s behind such outrageous prices?

A bottle of scotch recently sold for $2.7 million – what’s behind such outrageous prices?

How to provide reliable water in a warming world – these cities are testing small-scale treatment systems and wastewater recycling

How to provide reliable water in a warming world – these cities are testing small-scale treatment systems and wastewater recycling

4 business lessons from the Boston Tea Party

4 business lessons from the Boston Tea Party

Artificial light lures migrating birds into cities, where they face a gauntlet of threats

Artificial light lures migrating birds into cities, where they face a gauntlet of threats

In the worst of America’s Jim Crow era, Black intellectual W.E.B. Du Bois found inspiration and hope in national parks

In the worst of America’s Jim Crow era, Black intellectual W.E.B. Du Bois found inspiration and hope in national parks

Lighting a fire using friction requires an understanding of some physics principles − but there are ways to make the process easier

Lighting a fire using friction requires an understanding of some physics principles − but there are ways to make the process easier

New techniques craft flavorful brews without the buzz

New techniques craft flavorful brews without the buzz

Big-box retail chains were never a solution for America’s downtowns − and now they’re fleeing back to suburbia

Big-box retail chains were never a solution for America’s downtowns − and now they’re fleeing back to suburbia

Sandra Day O’Connor saw civics education as key to the future of democracy

Sandra Day O’Connor saw civics education as key to the future of democracy

Why federal efforts to protect schools from cybersecurity threats fall short

Why federal efforts to protect schools from cybersecurity threats fall short

More vulnerable people live in Philadelphia neighborhoods that are less green and get hotter

More vulnerable people live in Philadelphia neighborhoods that are less green and get hotter