Author: The Conversation

Issakaba: what a 1999 Nollywood classic reveals about Nigeria’s security crisis today

Issakaba: what a 1999 Nollywood classic reveals about Nigeria’s security crisis today

Mindfulness is often presented as a path to calm, but its Buddhist roots explain why it can also bring difficulties

Mindfulness is often presented as a path to calm, but its Buddhist roots explain why it can also bring difficulties

Does sniffing chocolate really help ‘leg day’ at the gym?

Does sniffing chocolate really help ‘leg day’ at the gym?

A perfect storm of factors is driving up US produce prices, but shoppers can still save

A perfect storm of factors is driving up US produce prices, but shoppers can still save

This rare Australian wattle is on the brink of extinction: new research

This rare Australian wattle is on the brink of extinction: new research

How to avoid tick bites in your yard or while hiking in the woods, and what to do if one starts feasting on you

How to avoid tick bites in your yard or while hiking in the woods, and what to do if one starts feasting on you

Foundations can outlive their charitable missions – and that’s a problem

Foundations can outlive their charitable missions – and that’s a problem

Why some primates have even tougher births than humans

Why some primates have even tougher births than humans

What do human relationships with chatbots say about friendship? A philosopher considers

What do human relationships with chatbots say about friendship? A philosopher considers

‘Heartstopper’ is helping LGBTQ+ fans find hope and community across time and space

‘Heartstopper’ is helping LGBTQ+ fans find hope and community across time and space

The world’s first influencers were French and they emerged after the Revolution

The world’s first influencers were French and they emerged after the Revolution

‘7.6 billion mugs of tea a second’: a new way to make sense of the heat pouring into our oceans

‘7.6 billion mugs of tea a second’: a new way to make sense of the heat pouring into our oceans

20 years ago, China bet big on electric vehicles. Now Western carmakers are feeling the pain

20 years ago, China bet big on electric vehicles. Now Western carmakers are feeling the pain

A lack of pies for a pack of lies – what spoonerisms reveal about how the brain produces speech

A lack of pies for a pack of lies – what spoonerisms reveal about how the brain produces speech

Competitive youth sport: how to be a supportive parent

Competitive youth sport: how to be a supportive parent

Water pollution has long been a threat to the Great Barrier Reef – plans to fix it aren’t up to the task

Water pollution has long been a threat to the Great Barrier Reef – plans to fix it aren’t up to the task

What does it mean to be ‘quantum’? A physicist explains the basics behind Einstein’s spooky actions at a distance

What does it mean to be ‘quantum’? A physicist explains the basics behind Einstein’s spooky actions at a distance

FDA drug approval affects healthcare around the world, but political shortcuts could hurt the agency’s international reputation

FDA drug approval affects healthcare around the world, but political shortcuts could hurt the agency’s international reputation