Stories By
-
Media
/ 2 weeks agoFear, hope and the economy: what is motivating Americans as they decide who to vote for – podcast
Political scientist Jesse Rhodes speaks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the latest results of the UMass Amherst poll on Americans’...
-
Media
/ 2 weeks agoSlow vote-counting, flip-flopping leads, careful certification and the weirdness of the Electoral College – people who research elections look at what to expect on election night
Take a deep breath: Having to wait for election results means the system is working as it should, with safeguards and...
-
Media
/ 2 weeks ago‘Each bears his own ghosts’: How the classics speak to these days of fear, anger and presidential candidates stalking the land
As the election nears, it seems everyone is afraid.
-
Media
/ 2 weeks agoA new president will be elected − but it may take some time to determine who wins
Americans might have to wait for days, weeks or months to get an accurate determination of the winner of the presidency.
-
Media
/ 3 weeks agoReligion in the workplace is tricky – but employers and employees both lose when it becomes a total taboo
Workers from minority religious traditions in the US tend to be more affected by restrictions about bringing up faith at the...
-
Media
/ 3 weeks agoThe ‘Courage Tour’ is attempting to get Christians to vote for Trump − and focused on defeating ‘demons’
The ‘Courage Tour,’ a religio-political rally, is going around battleground states. It is focused on defeating Democrats, but also on defeating...
-
Media
/ 3 weeks agoFighting antibiotic resistance at the source – using machine learning to identify bacterial resistance genes and the drugs to block them
By analyzing the resistance genes and proteins of E. coli, researchers can optimize treatments to address both current and future antimicrobial...
-
Media
/ 3 weeks agoSimple science summaries written by AI help people understand research and trust scientists
Scientists use jargon and complicated language to describe their work. Regular folks ‘get it’ more when descriptions are simpler – and...
-
Media
/ 3 weeks agoTime to freak out? How the existential terror of hurricanes can fuel climate change denial
Terror management theory explores the lengths our minds will go to to deny existential threats. Psychologists explain what that can mean...
-
Media
/ 3 weeks agoScholar’s new rap album seeks to turn the tables on the ‘masters’ from the Old South
Should a rap album be counted as a scholarly work? We asked a scholar who makes hip-hop and hit the recording...
