Gavin Metcalf, Cancer Biologist and Lecturer in Biomedical Science, Anglia Ruskin University The Princess of Wales released a moving video message on March 22 to address speculation about her health. In it, the future queen disclosed that she’d been diagnosed with cancer following tests conducted after…
Trevor Hedberg, Assistant Professor of Practice, W.A. Franke Honors College / Philosophy Department, University of Arizona People born in the future stand to inherit a planet in the midst of a global…
Scott Schieman, Professor of Sociology and Canada Research Chair, University of Toronto As a sociologist who studies how people think and feel about work, I’ve been struck by the unflattering cultural narrative…
Georgi Gardiner, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Fellow of the University of Tennessee Humanities Center (UTHC), University of Tennessee What is love? Could those feelings you label as love be something else?…
Shannon Gibson, Associate Professor of International Relations and Environmental Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Climate activism has been on a wild ride lately, from the shock tactics of…
Sarah Nance, Assistant Professor of Integrated Practice in Art and Design, Binghamton University, State University of New York As an artist working across media, I’ve used everything from thread to my voice to…
Diego Javier Luis, Assistant Professor of History, Tufts University One of the most pervasive myths about colonial Latin American society is that it was Catholic, full stop. It’s a familiar story: As…
The original Macintosh computer may seem quaint today, but the way users interacted with it triggered a revolution 40 years ago. Mark Mathosian/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA Jacob O. Wobbrock, Professor of Information, University of Washington…
John Rennie Short is a Friend of The Conversation., Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County On a recent research trip to China, I wandered through the Oasis Mall…
Diane Rohlman, Associate Dean for Research, Professor and Endowed Chair of Rural Safety and Health, University of Iowa Think about your first job. Maybe it was delivering pizza, bagging groceries, busing tables…
A spotlight of two small businesses in the Oakland/Berkeley area that are guaranteed to leave any customer satisfied and wanting to come back for more of their delicious plant-based and dairy-alternative dining…