Halston: The glittering rise – and spectacular fall – of a fashion icon
By Jennifer Gordon and Sara Marcketti Walk into any department store, and you’ll get a sense of the powerful brands...
HUMANITY
Humanity in all aspects.
Narcissistic people aren’t just full of themselves – new research finds they’re more likely to be aggressive and violent
By Brad Bushman and Sophie Kjaervik The big idea We recently reviewed 437 studies of narcissism and aggression involving a...
‘What’s Going On’ at 50 – Marvin Gaye’s Motown classic is as relevant today as it was in 1971
Tyina SteptoeAssociate Professor of History, University of Arizona Motown wasn’t really known for its politically conscious music. Then came “What’s...
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish women are bucking the patriarchal, authoritarian stereotype of their community
Michal RaucherAssistant Professor of Jewish Studies, Rutgers University Ultra-Orthodox women have become the primary breadwinners in their families. Menahem Kahana/AFP...
New teachers face complex cultural challenges – the stories of 3 Latina teachers in their toughest moments
Teresa SosaAssociate Professor of Education, IUPUI Gun control. Hallway decorations. Hairstyles. Those aren’t the things I expected to be stumbling...
Agnolotti, bucatini and the innovative new ‘cascatelli’ – a brief history of pasta shapes
Jeffrey MillerAssociate Professor, Hospitality Management, Colorado State University There are at least 350 shapes of pasta you can buy. Food...
Famine in the Bible is more than a curse: It is a signal of change and a chance for a new beginning
Joel BadenProfessor of Hebrew Bible, Yale Divinity School As the coronavirus spread rapidly around the world last year, the United Nations...
Nigeria: why do children keep getting kidnapped?
Gemma Ware|Editor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast In this episode of The Conversation Weekly, insurgent groups in northern Nigeria continue...
CBD, marijuana and hemp: What is the difference among these cannabis products, and which are legal?
Brandon McFaddenAssistant Professor of Applied Economics and Statistics, University of DelawareNew York recently became the 15th U.S. state to legalize cannabis...
‘Sex addiction’ isn’t a justification for killing, or really an addiction – it reflects a person’s own moral misgivings about sex
Joshua B. GrubbsAssistant Professor of Psychology, Bowling Green State UniversityA 21-year-old white man is alleged to have entered three different...
OUR PLANET OUR FUTURE: Nobel Prize Summit April 26-28, 2021
The Academic Science Sessions will be streamed live at 14:30-16:30 EDT 27 April and 14:00-16:00 EDT 28 April. They are...
The rise of female UFC fighters obscures profound exploitation, inequality
Jennifer McClearenAssistant Professor of Media Studies, University of Texas at Austin The mixed martial arts pay-per-view event UFC 261 features two bouts...
Polyamorous relationships under severe strain during the pandemic
Riki ThompsonAssociate Professor, Digital Rhetoric and Writing Studies, University of Washington A few years ago I started conducting interviews with over...
Blockchain could play an important role in future agriculture and food security
Written by Abdul-Rahim Abdulai, Carling Bieg, Evan Fraser, Sarah MarquisGlobal food supply chains proved brittle during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading...
10 YEARS OF INNOCENT IMPRISONMENT
Written by Thomas Hackl Julian Assange is the founder of WikiLeaks and has apparently served almost ten years of innocent arrest....
FINLAND’S HOUSING FIRST PROGRAM
Article provided by Scoop.me... In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. The reason: The country applies the...