Arts, Ideas, and Travel
By: Noam Lupu, Vanderbilt University and Nicholas Carnes, Duke University Both major U.S. political parties regularly tout their commitment to working-class Americans and claim to be the party of the…
By: Kate Guthrie, University of Bristol August 21, 2026 There is nothing unusual about fans wanting to express their enthusiasm for the celebrities they adore. But there are always a…
Dr. Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, MD, University of Pittsburgh June 11, 2026 8:34am EDT For millions of people, cannabis has become the unofficial prescription for lost sleep. But what feels like a…
By: Professor Mats J. Olsson, Karolinska Institutet Humans spend a great deal of time trying to smell good. We wash, deodorise and perfume our bodies daily, suggesting body odour must…
By: Daniel T. Blumstein, University of California, Los Angeles; Peter Mikula, and Piotr Tryjanowski The urban monkeys in New Delhi are so bold they’ll steal the lunch right off your…
Paulo Mussoi, The Conversation March 29, 2026 It was quite a effort: six months of work, researches in two countries, trips to the Amazon and the interior of Minas Gerais,…
Lucy Stone, Dublin City University When Winnie-the-Pooh gets stuck in Rabbit’s doorway after eating too much for elevenses, he is anxious and gloomy at the thought of having to forgo…
Brendan Frizzell, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Bad Bunny likes to remind the world where he and his music come from. In “EoO,” a song from his…
Keiran Hardy, Griffith University As controversy over Australia’s new hate laws continues, last weekend’s so-called March for Australia rallies were the latest in a string of events that have raised…
Moral distress: for primary care doctors, ‘doing the right thing’ can feel impossible
Getty Images James Greenslade-Yeats, Auckland University of Technology and Tago Mharapara, Auckland University of Technology July 23, 2026 Modern healthcare systems ask much of primary care doctors. They are expected…