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  • the conversationNorth America

    Rural America is deeply misunderstood: We aren’t depopulating and we’re not the reason 2024 swung to Trump

    By Tim Slack, Shannon M. Monnat, and others
  • housing affordabilityReal Estate

    America’s mobile housing affordability crisis reveals a system where income determines exposure to climate disasters

    By Ivis Garcia and The Conversation
  • ZohranPolitics

    Political communication scholar on how Zohran Mamdani hacked ‘slacktivism’ to appear on your phone, on your street and in your mind

    By Stuart Soroka and The Conversation
  • StreamingBig Tech

    Netflix-Warner deal would drive streaming market further down the road of ‘Big 3’ domination

    By David R. King and The Conversation
  • WrappedArts & Entertainment

    Why Spotify Wrapped understands the genius of ‘optimal distinctiveness theory’

    By Ishani Banerji and The Conversation
  • remote workFuture of Work

    Remote professionals are quiet quitting Fridays. Their rebellion could open the door to a 4-day work week

    By Christos Makridis and The Conversation
  • They can’t hold up this train! by Charles Jay Taylor, 1855-1929, artist, 1893. President Cleveland as a railroad engineer driving a locomotive labelled “Administration R.R.” that is roaring out of a tunnel labelled “Business Depression Tunnel”, and knocking out of the way legislators who are placing “Dilatory Amendments” and “Teller’s Dilatory Tactics” on the tracks, trying to derail the train; among the legislators are Francis M. Cockrell, James Z. George, James L. Pugh, William A. Peffer, George G. Vest, James D. Cameron, William M. Stewart, Henry M. Teller, John P. Jones, and Edward O. Wolcott. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)Politics

    Is American history reminding you of dark, tumultuous periods from the past? Consider the Gilded Age of the late 19th century

    By Robert A. Strong and The Conversation
  • Sean DuffyLaw

    Air traffic controllers were already some of the most stressed workers in the U.S. before having to work without pay, say experts from Center for Aviation Studies

    By Brian Strzempkowski, Melanie Dickman, and others
  • Gen ZReal Estate

    Gen Z’s housing bust laid bare: 15 million more adults under 35 are living with their parents than a decade ago

    By Rohan Shah and The Conversation
  • brewersHealth

    The gut science of sports: Fandom triggers ’emotional eating’ and sometimes peer pressure to eat the thing you really shouldn’t

    By Aaron Mansfield and The Conversation
  • staring out windowReal Estate

    The real-estate ‘winner’s curse’: Study of nearly 14 million home sales over 20 years shows you don’t want to win that bidding war

    By Soon Hyeok Choi and The Conversation
  • Jane GoodallSuccess

    Jane Goodall was my mentor and friend, inspiring my career change when I was a 23-year-old former NFL cheerleader

    By Mireya Mayor and The Conversation
  • say what?Success

    Don’t try to be funny at work unless you want to risk your job and any chance of ever getting promoted, management professors say

    By Peter McGraw, Adam Barsky, and others
  • Trump, KennedyHealth

    Trump told pregnant women to ‘tough it out’ instead of take Tylenol. A study of 2.5 million births in Sweden finds zero evidence to back him up

    By Renee Gardner, Brian Lee, and others
  • Gen ZPolitics

    Gen Z revolutionaries worldwide have a common emblem: A pirate flag from ‘One Piece,’ the best-selling manga in history

    By Nuurrianti Jalli and The Conversation