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  • Concept of body dysmorphic disorder concept, woman looking at mirror obsessively.Mind

    Obsessive thoughts about your appearance could be body dysmorphic disorder—these are the signs

    By Eva Fisher, Fugen Neziroglu, and others
  • Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta.Leadership

    Mark Zuckerberg wants to flatten Meta’s management structure but he could be fueling staff conflicts and shadow hierarchies

    By Amber Stephenson and The Conversation
  • A woman looking at laptop while sitting in office.Tech

    There are lots of reasons that women are being driven out of the tech industry but some simple support systems could help them flourish

    By The Conversation and Vandana Singh
  • Head shot close up portrait of serious senior man looking gesturing and talking to camera communicating via video call with family, friends or colleagues sitting on sofa at home, webcam viewMind

    A little narcissism is healthy. Here are the signs that it’s crossed the line into pathological

    By April Nisan Ilkmen and The Conversation
  • Freeform Switched at BirthSuccess

    I’m a psychology professor disturbed by how my small, liberal arts college treats Black students. Here’s what my 12 years of research found.

    By Elizabeth Aries and The Conversation
  • Scott AdamsSuccess

    A journalism professor breaks down what the racist implosion of ‘Dilbert’ creator Scott Adams really says about free speech

    By Chris Lamb and The Conversation
  • JailsPolitics

    How America got addicted to prisons and jails, from the former prosecutor who wrote ‘Mass Incarceration Nation’

    By
  • London busSuccess

    There’s a silver-bullet solution to big cities’ remote work and transit crises, says author of ‘The Great American Transit Disaster’

    By Nicholas Dagen Bloom and The Conversation
  • The Weddell Sea Party, August 1915, from a collection of lantern slides, which belonged to Reginald James. Back row:- Worsley, Wild, Kerr, Hussey, Cheetham, How, McLeod, Holness, McNish, McCarthy, Hurley, Bakewell, Green, Stephenson. Second row:- Lees, Marston, Shackleton, Crean, James, Vincent, Macklin. Seated:- Rickenson, Wordie, Clark, McIlroy, Greenstreet, Hudson. Caption in ‘South with Endurance’ (London: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2001) reads:- “The crew of the Endurance, 1 September 1915”, Antarctica. Artist Frank Hurley. (Photo by Royal Geographical Society via Getty Images)Leadership

    Ernest Shackleton gets credit for rescuing his doomed Antarctica voyage—but it’s his navigator’s leadership that saved their lives

    By Daniella McCahey and The Conversation
  • Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor and U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman speaks during his 2022 U.S. midterm elections night party in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Quinn GlabickiMind

    John Fetterman shows how depression can become an emergency. Experts say to watch for these signs of crisis

    By John Williamson and The Conversation
  • Elon Musk, the Chief Engineer of SpaceX, speaking about the Starlink project at MWC hybrid Keynote during the second day of Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona, on June 29, 2021 in Barcelona, Spain.<br /> (Photo by Joan Cros/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Tech

    SpaceX is rolling out Starlink satellite internet in Africa but access is still wildly unaffordable for most people

    By Marian Selorm Sapah and The Conversation
  • The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) was a flightless bird endemic to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. Illustration was published in 1870Environment

    Bringing back the ancient Dodo bird is an ethical minefield and ‘de-extinction’ probably isn’t the fairytale you think it is

    By Risa Aria Schnebly, Ben A. Minteer, and others
  • Can washing your hands help stop the evolution of antibiotic resistance? Mathematically, it’s possible.Health

    One easy way to fight the evolution of antibiotic resistance: Hand washing

    By Kristofer Wollein Waldetoft, Georgia Institute of Technology and The Conversation
  • UAW workers on strikeSuccess

    Detroit’s giant auto union is having a historic election after a series of scandals. Get ready for more strikes and higher car prices.

    By Stephen J. Silvia and The Conversation
  • Woman burning sageSuccess

    Walmart and Anthropologie encourage you to burn sage. I’ve studied paganism for 30 years and it’s cultural appropriation.

    By Helen A. Berger and The Conversation