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  • Burt BacharachSuccess

    A music professor reveals how Burt Bacharach cracked the code of easy listening

    By Gena R. Greher and The Conversation
  • Portrait of senior woman at desktop computer in home office

    Getting sick costs older people of color 25% more than white Americans. Experts point to 3 reasons behind the troubling problem

    By Jane Tavares, Marc Cohen, and others
  • Could brain scans help decide legal decisions?Health

    One business professor says he has a new idea about how to resolve trademark disputes and it involves taking a scan of your brain

    By Zhihao Zhang and The Conversation
  • The Mexican magic mushroom is a psilocybe cubensis, a specie of psychedelic mushroom whose main active elements are psilocybin and psilocin – Mexican Psilocybe Cubensis. An adult mushroom raining spores. red and blue color. horizontal orientationHealth

    Can psychedelics really treat OCD, depression, and chronic pain? A researcher explains how they work and their potential risks

    By The Conversation and Jennifer Mitchell
  • A scientist with mask and glasses holding a basket of Cannabis leaves in a greenhouse. Concept of herbal alternative medicine, cbd oil, pharmaceutical industryHealth

    The CBD can be an incredible health treatment, but it’s not a cure-all—One pharmacologist separates the truth from the hype

    By Kent E Vrana and The Conversation
  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 02: Elon Musk attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 02, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/WireImage)Tech

    One scientist breaks down how Twitter’s decision to start charging money for a critical research tool means ‘a loss of knowledge for the world’

    By Jon-Patrick Allem and The Conversation
  • Home schoolSuccess

    The scale of Covid’s carnage on education is becoming clear: Enrollment for K through 12 is down more than 1 million students

    By Thomas Dee and The Conversation
  • Adult with childSuccess

    Adults prefer kids who lie to ones who tell blunt truths, study says

    By Laure Brimbal and The Conversation
  • Red casino dices with chips on silver laptop isolated on white backgroundHealth

    Millions of Americans have a gambling disorder, but most of them don’t know it. An expert says these signs could indicate a problem

    By James P. Whelan and The Conversation
  • MEMPHIS, TN – FEBRUARY 01: A screen at the entrance of Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church displays the celebration of life for Tyre Nichols on February 1, 2023 in Memphis, Tennessee. On January 7th, 29-year-old Nichols was violently beaten for three minutes by Memphis police officers at a traffic stop and died of his injuries. Five Black Memphis Police officers have been fired after an internal investigation found them to be directly responsible for the beating and have been charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault, two charges of aggravated kidnapping, two charges of official misconduct and one charge of official oppression. (Photo by Lucy Garrett/Getty Images)Mind

    Police brutality fuels trauma after Tyre Nichols’ murder—how Black communities are coping

    By Deion Scott Hawkins and The Conversation
  • Shot of a mature businessman looking stressed during a late night in a modern officeMind

    ‘Dark personality traits’ in the workplace: what to do when you work with a narcissist, Machiavellian, or expert manipulator

    By Cinthia Beccacece Satornino and The Conversation
  • Statue of Eros, Piccadilly Circus, LondonLifestyle

    The cute little Valentine’s Day cupid we know today can be traced back to a vengeful Roman god who was also a mama’s boy

    By Debbie Felton and The Conversation
  • A man looking sad in a casino.Personal Finance

    A therapist who treats people with gambling problems says sports betting means her clients are getting a lot younger—and wealthier

    By Tori Horn and The Conversation
  • Space junkTech

    Space junk is clogging up the skies but 2 astronomers have a plan to build an cosmic trash catalog

    By Vishnu Reddy and The Conversation
  • FILE PHOTO: The suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts to the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, U.S. February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Randall Hill/File PhotoTech

    An aerospace professor breaks down everything you ever wanted to know about spy balloons

    By Iain Boyd and The Conversation