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Peanut butter
Lifestyle
A thermal scientist explains why TSA will confiscate your peanut butter before you get on an airplane—because it is a liquid
By Ted Heindel and The ConversationMay 4, 2023
An economist who’s been tracking ‘prom inflation’ since his daughter went 9 years ago is surprised by what he’s found
Finance
An economist who’s been tracking ‘prom inflation’ since his daughter went 9 years ago is surprised by what he’s found
By Jay L. Zagorsky and The ConversationMay 4, 2023
Greg Becker
Finance
The economists who studied the tweets that predated the SVB bank run and implosion reveal how social media fuels financial panic
By Tony Cookson, Christoph Schiller and The ConversationMay 2, 2023
Jerry Springer Show
Lifestyle
Jerry Springer may not have been the first to use the [bleeping] bleep sound, but a media historian says he made it iconic
By Matthew Jordan and The ConversationMay 2, 2023
Cancer-causing toxins are in shampoos, body lotions, and cleaning products. Here’s what experts want you to know
Health
Cancer-causing toxins are in shampoos, body lotions, and cleaning products. Here’s what experts want you to know
By Robin Dodson, Ruthann Rudel, Megan R. Schwarzman and The ConversationMay 2, 2023
A Stanford professor who specializes in A.I. says it’s redefining ‘authenticity’ and it could be as revolutionary as the calculator
Tech
A Stanford professor who specializes in A.I. says it’s redefining ‘authenticity’ and it could be as revolutionary as the calculator
By Victor R. Lee and The ConversationMay 1, 2023
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Robert Hays
Finance
What all the conflicting data says about a ‘soft landing’ for the economy—and what it doesn’t
By Christopher Decker and The ConversationApril 28, 2023
Jerome Powell
Finance
3 economic historians explain how the SVB report and First Republic’s near collapse show that incentives, risk and greed are universal truths
By Alexandra Digby, Dollie Davis, Robson Hiroshi Hatsukami Morgan and The ConversationApril 28, 2023
Air Jordan
Lifestyle
The ‘Air’ movie never shows Michael Jordan’s face. It says a lot about America’s commodification of Black bodies.
By A. Joseph Dial and The ConversationApril 28, 2023
Kurt Vonnegut dominated college graduation speeches because he was an offbeat voice of reason and unlikely youth hero
Success
Kurt Vonnegut dominated college graduation speeches because he was an offbeat voice of reason and unlikely youth hero
By Susan Farrell and The ConversationApril 27, 2023
I’ve been studying what social media does to people’s brains for years—and it creates a ‘cognitive overload’ that makes you easy prey for advertisers
Tech
I’ve been studying what social media does to people’s brains for years—and it creates a ‘cognitive overload’ that makes you easy prey for advertisers
By Matthew Pittman and The ConversationApril 25, 2023
teenager of color
Mind
America’s teens of color are transforming digital activism: ‘With this generation, we are not going to wait’
By Dominique Skye McDaniel and The ConversationApril 21, 2023
Bolivia is sitting on a goldmine of lithium but it’s setting up an ideological collision between modern society and indigenous religious views
Environment
Bolivia is sitting on a goldmine of lithium but it’s setting up an ideological collision between modern society and indigenous religious views
By Mario Orospe Hernández and The ConversationApril 21, 2023
SpaceX rocket
Tech
Why the explosion of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket was a ‘very successful failure,’ from a space policy guru who works for the Air Force
By Wendy Whitman Cobb and The ConversationApril 21, 2023
Mom and son at pharmacy
Health
There’s a small but very real chance that over-the-counter medication could send you to the emergency room, says team that studies medications
By Macarius Mwinisungee Donneyong, Ximena Oyarzún-González and The ConversationApril 21, 2023
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