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Success
The Dunning-Kruger effect is the idea that incompetent people are the last to realize it. Now we’re realizing that could be wrong.
By Eric C. Gaze and The ConversationMay 8, 2023
Joe Biden
Politics
Inside the next $1.5 trillion farm bill that will shape how America eats with a former Agriculture official
By Kathleen Merrigan and The ConversationMay 8, 2023
Self-compassion is linked with greater motivation, less procrastination and better relationships. A psychologist explains how to develop it
Mind
Self-compassion is linked with greater motivation, less procrastination and better relationships. A psychologist explains how to develop it
By Rachel Goldsmith Turow and The ConversationMay 7, 2023
‘Digital distress’ is fueling mental and physical exhaustion and disinterest in work—here’s how you can change it
Mind
‘Digital distress’ is fueling mental and physical exhaustion and disinterest in work—here’s how you can change it
By Brittany Harker Martin and The ConversationMay 4, 2023
Vatican
Lifestyle
Not only was the real-life pope’s exorcist a fan of the 1973 movie, it made his career possible, a historian reveals
By Joseph P. Laycock and The ConversationMay 4, 2023
Marjorie Taylor Green, Tucker Carlson, Donald Trump
Leadership
Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon’s firings were about corporate profits, not a victory for truth in journalism, media scholar says
By Nolan Higdon and The ConversationMay 4, 2023
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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
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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
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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
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