Sep 03 Stay or go? Why hurricane evacuation of nursing homes remains an unsolved challenge By Lindsay J. Peterson, Kathryn Hyer, The Conversation Evacuation increases death and hospitalization rates for nursing home residents who experience hurricanes, but sheltering in place also poses great risks. Continue reading
Aug 27 Column: Companies don't need permission from the Business Roundtable to be better corporate citizens By Erik Gordon, The Conversation A statement from a group of CEOs, no matter how powerful, won’t fundamentally change how they operate. But there’s one thing that will. Continue reading
Aug 26 No, the Amazon fires won't deplete the Earth's oxygen supply. Here's why. By Scott Denning, The Conversation There are many reasons to be appalled by this year’s Amazon fires, but depleting Earth’s oxygen supply is not one of them. Continue reading
Aug 25 Why are so many languages spoken in some places and so few in others? By Marco Túlio Pacheco Coelho, Michael Gavin, The Conversation Collectively, human beings speak more than 7,000 distinct languages, and these languages are not uniformly distributed across the planet. Continue reading
Aug 25 The language gives it away: How an algorithm can help us detect fake news By Fatemeh Torabi Asr, The Conversation False stories are now spreading 10 times faster than real news and the problem of fake news seriously threatens our society. Continue reading
Aug 18 Huge wildfires in the Arctic and far North send a planetary warning By Nancy Fresco, The Conversation More than 600 wildfires have consumed more than 2.4 million acres of forest across Alaska this summer, and fires are also raging in northern Canada and Siberia. Continue reading
Aug 05 Analysis: Why it's time to stop blaming video games for real-world violence By Christopher J. Ferguson, The Conversation "There is no evidence to support these claims that violent media and real-world violence are connected."… Continue reading
Aug 02 Greenland lost 11 billion tons of ice in one day. How does that melt compare to the past? By Nerilie Abram, The Conversation Time will tell if this is a record summer for Greenland ice melt, but the pattern over the past 20 years is clear. Continue reading
Jul 20 How to exercise in the summer without heat exhaustion By Scott Lear, The Conversation You can stay fit during soaring summer temperatures — if you follow some simple precautions. Continue reading
Jul 17 Analysis: Why the 2020 census doesn't need a citizenship question to count the undocumented By Jennifer Van Hook, The Conversation Counting 11 million undocumented immigrants is easier than you might think. Continue reading