By Fredrik NG Andersson, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Lund University
Sweden has been part of the European Union for 30 years, yet it is one of the few EU countries that has kept its own currency, the krona. Legally, Sweden is expected to join the euro one day but in reality, that day keeps being pushed into the future.
This makes Sweden something of an outlier in Europe. In a referendum in 2003, 56% of voters said no to the euro, and no government since then has felt confident enough…
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By Karen Stollznow, Research Fellow of linguistics, Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Griffith University; University of Colorado Boulder
While a young language learner can more easily acquire a native accent, adults retain the ability to learn new languages well into later life.
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By Shelley Inglis, Senior Visiting Scholar with the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University
As President Trump and other Republicans cast doubt on the legitimacy of the US electoral system, other democracies offer lessons in protecting the integrity of voting systems.
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By Daniel Cueto-Villalobos, PhD Candidate, Sociology, University of Minnesota
Minnesotans from all walks of life, including suburban moms, veterans and protest novices, have bucked their ‘nice’ stereotype to speak out.
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By Christy Cobb, Associate Professor of Christianity, University of Denver
‘Apocrypha’ means ‘hidden’ in Greek, but it is often used to describe texts that are outside the official biblical canon.
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By Promise Longe, Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Kansas
Hydrogen demand around the world is projected to grow significantly by 2050. Some of that supply could come from nature itself.
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By Kaylin Klie, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
In Colorado, from 2016 to 2020, 33 women who were pregnant or had recently given birth died from accidental overdoses. That’s more than died from traditional obstetric complications like infection, high blood pressure or bleeding combined.
More recent data shows an encouraging turnaround. The number of maternal overdose deaths dropped 60%, from…
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By Nadia Clarke Cordick, PhD Student, Educational Studies, Lakehead University
A study rooted in Black women educators’ experiences invites us to envision education as a site of liberation, not just endurance.
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By R. Alexander Bentley, Professor of Anthropology, University of Tennessee
An anthropologist’s new book lays out the formula for human innovation, from stone tools to supercomputers. Depending on developments in the next few years, AI could hit the gas or the brakes.
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By Adriana Marin, Lecturer in International Relations, Coventry University
Rosalinda González Valencia is reported to be a key figure in the leadership of one of Mexico’s lartest organised crime syndicates.
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