By James Malm, Associate Professor of Finance and Director of the Global Business Resource Center, College of Charleston
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com.
What happens to debt when someone dies? – Lucy, age 17, Cincinnati, Ohio
Imagine everyone has a large piggy bank that represents everything they own. Inside it are items such as cash in a bank account, a…
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By Benjamin Park, Associate Professor of History, Sam Houston State University
Nicholas Shrum, Doctoral Student in Religious Studies, University of Virginia
Latter-day Saints have long valued the US Constitution’s promise of religious freedom – but the church has also tested its boundaries.
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By David Blazar, Associate Professor of public policy and education, University of Maryland
Many Black teachers were pushed out of classrooms from the 1950s through ‘70s. Despite new recruitment programs, the teacher workforce remains mostly white.
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By Kathleen Murray Preble, Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington
Jennifer E. O'Brien, Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington
Public awareness campaigns around the World Cup and other sporting events are well intentioned – but not backed by research.
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By Justin Stebbing, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University
A new DNA test could spare millions of breast cancer patients from chemotherapy. We answer your questions about what it means and who it helps.
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By Barrie Llewelyn, Senior Lecturer in Faculty of Business and Creative Industries, University of South Wales
Adrian Paterson, Lecturer in English, University of Galway
Dominic O'Key, Teaching Associate, Faculty of English, University of Cambridge
Ludivine Broch, Lecturer in History, University of Westminster
Magnus Marsden, Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Sussex
Michaela Benson, Professor in Public Sociology, Lancaster University
The Women’s prize for non-fiction celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in narrative non-fiction written by women. This prize acknowledges that while great gains have been made in representation for women in fiction, their voices remain systemically underrepresented in non-fiction.
In only its third year, the 2026 shortlist covers a diverse range of topics, examining themes from creativity and wellbeing to conflict and family ties.
Here we have enlisted…
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By Kezia Dugdale, Director, John Smith Centre, Senior Lecturer, School of Social & Political Sciences, University of Glasgow
Yes, voters were angry at UK Labour – but the Scottish party failed to get the best out of Holyrood’s voting system.
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By Keith Martin, Professor, Information Security Group, Royal Holloway, University of London
Briana Bowen, Postgraduate research student, Department of Information Security, Royal Holloway, University of London
Quantum computers are coming. Or, at least, that’s what current predictions say. These machines harness the power of quantum mechanics, the set of rules governing how physics operates at atomic and sub-atomic scales.
Because of this, they operate in radically different ways to current machines. Tasks requiring trillions of years on existing supercomputers might be reduced to days on future quantum computers.…
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By Henry Chung, Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex
Charlotte Gowers, Senior Lecturer- Performance Physiology and Nutrition, Anglia Ruskin University
Justin Roberts, Professor of Nutritional Physiology, Anglia Ruskin University
Honey has been used by humans as a natural sweetener and energy source to sustain work and physical performance for thousands of years. Recently, it has re-emerged as a natural option for fuelling exercise, with some social media users claiming it’s the perfect thing to eat before a workout if you need an energy boost.
Interestingly, Sebastian Sawe, the first man to run a sub two-hour marathon, fuelled up before his race with
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By Mandla J. Radebe, Professor, University of Johannesburg
Mbongeni J Msimanga, Post-doctoral fellow at the Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study, University of Johannesburg
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming part of everyday newsroom work across Africa. It has entered quietly through routine tasks such as transcription, headline writing, translation and content preparation.
In southern Africa, where AI adoption is steadily growing, its application in journalism is raising critical questions from policymakers and governments. While technology offers gains in speed and efficiency, its use remains contested due to ethical…
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