By Ana Maria Navas Iannini, Assistant Professor, Science Education, Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University
Moving beyond traditional roles as communicators of established knowledge, science museums are engaging more and more with difficult societal issues.
Despite the pressing importance of responding to mental health globally and locally, science museums are have rarely been connected to this topic. I argue, however, that science museums are increasingly becoming emotional sites where difficult issues, including mental health, can be approached.
This affirmation is supported by research I conducted over the…
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By Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, Clinical Assistant Professor of Education, Health and Behavior Studies, University of North Dakota
Mobile phones have become part of just about everyone’s emergency infrastructure. But what do you do when the power and service go out?
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By Nir Kshetri, Professor of Management, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
The artificial intelligence boom is driving unprecedented demand for data centers, raising concerns about their growing energy consumption, water use and carbon footprint. These challenges are making companies look beyond traditional land-based data centers.
Some…
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By Rin Reczek, Professor of Sociology, The Ohio State University
Estrangement is rarely caused by childhood abuse or a pushy therapist. Instead, it reveals a collision between two ideas of what family should be.
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By Jennifer D. Oliva, Professor of Law, Indiana University
Large datasets can be useful research tools, but current government efforts to gather medical records depend on policy and technology that falls short of protecting people’s privacy.
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By Bruno Versaevel, Professor of industrial economics, EM Lyon Business School
Etienne Billette de Villemeur, Professor, Université de Lille
Vianney Dequiedt, Professor of Economics, Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA)
Three economists explore the viability of a UN-backed one-stop licensing ‘hub’ for making essential, often life-saving biotherapeutics and vaccines both affordable and more widely available.
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By Amnesty International
Iraq’s government must deliver on its human rights commitments to end systemic impunity for human rights violations, uphold women’s and girls’ rights, and guarantee fundamental freedoms, Amnesty International said today in an open letter to Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi marking three months since the adoption of a new ministerial programme. Three months after launching the […] The post Iraq: Government must chart a new course by ending impunity and upholding human rights appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Daniel Piulats Vilá, Profesor universitario, Universitat de Barcelona
Our senses provide us with fundamental information about ourselves and our surroundings. This includes what and where objects are, the speed of our own movement, the safety of substances we ingest, and the temperature of objects and our environment. However, like all sensory systems, our senses have a limited range.
Recent decades have seen a year-on-year increase in clinical diagnoses of autism. Unfortunately, autism and temperature regulation problems often…
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By Anna Walker, Senior Arts + Culture Editor, The Conversation
From the best bits of the Fringe to a thrilling new mystery series, these are our top picks of the week.
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By Sebastian Stannard, Research Fellow Public Health and Engineering, University of Southampton
Alan Wong, Research Scientist, Sustainable Cities, University of Southampton
John Preston, Professor, University of Southampton
In Portswood, bus users enjoyed reliable journeys and a calmer high street. But some residents faced longer and less convenient car journeys.
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