By Ilan Shrira, Associate Teaching Professor of Psychology, Penn State
Joshua D. Foster, Professor of Psychology, University of South Alabama
At 24, Boyd was living in Chicago when he decided to get help. He had been drinking alcohol since a young age, but more recently he’d been drinking far more often – and dangerously.
He found a rehabilitation center online and reached out to the facility in Orange County, an affluent coastal area of Southern California, for treatment.
Boyd, a pseudonym used at his mother’s request, checked in at the facility, where he completed his initial detox and participated in therapy sessions. He was later readmitted to the same rehab program twice after his initial intake, his mother…
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By Jasmine Hearn, Reader in Health Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
Chronic pelvic pain can affect sleep, work and relationships, so treatment may need to address more than pain intensity alone.
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By Samantha Jones, Researcher, Department of Psychology, Western University
Jamie Hong Chow, PhD candidate, Department of Political Science, Western University
Noah Eliot Vanderhoeven, PhD, Political Science, Western University
In a recent advertisement for Novig, a U.S. sports prediction market and trading platform, actor Sydney Sweeney appears nearly nude, using sports equipment as props to cover various parts of her body.
The visual plays on the campaign’s tagline — “Just Sports” — and hints at the idea that, unlike other platforms, Novig doesn’t offer betting…
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By Paul Jones, Associate Dean for Education and Student Experience at Aston Business School, Aston University
Generative AI can explain a difficult concept, solve a problem, correct a sentence or produce an answer in seconds. That creates enormous opportunities for learning.
People have more access than ever before to information about different learning strategies. But the strategies that feel easy or familiar are not necessarily those that produce the most durable learning.
You are in charge when you use an AI so it’s a good idea…
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By Marina Yusupova-Ryder, Visiting Lecturer in Sociology, Edinburgh Napier University
The full-scale invasion of Ukraine changed more than Russia’s relations with the west – it changed the meaning of being Russian.
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By Justin Levitt, Professor of Law, Loyola Law School Los Angeles
Mayhem at the polls on Election Day 2026? Americans are worried. But a scholar of election law who has also run a nationwide election protection program says he doesn’t believe it will happen.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
By directly acknowledging the seriousness of One Nation’s support, Chalmers is underscoring that the party is a threat to Labor, not just to the Coalition.
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By Aditya Sengupta, PhD Candidate, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Andrew King, ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne
Josephine Brown, Associate professor, The University of Melbourne
Mandy Freund, Lecturer, Climate Science Geography, The University of Melbourne
Nicola Maher, DECRA/Research Fellow, Climate Science, Australian National University
The world is on the cusp of an historic El Niño, a climate pattern centred in the Pacific that could reshape weather across the planet.
El Niño is hardly a new phenomenon, but forecasts indicate the coming one could be the…
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By Katie Edwards, Commissioning Editor, Health + Medicine and Host of Strange Health podcast, The Conversation
Dan Baumgardt, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol
The Strange Health podcast is back for season two, investigating cottage cheese, sunscreen scares, pimple popping and the health questions you want answered.
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By Marija Jovanovic, Research Fellow in Business and Human Rights, Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, University of Oxford
As the 100th anniversary of the Slavery Convention is marked, it’s time to assess the UK’s role in helping survivors.
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