By Jabulani Sikhakhane, Editor, The Conversation
There’s a lot of dodgy and divisive content online. But now there’s a way to choose something better. Google recently launched a new feature that allows you to nominate which sources you trust the most so they appear near the top of your search results.
There are many reasons to nominate The Conversation. We are a not-for-profit digital publisher and our work is overseen by an independent editorial board. We only publish information from academic experts edited by professional journalists.…
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By Zachary del Rosario, Assistant Professor of Engineering, Olin College of Engineering
Probability underpins AI, cryptography and statistics. However, as the philosopher Bertrand Russell said, “Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.”
I teach statistics to engineers, so I know that while probability is important, it is counterintuitive.
Probability is a branch of mathematics that describes…
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By Mark Schroeder, Professor of Philosophy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Understanding one another can be hard. There is a big difference between someone snapping at you out of contempt, and calling you out for a mistake because they believe in you and know you can do better. One of these cases calls for anger, but the other for humility or even embarrassment. Or maybe they are only snapping because they’re “hangry” – they might just need a Snickers bar.
And that’s just with people we know. What about strangers, people across the political divide, or even those with very different…
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By Brian Herman, Vice President for Research, University of Minnesota
A small portion of university research funding comes from individual donors. Most universities have policies in place to protect against wrongdoing.
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By Jenni Shearston, Assistant Professor of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder
Heavy metals, phthalates and other potentially harmful chemicals have been detected in a range of menstrual products – the latest category of concern in the personal care aisle.
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By Jan Lowery, Professor of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
In Colorado, as of 2025, about 500 people a year die from lung cancer as the result of radon gas exposure. Nationally, the number of lung cancer deaths attributed to radon is about 21,000 per year.
Radon is present nearly everywhere outdoors, yet typically at levels that are not harmful. It becomes dangerous when it gets trapped and accumulates inside homes, schools and other buildings.
Radon is a naturally…
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By Diane Cress, Associate Professor of Nutrition and Food Science, Wayne State University
Every dollar spent on community health education through SNAP-ED saved an estimated $10.64 in Medicaid spending by the government before the program was shut down.
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By Richard F. Hamm, Professor of History, University at Albany, State University of New York
Both Prohibition and current mass deportation efforts were hastily built, staffed by people permitted to use force, and had difficult objectives to achieve.
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By Stanley Stepanic, Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Virginia
Count Dracula was originally a rank-breathed predator. His transformation into a tragic romantic mirrors a century of shifting attitudes about sex, gender and desire.
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By P. Daniel Patterson, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
A paramedic and university professor shares data about how strategic napping could help his own health while saving the lives of others.
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