By Joonhyuk Yang, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame
Jung Youn Lee, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University
Responsible borrowers are locked out of the global financial system for reasons beyond their control. A study looking at shopping habits offers a novel solution.
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By Paul Winters, Professor of Sustainable Development, University of Notre Dame
Amir Jina, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, University of Chicago
AI models can deliver localized forecasts faster and cheaper than traditional models. The challenge is getting this technology where it’s needed.
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By Nadir Jeevanjee, Research Physical Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Climate models are complex, just like the world they mirror. They simultaneously simulate the interacting, chaotic flow of Earth’s atmosphere and oceans, and they run on the world’s largest supercomputers.
Critiques of climate science, such as the report written for the Department of Energy by a panel in 2025, often point to this complexity to argue that these models are too uncertain to help us understand present-day warming…
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By Jack Barkenbus, Visiting Scholar, Vanderbilt University
In 2025, 1 in 4 new automotive vehicle sales globally are expected to be an electric vehicle – either fully electric or a plug-in hybrid.
That is a significant rise from just five years ago, when EV sales amounted to fewer than 1 in 20 new car sales, according to the International Energy Agency, an intergovernmental organization examining energy use around the world.
In the U.S., however, EV sales have lagged, only…
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By Soe Tjen Marching, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics, SOAS, University of London
Indonesia is in the middle of its biggest protests in years – for many, the atmosphere is chillingly reminiscent of May 1998.
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By Richard Jones, Director of Journalism, Politics and Contemporary History, University of Salford
Hardly anyone actually goes to council meetings. It is journalists who can keep a close eye and tell us all what’s happening.
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By Emily Blackwell, Senior Lecturer in Animal Behaviour and Welfare, University of Bristol
Sara Lawrence-Mills, Postdoctoral Researcher, Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol
Many cat owners don’t realise that just like humans, cats can suffer from dementia. A recent paper has even found many similarities between feline and human dementia, finding that cognitive impairment may develop in similar ways.
Some of the symptoms of dementia in cats are even similar to what we might see in humans – though not all of them, of course. Knowing what signs to look out for is important so…
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By Tim Bale, Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London
Paul Webb, Professor of Politics, University of Sussex
Stavroula Chrona, Lecturer in Politics, University of Sussex
Thanks to the media interest in his election as leader of the Green party of England and Wales, there’s now plenty of information available about Zack Polanski, the so-called “eco-populist” who won a landslide victory over his arguably more moderate rivals.
But what do we know about the nearly 65,000 grassroots members who gave Polanski an overwhelming 85% of the vote, albeit on a turnout of just 38%? A survey we conducted of party members following the 2024 election…
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By Duncan Depledge, Senior Lecturer in Geopolitics and Security, Loughborough University
Earth’s average temperature rose more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels in 2024 for the first time – a critical threshold in the climate crisis. At the same time, major armed conflicts continue to rage in Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan and elsewhere.
What should be increasingly clear is that war now needs to be understood as unfolding in the shadow of climate breakdown.
The relationship between war and climate change is complex. But here are three reasons why the climate crisis must reshape how…
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By Boniface Oyugi, Health Policy and Health Economics researcher and a Honorary Researcher at the Centre for Health Services Studies, University of Kent
Ethiopia has built a national emergency medical team and hosts Africa’s first World Health Organization (WHO)-certified regional training hub. It offers a robust, African-led model for strengthening health emergency response systems across the continent.
The Conversation Africa asked Boniface Oyugi, who has researched the emergence of this medical team and regional…
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