By Naomi Joseph, Arts + Culture Editor, The Conversation
The 45 other paintings in Hokusai’s Mount Fuji series, an exhibition featuring rotund humans, another about home and two books bringing women’s lives to fore.
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By Kathleen J Fitzgerald, Teaching Associate Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Repeatedly talking about consent with teenagers and young adults is necessary to help them understand the risks of sexual assault.
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By Lili Mei Granda Argianas, Ph.D. Student in Physics, Washington University in St. Louis
Generations of young Philadelphians experienced science firsthand by wandering through Dinosaur Hall, examining dozens of wildlife dioramas or visiting the butterfly garden.
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By Alex H. Poole, Associate Professor of Information Science, Drexel University
An information science scholar analyzed statements by 17 presidents and found that Trump has rarely spoken of libraries at all – and when he has, he’s dismissed their importance.
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By Matthew N. Hannah, Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Politics and Culture, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Cringe can generate enthusiasm among conservative voters by trolling the left while reducing serious policy debates to the level of online memes.
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By Erin Kay Lockwood, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of California, Irvine
Polling is looking grim for Republicans ahead of the U.S. midterm elections on Nov. 3, 2026, due in large part to deep pessimism among the public about the economy.
At first glance, this might seem surprising. With the exception…
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By Bridget Joyce, Director of Programming at Education Rights Institute, University of Virginia
Kimberly Robinson, Professor of Law, Education and Public Policy, University of Virginia
A reorganization of civil rights investigations in education likely means many complaints will never be investigated and others will take years to solve.
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By Yjan Gordon, Instructor of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
A researcher just won a Nobel Prize for detecting tiny particles from space. Scientists now want to get better at figuring out where in the cosmos they come from.
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By Katrine L. Wallace, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Illinois Chicago
Most parents of young children today haven’t experienced the devastating childhood diseases that used to be common before vaccines were developed.
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By Stacy Keltner, Chair of the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies and Professor of Philosophy, Kennesaw State University
There is an irony in Anne Carson’s Nobel win: The highest award in literature has gone to a writer who has spent her career exploring the emptiness of a desire fulfilled.
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