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I served as a college president for nearly two decades – I know choosing the right commencement speaker can be fraught with risks

The 2024 commencement season has been one of the most contentious in recent memory. Amid pro-Palestinian protests at campuses nationwide over the war in the Gaza Strip, some universities – such as Columbia University and the University of Southern California – have canceled their commencement ceremonies. Others, such as Duke…

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Chad hepatitis E outbreak: how the dangerous liver disease spreads and how it can be treated

The World Health Organization recently announced an outbreak of hepatitis E in the eastern Ouaddai province of Chad. Between January and April 2024, 2,093 suspected hepatitis E cases were reported from two health districts. The Conversation Africa asked Kolawole Oluseyi Akande, a consultant gastroenterologist and hepatologist, to explain the causes,…

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Assisted dying: Canada grapples with plans to extend euthanasia to people suffering solely from mental illness

For decades, people who want to end their life with the help of a doctor, and who have the means to do so, have travelled to a handful of countries, commonly Switzerland, for euthanasia.

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AI may be to blame for our failure to make contact with alien civilizations

The rise of AI might explain why the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) has yet to detect the signatures of advanced technical civilizations elsewhere in the galaxy.

Space

Astronomers just discovered a comet that could be brighter than most stars when we see it next year. Or will it?

Although it is still more than 18 months from its closest approach to Earth and the sun, comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS already has social media buzzing, with optimistic articles being written about how it could be a spectacular sight.

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5 years later, Mueller questions linger

Why didn’t the full report become public?

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What are nacreous clouds?

Learn more about nacreous clouds, also known as polar stratospheric clouds. We take a look at how these colorful clouds form and why they're so rare.

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Latinos are Drastically Underrepresented at the Local Government Level, Data Shows

A report by The Conversation illustrates the claim with figures from city, county and school board officials

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What exactly is "Veganuary?"

"These health benefits increase as people eat fewer animal products"

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Six ways inequality holds back climate action

Are improvements to green technologies, like better batteries and more efficient solar panels, enough on their own to tackle climate change? Unfortunately not. Our behaviour and lifestyles must change too.

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Curious Kids: how much money is there in the world?

How much money is there in the world? – Tsubamé, aged ten, London

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Global heating may breach 1.5°C in 2024 – here's what that could look like

It’s official: 2023 was Earth’s hottest year ever recorded, beating the previous record set in 2016 by a huge margin. Last year was also the first in which the world was close to 1.5°C (1.48°C) hotter than the pre-industrial average (1850-1900). We are brushing against the threshold scientists urged us…

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Crystal-studded space rock found in the Sahara may rewrite the history of the early solar system

The rocks were found in May 2020 in the Erg Chech sand sea, in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria.

Space

Ukraine recap: Zelensky's defiant new year speech foreshadows tough 2024 as government tightens conscription laws

Ukraine is alive. Ukraine lives. Ukraine fights. Ukraine advances, Ukraine overcomes the path. Ukraine gains. Ukraine works. Ukraine exists.

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Renewables now generate more of Britain's electricity than fossil fuels – but what happens next?

At the start of 2016, in an article noting some exciting changes in British energy, The Conversation published the following paragraph:

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Pundits: Central to democracy, or partisan spewers of opinion who destroy trust

Walter Lippmann, who lived from 1889 to 1974, was an early and prime example of the public intellectual as pundit commenting on news of the day.

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Wolves return to Europe: what to do about them is a people problem – podcast

Wolves are making a comeback across Europe. As their populations grow, 65,000 livestock are killed each year by wolves. Now, moves are underway to change the protection status of the wolf in the European Union.

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Expert advice to help young people keep their new year resolutions

If you’re in need of some extra motivation to stick to your new year resolutions, there’s no better place to look than The Conversation’s archives. Our Quarter Life series is full of expert advice to help readers in their 20s and 30s navigate life’s transitions. Read on for some pieces…

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'Leaveism' and 'presenteeism' continue even when employers are more flexible – here's how to be happier at work

Way back in February 2020, before most of us really knew anything about COVID, we wrote an article for The Conversation about “leaveism” and its impact on flexible working. Barely a month later, the world was bracing for a pandemic that would inadvertently create the largest (forced) working experiment of…

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Israel's highest court protects its power to curb government extremism − 3 essential reads

In the midst of Israel’s fierce war against Hamas in Gaza, the country’s highest court on New Year’s Day drew attention back to a previous conflict within the country. In a narrowly divided decision, the justices struck down a significant part of the contentious judicial reform passed in July 2023…

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The meat and dairy industry is not 'climate neutral', despite some eye-catching claims

Imagine a house is on fire, and someone is actively pouring gas on the fire. They then pour a little less gas and want credit for doing so, despite still feeding the fire. Perhaps they claim they are now “fire neutral”.

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Four good news climate stories from 2023

We don’t want to give you the wrong idea: things are bad. Antarctic ice sheets are melting, the fossil fuel lobby was everywhere at the COP talks, and even solutions like electric cars have their problems. And that just covers the past few weeks of this newsletter.

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Could you cope with a shock to your bank balance? 5 ways to check you are financially resilient

Imagine the dentist has just said you urgently need a A$2,000 dental crown. A week later, a pipe in your bathroom bursts, causing $8,000 worth of damage. Suddenly, you’ve been hit with a $10,000 financial shock.

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Economic lookahead: As we ring in 2024, can the US economy continue to avoid a recession?

With economic forecasters rewriting their 2024 outlooks following recent moves from the Federal Reserve, The Conversation turned to two financial economists to share their thoughts on the upcoming year.

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Social media drains our brains and impacts our decision making – podcast

Ever found yourself scrolling through social media late at night and accidentally buying something you regretted? In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we talk to an advertising expert about recent research into how social media can overload our brains and make us buy products we don’t need or…

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