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Researchers have found a new way by which the brains of ancient animals can be preserved.
The research community is taking a closer look at the lab-leak hypothesis for the origin of COVID-19, prompting discussion about the risks and benefits of engineering viruses.
Covax was doomed to failure from the start. It is already running into three major problems.
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Boosting the number of female inventors isn’t just a matter of fairness. Inventions by men are more likely to ignore women’s needs.
We looked at 125,000 protests across Africa and mapped them against Chinese investments.
The French-Senegalese author’s novel At Night All Blood is Black is a harrowing and politically profound story of a Senegalese soldier fighting for the French in the first World War.
Politics always influences what questions scientists ask. Their intertwined relationship becomes a problem when politics dictates what answers science is allowed to find.
Scientific knowledge is a critical driver for human health and wellbeing, economic development and environmental sustainability.
When something is free, people use a lot of it. Economists are urging governments to compute values for natural resources – wildlife, plants, air, water – to create motives for protecting them.
The term “citizen science” is intended to widen the network of people whose contribution to science is acknowledged. But the word “citizen” can be problematic.
All that planning, shopping, prepping, serving and cleaning can pay off with better physical and mental health for all members of the family.
Los Gobiernos africanos, las empresas y los organismos donantes deben aunar esfuerzos para apoyar la fabricación local de vacunas y otros equipos sanitarios en el continente.
African governments, firms and donor agencies should align their efforts to support the local manufacture of vaccines and other health equipment in African countries.
La pandemia ha borrado la frágil separación que quedaba entre el ámbito personal y el laboral.
Four articles from The Conversation US archive provide context and analysis on the historic legislation.
A survey of the impact of the first few rounds of coronavirus aid shows that most of those who lost jobs or wages due to the pandemic were facing severe economic hardship.
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Lecturer on Law, Senior Clinical Instructor, Harvard University; Harvard Kennedy School
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Research Fellow in Medicine, Harvard University
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Chercheur postdoctoral et docteur en neuropsychologie, Harvard University
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Senior Fellow of the Arctic Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School
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Professor of Psychology, Harvard University
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Assistant Professor - University of Alabama & Harvard BKC Faculty Associate, University of Alabama; California State University, San Bernardino; Harvard University
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Doutorando em Tecnologia e Sociedade, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná. Pesquisador visitante, Harvard University
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Postdoctoral associate, Harvard University; Graduate Institute – Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID)
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Emeritus Lecturer, Harvard Kennedy School
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Environmental Public Health, Harvard University; University of Liverpool
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Ph.D. Candidate in Religious Studies, Harvard University
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Senior Research Associate in Environment and Natural Resources and Science, Technology, and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Professor of U.S.-Asia Relations, Harvard Kennedy School
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Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
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Assistant Professor, Harvard University