Obituaries reveal shifting cultural values across time and place. Here’s a glimpse into how the moral vocabulary has evolved over several decades.
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Will the universe keep existing forever? An astrophysicist explains how scientists aren’t entirely sure, but they can make predictions.
New series such as ‘Elsbeth’ and ‘Patience’ continue a long tradition of sleuths who come across as eccentric or aloof. But now there’s a name for these minds that work differently.
The America First Global Health Strategy aims to secure US interests but may instead undermine it by design.
Just a few years ago, agricultural drones were expensive, small and difficult to use, limiting their appeal to farmers. No longer.
The 1984 shooting death of a Black grandmother in her Bronx apartment sparked an ongoing movement against police brutality and neglect of the mentally ill.
All children have the right to an adequate education. The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services helps parents navigate their children’s educational needs.
The fines of $250 for a first offense and $500 for a second hit low-income families the hardest.
Marie Curie’s daughter Irene continued her family’s Nobel legacy by discovering artificial radioactivity.
Political economist Cristina Bodea talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about how central bank independence became the global norm for economic governance.
The Moon influences ocean tides – and ocean tides, in some ways, influence the Moon back.
An emergency medical plan, labeling an inhaler, and learning how to use different medications can help children with asthma manage their symptoms.
Italian and Russian futurists of the early 20th century imagined that technology would remake humanity. Today’s techno-utopians are not so different.
Few Basotho remain who witnessed colonial life. Even fewer went on to build institutions that shaped independent governance and education.
Politicians have long coveted control over monetary policy. Good economic governance requires that they don’t get it.
Os pesquisadores descobriram que é mais provável que os sonhos ocorram durante o estágio do sono conhecido como movimento rápido dos olhos, ou REM.
Researchers have found dreams are most likely to occur during the stage of sleep known as rapid eye movement, or REM.
The early history of the Tanzanian army was shaped by interwoven domestic and international politics.
Harvard University is the latest school that is nearing an expensive settlement with the Trump administration. The different deals are complex, but share a few similarities.
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Assistant Dean for Practice, Innovation, and Professional Education and Associate Professor of Nursing, Michigan State University
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Professor of Nuclear Physics, Michigan State University
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Assistant Professor of Law, Michigan State University; Institute for Humane Studies
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Associate Professor of Public Health, Michigan State University
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Professor of Journalism, Michigan State University
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PhD Candidate in Social Work, Michigan State University
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Research Specialist, Michigan State University
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Assistant Professor of K-12 Educational Administration, Michigan State University
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Professor of Public Relations, Michigan State University
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Michigan State University
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PhD Student, Michigan State University
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Professor of Pediatrics and Human Development at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University
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Foglio Endowed Chair of Spirituality, Michigan State University
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Patricia Edwards is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Education, Michigan State University
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Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University