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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Douglas Brugge, Tufts University and Kevin James Lane, Boston University(THE CONVERSATION) Ambient air pollution is the largest environmental health problem in the United States and in the world more generally. Fine particulate matter smaller than 2.5 millionths of a meter, known as PM2.5, was the fifth-leading cause of death in the world in 2015, factoring in approximately 4.1

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Wei-Chiao Huang, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York and Jonathan Lovell, Buffalo State, The State University of New York(THE CONVERSATION) Is it possible to eradicate malaria? It is a question with which many researchers have grappled, and many ideas have been proposed. The reason malaria has garnered so much attention is that it is one of the deadliest

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Nathan Jensen, University of Texas at Austin and Edmund Malesky, Duke University(THE CONVERSATION) Now that Amazon has announced the winners of its competition to host its second headquarters, a question on many minds is whether it’ll be worth the incentives offered.We have a different question: Why did so many cities play Amazon’s billion-dollar bidding game in the first place?One

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Deana Rohlinger, Florida State University(THE CONVERSATION) A record number of women are headed to statehouses and Capitol Hill in 2019. One hundred women were elected to the U.S. House, which means that at least 121 women will serve in the 116th Congress – up from the current 107. Twelve women were elected to the U.S. Senate. This new record shatters the 1992 “year of the woman” in

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Eric Freedman, Michigan State University(THE CONVERSATION) From the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Kashoggi by Saudi agents to President Trump’s clashes with the White House press corps, attacks on reporters are in the news. This problem extends far beyond the politics beat, and world leaders aren’t the only threats.At Michigan State University’s Knight Center for Environmental

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Steven Mulroy, University of Memphis(THE CONVERSATION) In Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, an innovative vote-counting system is having its trial run in a federal election. No candidate received a majority of the overall vote. Rather, it was split between four candidates – a Democrat, a Republican and two left-leaning independent candidates who garnered 8 percent of the votes

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Andrew Maynard, Arizona State University(THE CONVERSATION) If there’s one line that stands the test of time in Steven Spielberg’s 1993 classic “Jurassic Park,” it’s probably Jeff Goldblum’s exclamation, “Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.” Goldblum’s character, Dr. Ian Malcolm, was warning against the hubris

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kirsten Fermaglich, Michigan State University(THE CONVERSATION) In 2008, Newsweek published an article on then-presidential candidate Barack Obama titled “From Barry to Barack.”The story explained how Obama’s Kenyan father, Barack Obama Sr., chose Barry as a nickname for himself in 1959 in order “to fit in.” But the younger Barack – who had been called Barry since he was a child –

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Shervin Assari, University of Michigan(THE CONVERSATION) Researchers have documented “large, pervasive and persistent” racial inequalities in the U.S. Inter-group relations are among the factors that contribute to such disparities, many of which manifest themselves in gaps in health care. As an assistant professor of psychiatry at University of Michigan and a visiting faculty member

The Hungarian government says it did not assist the fugitive former prime minister of Macedonia in leaving his homeland