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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Phillip Stalley, DePaul University(THE CONVERSATION) Despite clear signs that the need to act on climate change is becoming more urgent, global greenhouse gas emissions are set to rise for the second straight year. China, the world’s second-largest economy and ground zero in the global effort to combat climate change, is among the biggest drivers of this increase. Accounting for 27

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Gaurav Khanna, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth(THE CONVERSATION) The concept of time travel has always captured the imagination of physicists and laypersons alike. But is it really possible? Of course it is. We’re doing it right now, aren’t we? We are all traveling into the future one second at a time. But that was not what you were thinking. Can we travel much further into

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ian Myles, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases(THE CONVERSATION) What if the key to perfecting the human species were actually … yogurt? The fantasy of trying to perfect humanity through genetics was recently reignited by the announcement of the Chinese scientist claiming to have made the first “CRISPR babies,” which were named for the technique used to edit the

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Deana Rohlinger, Florida State University(THE CONVERSATION) Over nine decades, efforts to amend the U.S. Constitution to recognize women’s rights have faced major challenges. Congress finally passed such legislation, known as the Equal Rights Amendment, in 1972. The amendment would recognize women’s equal rights to men under the law. Despite concerted campaigns by women’s rights

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jonathan Alexander, University of California, Irvine and Rebecca Black, University of California, Irvine(THE CONVERSATION) In one Harry Potter fan fiction story, Hermione Granger anxiously awaits the results from a recent test. It isn’t her performance on an exam in a potions course that she’s concerned about. Instead, the higher-ups at Hogwarts had ordered she undergo some

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Clayton Besaw, University of Central Florida(THE CONVERSATION) The past year may have felt politically tumultuous, between Saudi Arabia’s brazen killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey, the resurgence of authoritarianism in Eastern Europe and Donald Trump’s unorthodox approach to U.S. foreign policy. But in some ways 2018 was unusually stable. It is on track to be only the

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Brian Edward Kinghorn, Marshall Univeristy(THE CONVERSATION) Matt Cox knew he would be criticized when he forced his 10-year-old daughter to walk 5 miles to school in 36-degree weather as her punishment for being suspended from the school bus twice for bullying.“I know a lot of you parents are not going to agree with this, but that is alright, because I’m doing what I feel is right

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Craig Parsons, University of Oregon(THE CONVERSATION) Thirty months after the British voted to exit the European Union, or the EU, nobody knows where Brexit will end up. Champions of the exit hoped to free themselves from the EU’s constraints – especially requirements for open migration from Europe – while maintaining access to its vast market. This proved impossible to negotiate

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Heather Honoré Goltz, University of Houston-Downtown and Matthew Lee Smith, Texas A&M University (THE CONVERSATION) Humans are sexual beings. This urge does not stop when the clock strikes 60. Or even 90. Young adults may deny older relatives are having sex, but sexual activity is a strong indicator of healthy aging and vitality. In fact, sexual activity is roughly equal to climbing

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kai Zhang, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill(THE CONVERSATION) There’s an increasing concern among scholars that, in many areas of science, famous published results tend to be impossible to reproduce. This crisis can be severe. For example, in 2011, Bayer HealthCare reviewed 67 in-house projects and found that they could replicate less than 25 percent. Furthermore, over

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