Economy Tears and rage – the rise of the emotional release industryThe Conversation UK - Leighanne Higgins and Kathy Hamilton When Ariana Grande cried on stage recently, following her performance of an emotionally laden song, she later took to Twitter to apologise and …
Ramadan Ramadan: how a new generation of British Muslims are becoming more greenThe Conversation UK - William Barylo Muslims worldwide are about to enter the second half of Ramadan, a month widely known to the public as one for fasting. However, growing concerns …
Universal Basic Income We've declared a climate emergency – here's what universal basic income could do to help the planetThe Conversation UK - Mark Maslin and Simon Lewis Governments around the world are declaring “climate and environmental emergencies” to highlight the unsustainable ways in which humans, over a few …
Play buttonCulture (UK) To get climate crisis talked about, get it on soaps like Coronation Street and EastendersThe Conversation UK - Matthew Adams The topic of climate change features on British television about as often as that of zombies, urine, or rhubarb. A recent study analysed a year’s …
Brexit Party European elections guide: how to vote if you support BrexitThe Conversation UK - Chris Stafford The European Elections weren’t supposed to involve the UK. But the UK is still a member of the EU, having failed to agree a Brexit deal, so it is …
Brexit Party European elections guide: how should Remainers use their vote?The Conversation UK - Victoria Honeyman Supporters of Brexit have a fairly straightforward choice in the European elections. The expectation is many will vote for the Brexit Party, …
Change UK European elections guide: what's actually on the ballot paper?The Conversation UK - Paula Keaveney Despite plans to go ahead with Brexit, the UK will now participate in elections to the European Parliament on May 23. Voting in this election will …
Japan How Japan's renewables-powered Olympics could kick off a global race for clean energyThe Conversation UK - Niki J.P. Alsford Japan is aiming to host the first Olympic Games powered solely by renewable sources. If successful, this could help the country carve a new niche in …
Psychosis Some women with psychotic disorders are more vulnerable around the time of menstruation, our analysis suggestsThe Conversation UK - Thomas Reilly Mothers on the Edge, a recent documentary by Louis Theroux, told the stories of four new mothers admitted to specialist mental health units for a …
Culture (UK) Jeremy Kyle Show: a psychologist explains the risks in reality TV and how aftercare should be doneThe Conversation UK - John Oates The psychological impacts of participating in broadcast productions can be much greater than broadcasters and producers may realise. This was evident …
Play buttonPolitics How the US Constitution failed to keep Donald Trump in lineThe Conversation UK - Brian Christopher Jones In the run up to the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump’s opponents could often be seen waving copies of the US Constitution, reminding him of …
Health (UK) Ultra-processed food causes weight gain – firm evidence at lastThe Conversation UK - Richard Hoffman We know we should eat less junk food, such as crisps, industrially made pizzas and sugar-sweetened drinks, because of their high calorie content. …
Play buttonLeopards Tragic tale of a 'man-eating' tigress tells us so much about the climate crisisThe Conversation UK - Nayanika Mathur The way that we live on Earth is causing an unprecedented acceleration in species extinction. Now, more than half a million species “have …
Cyber-attacks Cyber attacks are rewriting the 'rules' of modern warfare – and we aren't prepared for the consequencesThe Conversation UK - Vasileios Karagiannopoulos and Mark Leiser Governments are becoming ever more reliant on digital technology, making them more vulnerable to cyber attacks. In 2007, Estonia was attacked by …
Cryptocurrency Cryptocurrencies are finally going mainstream – the battle is on to bring them under global controlThe Conversation UK - Iwa Salami The 21st-century revolutionaries who have dominated cryptocurrencies are having to move over. Mainstream financial institutions are adopting these …
Cyber-attacks How to break our bad online security habits – with a flashing cyber nudgeThe Conversation UK - Emily Collins and Joanne Hinds The number of cyber attacks is estimated to have risen by 67% over the last fivee years, with the majority of these data breaches being traced back …
Brexit Party Why Labour's Remainer MPs have less to fear from Brexit voters than they thinkThe Conversation UK - Paul Whiteley The Labour Party is frequently criticised for sitting on the fence over Brexit. The party leadership has, most notably, avoided making a definite …
Earth Wandering Earth: rocket scientist explains how we could move our planetThe Conversation UK - Matteo Ceriotti In the Chinese science fiction film The Wandering Earth, recently released on Netflix, humanity attempts to change the Earth’s orbit using enormous …
Earth Could we move the Earth? A rocket scientist explainsThe Conversation UK - Matteo Ceriotti In the Chinese science fiction film The Wandering Earth, recently released on Netflix, humanity attempts to change the Earth’s orbit using enormous …
European Parliament European elections: a beginner's guide to the voteThe Conversation UK - Tatiana Coutto The European Parliament elections are not unlike cricket. Both can last for quite a few days and it can be pretty hard to understand the rules. This …
Education How to overcome a fear of mathsThe Conversation UK - Alexei Vernitski and Ian Daly and Jake Bourgaize It’s fair to say maths is not everyone’s favourite subject. In fact, for many people, the feelings of tension and anxiety that arise when trying to …
African-American News Thousands of mixed-race British babies were born in World War II – and adoption by their black American fathers was blockedThe Conversation UK - Lucy Bland Around 2.2% of the population of England and Wales is now mixed race and 3.3% are from black ethnic groups. During World War II, over 70 years ago, …
Homelessness Homeless people aren't just sitting around – they actively strive to improve their livesThe Conversation UK - Johannes Lenhard When I first met Daniel* in front of Shoreditch High Street station in London, I didn’t know how exhausting begging was. He was constantly moving, …
Economy Older and poorer communities are left behind by the decline of cashThe Conversation UK - Daniel Tischer and Jamie Evans and Sara Davies A future without cash seems almost inevitable. Recent statistics paint a damning picture: while cash accounted for 62% of all payments by volume in …
Health (UK) How to make health news interesting — without overselling the claimsThe Conversation UK - Petroc Sumner and Rachel Adams Health stories are prolific in the news. Each year, thousands of articles are published claiming to have the latest compelling evidence on how we …
Biological Species Climate change is putting even resilient and adaptable animals like baboons at riskThe Conversation UK - Isabelle Catherine Winder Baboons are large, smart, ground-dwelling monkeys. They are found across sub-Saharan Africa in various habitats and eat a flexible diet including …
Alcohol Rape myths like 'stranger danger' challenged by global drug surveyThe Conversation UK - Alex Aldridge and Adam Winstock Many of the beliefs people hold about rape are downright wrong. For example, women are often told they can avoid sexual assault by monitoring how …
Plastic Plastic warms the planet twice as much as aviation – here's how to make it climate-friendlyThe Conversation UK - Laurie Wright We’re all too aware of the consequences of plastics in the oceans and on land. However, beyond the visible pollution of our once pristine habitats, …
Human Rights UK military amnesty for historic prosecutions could breach international human rights lawThe Conversation UK - Alan Greene The UK’s new defence secretary, Penny Mordaunt, has been quick to stamp her authority on the office by announcing plans to introduce an amnesty on …
Antibiotics Why scientists alone can't solve the antibiotic resistance crisis, we need economists tooThe Conversation UK - Laurence Roope and Richard Smith and Sarah Wordsworth Driven by widespread antibiotic use, bacterial infections are becoming increasingly resistant to treatment, and the pipeline for new antibiotics is …
