The Conversation UKPlay buttonGender New regulations aim to end gender stereotypes in adverts – but I suggest they could go furtherThe Conversation UK - Magdalena Zawisza Remember the infamous “beach body ready” campaign from 2015 for the supplement brand Protein World? It’s the one that challenged passersby with a …
The Conversation UKOceans Life on Jupiter's moon Europa? Discovery of table salt on the surface boosts hopesThe Conversation UK - Chris Arridge Europa, a frozen moon around Jupiter, is believed to be one of the most habitable worlds in the solar system. It was first imaged in detail by the …
The Conversation UKPlay buttonEthics Ethics of AI: how should we treat rational, sentient robots – if they existed?The Conversation UK - Hugh McLachlan Imagine a world where humans co-existed with beings who, like us, had minds, thoughts, feelings, self-conscious awareness and the capacity to perform …
The Conversation UKSelf-Driving Cars As cars become increasingly driverless, people are already seeking analogue motoring experiencesThe Conversation UK - Will Andrews According to those in the industry, and researchers too, driverless cars will totally revolutionise the way we think about individual transport. They …
The Conversation UKRadicalization The neuroscience of terrorism: how we convinced a group of radicals to let us scan their brainsThe Conversation UK - Nafees Hamid and Clara Pretus The young man sitting in the waiting room of our neuroimaging facility wearing skinny jeans and trainers looked like a typical Spanish 20-year-old of …
The Conversation UK Cricket's Duckworth-Lewis method: how to work out who wins when rain interruptsThe Conversation UK - Russell Gerrard When both teams involved in a one day international cricket match have their full allocation of overs, the team scoring the most runs is the winner. …
The Conversation UKPersonality Relationships: yes, you do have a type – and it's likely to be your ex, new study suggestsThe Conversation UK - Stanley Gaines “They’re just not my type.” Whether during private conversation with a trusted friend, or while watching a favourite romantic comedy, we’ve all heard …
The Conversation UKFood Waste Eliminating packaging is a good start – but here's what supermarkets should do to stop harming the planetThe Conversation UK - Alison Stowell It was inspiring to read about the launch of Waitrose’s trial in Oxford offering consumers a range of products free of packaging. Their system isn’t …
The Conversation UKDogs Children often misread fear in dogs – making a bite more likelyThe Conversation UK - Sarah Rose The benefits of growing up with a pet are well documented – these days dogs are even used in the classroom. That said, we sometimes forget that dogs …
The Conversation UKDogs Children are likely to misread fear in dogs – making a bite more likelyThe Conversation UK - Sarah Rose The benefits of growing up with a pet are well documented – these days dogs are even used in the classroom. That said, we sometimes forget that dogs …
The Conversation UKIT Tech companies collect our data every day, but even the biggest datasets can't solve social issuesThe Conversation UK - Doug Specht At almost every point in our day, we interact with digital technologies which collect our data. From the moment our smart phones wake us up, to our …
The Conversation UKPlay buttonConsciousness Spiritual science: how a new perspective on consciousness could help us understand ourselvesThe Conversation UK - Steve Taylor Scientists have long been trying to understand human consciousness – the subjective “stuff” of thoughts and sensations inside our minds. There used …
The Conversation UKEvolution Why humans (or something very similar) may have been destined to walk the EarthThe Conversation UK - James S. Horton and Tiffany Taylor What would happen if the hands of time were turned back to an arbitrary point in our evolutionary history and we restarted the clock? American …
The Conversation UKEvolution Evolution: as a religious professor of science education, we need to rethink how we teach itThe Conversation UK - Michael Reiss Evolution is near universally regarded by the scientific community as a cornerstone of modern biology. Treating it as anything other than …
The Conversation UKCollege & University 2D spintronics has already transformed computing – now we're making it work in three dimensionsThe Conversation UK - Amalio Fernandez-Pacheco Spintronics might not be the sort of word that comes up in everyday discussions, but it has been revolutionising computer technology for years. It’s …
The Conversation UKMosquitoes Feeding mosquitoes sugar makes them less likely to bite – but don't go leaving out sugary treats just yetThe Conversation UK - Richard Halfpenny The teasing temptation of a sugary treat can often get the better of us. But don’t worry, we’re not the only ones. The saccharine substance that our …
The Conversation UKClimate Change How prehistoric people faced climate change revealed by video game technologyThe Conversation UK - Peter Allen and John Stewart How will climate change remake our world in the 21st century? Will we be able to adapt and survive? As with many things, the past is a good guide for …
The Conversation UKAda Lovelace Scientists and poets are more alike than you might thinkThe Conversation UK - Sam Illingworth Science and poetry haven’t always got along. The English poet John Keats (who also trained as a medical doctor) famously wrote the following in his …
The Conversation UKPlay buttonBots An AI taught itself to play a video game – for the first time, it's beating humansThe Conversation UK - Maude Lavanchy and Amit Joshi Since the earliest days of virtual chess and solitaire, video games have been a playing field for developing artificial intelligence (AI). Each …
The Conversation UKPlay button The waterfall illusion – and what it tells you about your brainThe Conversation UK - Niia Nikolova and Nick Wade Humans are fascinated by visual illusions, which occur when there is a mismatch between the pattern of light that falls on the retina, and what we …
The Conversation UKPlay buttonThe Brain Waterfall illusion: when you see still objects move – and what it tells you about your brainThe Conversation UK - Niia Nikolova and Nick Wade Humans are fascinated by visual illusions, which occur when there is a mismatch between the pattern of light that falls on the retina, and what we …
The Conversation UKEarth Curious Kids: how long has gravity existed?The Conversation UK - Brooke Simmons Curious Kids is a series by The Conversation, which gives children of all ages the chance to have their questions about the world answered by …
The Conversation UKDavid Beckham In-car technology: are we being sold a false sense of security?The Conversation UK - Gemma Briggs and Helen Wells and Leanne Savigar The retired football star David Beckham recently received a six-month driving ban after being photographed using his hand-held phone while driving. …
The Conversation UK Lunar gold rush is about to start – and we could exhaust the solar system in fewer than 500 yearsThe Conversation UK - Gareth Dorrian The US president, Donald Trump, has stuck to his plan to send humans back to the moon in the next five years, recently giving the project a US$1.6 …
The Conversation UK Lunar gold rush is about to start – and we could exhaust the solar system in less than 500 yearsThe Conversation UK - Gareth Dorrian The US president, Donald Trump, has stuck to his plan to send humans back to the moon in the next five years, recently giving the project a US$1.6 …
The Conversation UKFungi Complex life may only exist because of millions of years of groundwork by ancient fungiThe Conversation UK - Katie Field Because of their delicate organic and decomposing nature, fossilised fungi are extremely rare. So rare, in fact, that a new discovery has just pushed …
The Conversation UKBarbados Zero-carbon electric transport is already in reach for small islandsThe Conversation UK - Tom Rogers and Destine Gay and Rebekah Shirley At a recent talk on the UK’s energy sector, the head of an electric utility company claimed that “the problem of decarbonising our electricity sector …
The Conversation UKGoogle Maps Revolt on the horizon? How young people really feel about digital technologyThe Conversation UK - Dr Mike Cooray and Dr Rikke Duus As digital technologies facilitate the growth of both new and incumbent organisations, we have started to see the darker sides of the digital economy …
The Conversation UKChewing Gum DNA from 10,000 year old chewing gum reveals the secrets of Stone Age ScandinaviansThe Conversation UK - Jan Hoole Chewing gum may seem like a modern habit but that’s apparently not quite the case. Scientists have recovered DNA that is nearly 10,000 years old from …
