How to Create a Melody on the Piano
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be able to write a song? Maybe you’ve wondered how anybody goes about writing a song? Once you understand how music works, you can use building b...
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A doctor shares 7 steps he'll review to decide when and where it's safe to go out and about
The Inn at Little Washington in Washington, Virginia, shown May 20, 2020, plans to use mannequins in its dining room to enforce social distancing when it reopens at the end of the month. Olivier Doul...
William Petri, Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
Memorial Day: Why veterans are particularly vulnerable to the coronavirus pandemic
U.S. war veterans' graves at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, California. Sean M. Haffey/Getty ImagesAs the nation takes a day to memorialize its military dead, those who are living are fa...
Jamie Rowen, Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Muslim women observe Ramadan under lockdown – and some say being stuck at home for the holiday is nothing new
Dar Al-Hijrah Mosque in Minneapolis, Minnesota, before the midday prayer during Ramadan, the Muslim holy month that ends May 27, 2020, and is celebrated this year amid pandemic. Stephen Maturen/AFP vi...
Anna Piela, Visiting Scholar in Religious Studies and Gender, Northwestern University
Pairing lasers with microwaves makes mind-bogglingly accurate electronic clocks – a potential boon for GPS, cell phones and radar
Mating laser-driven atomic clocks like the one shown here with microwaves promises more accurate electronic devices.N. Phillips/NISTTime and frequency standards are a key part of technologies we have ...
Andrew Ludlow, Lecturer of Physics, University of Colorado Boulder
Fast-acting countries cut their coronavirus death rates while US delays cost thousands of lives
New research hints at why Germany's death toll from COVID-19 was relatively low while Italy's and America's spiked. Piero Cruciatti/AFP/Getty ImagesIf cities across the U.S. had moved just one week fa...
Joshua Aizenman, Professor of International Relations and Economics, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
SpaceX reaches for milestone in spaceflight – a private company launches astronauts into orbit
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is raised into a vertical position on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A. NASA/Bill IngallsOn May 27, two American a...
Wendy Whitman Cobb, Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, US Air Force School of Advanced Air and Space Studies
Should you fly yet? An epidemiologist and an exposure scientist walk you through the decision process
Passengers onboard an American Airlines flight to Charlotte, North Carolina, from San Diego, California. Sandy Huffaker/Getty ImagesWe don’t know about you, but we’re ready to travel. And ...
Kacey Ernst, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Arizona
4 ways COVID-19 has exposed gaps in the US social safety net
Americans without bank accounts may have delays in financial aid.AP Photo/Bebeto MatthewsThe United States is experiencing its steepest economic slide in modern history. Tens of millions of Americans ...
Paul Shafer, Assistant Professor, Health Law, Policy, and Management, Boston University
Humanizing the coronavirus as an invisible enemy is human nature
The coronavirus is really just an inanimate packet of genetic material.Carol Yepes/Moment via Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump has called the coronavirus an “invisible enemy” that’...
Michaela Porubanova, Associate Professor of Cognitive Psychology, Farmingdale State College
How lingering fears from the pandemic could change the way we watch and play sports
Disc golf can be played outdoors and at a distance.Anya Semenoff/The Denver Post via Getty ImagesTaiwan’s pro baseball league rebooted operations in mid-April with robot spectators filling the b...
Josh Woods, Professor of Sociology, West Virginia University
Congress may not like it when Trump fires an inspector general – but it can't do anything to stop him
President Trump has fired four inspectors general.Getty/Drew AngererPresident Donald Trump’s late-night firing of the State Department inspector general is only the latest in his purge of &ndash...
Stanley M. Brand, Distinguished Fellow in Law and Government, Pennsylvania State University
Why Ford, Chanel and other companies pitch in during a crisis – without the government ordering them to
Ford employees assemble ventilators. AP Photo/Carlos OsorioSevere shortages of critical medical supplies have prompted governments to compel private companies to fill the gap. In the U.S., President D...
Elham Mafi-Kreft, Clinical Associate Professor of Business Economics, Indiana University
A $300 charitable deduction, explained
The demand for services nonprofits offer is surging.Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty ImagesSignificant Figures is a series from The Conversation where scholars explain a...
Benjamin A. Priday, Doctoral candidate of Economics, Texas A&M University
How to make overseas transfers easier?
Mainstream banks can charge as much as $20 just to process a basic international money transfer. Fortunately, today people are not doomed to handling personal finances only through mainstream gl...
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