¿Cómo prepararnos para el coronavirus? 3 preguntas y respuestas
Alex Azar, el secretario de salud pública en Estados Unidos, presenta en el Senado sobre el coronavirus, 25 de febrero, 2020. AP Photo/J. Scott ApplewhiteNota del editor: Las autoridades de Sal...
Aubree Gordon, Professor of Public Health, University of Michigan
How socialism became un-American through the Ad Council’s propaganda campaigns
Bernie Sanders was asked at a CNN-sponsored town hall about socialism.CNN screenshotBernie Sanders has emerged as the Democratic front-runner in the race for the presidential nomination. Yet even some...
Oana Godeanu-Kenworthy, Associate Teaching Professor of American Studies, Miami University
Why does Swiss cheese have holes?
Holey moley!Tim UR/Shutterstock.comCurious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com.Why does...
Stephanie Clark, Virginia M. Gladney Professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University
In gender discrimination, social class matters a great deal
Women with less income and education may be hurt more by gender discrimination. Getty Images / Sean MurphyThe Harvey Weinstein guilty verdict is a victory for the #MeToo movement. “Today is a p...
Catherine Harnois, Professor of Sociology, Wake Forest University
Slave revolt film revisits history often omitted from textbooks
Reenactment of 1811 German Coast Uprising. Soul BrotherArmed with machetes and pitchforks and uttering chants of “Freedom or Death,” hundreds of men and women made their way along a 26-mil...
Ana Paulina Lee, Assistant Professor of Latin American and Iberian Cultures, Columbia University
Scaling back SNAP for self-reliance clashes with the original goals of food stamps
SNAP can help low-income families eat a more balanced diet.Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesTrump administration officials ar…
Calling someone a 'jackass' is a tradition in US politics
What did you call me?emka74/Shutterstock.comWhen Virginia Democrat Sen. Tim Kaine called President Donald Trump a “jackass” in early Febru…
4 science-based strategies to tame angry political debate and encourage tolerance
The vast majority of Americans are sick and tired of being so divided.Lightspring/Shutterstock.com“Climate change is a hoax,” my cousin sa…
Indigenous people may be the Amazon's last hope
Collecting firewood on the Waiapi indigenous reserve in Amapa state, Brazil, Oct. 13, 2017. A new bill could open Brazil's Native lands to development…
Don't fear a 'robot apocalypse' – tomorrow's digital jobs will be more satisfying and higher-paid
Tomorrow's good jobs will require digital skills like programming. alvarez/Getty ImagesIf you’re concerned that automation and artificial intell…
Why We’re Committed to Puerto Rico
First let me say again that it’s an honor and a privilege to have the opportunity to serve the people of Puerto Rico with our God-given talents at…
Could coronavirus really trigger a recession?
Coronavirus seems to be on a collision course with the US economy and its 12-year bull market. AP Photo/Ng Han GuanFears are growing that the new coro…
