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As the Los Angeles Rams prepare to take on the Cincinnati Bengals, The Conversation takes a critical look at some of the biggest news stories from the past NFL season.
The power of the hunger strike lies in its utter simplicity. Anyone can choose to forego eating, even when living under extremely restricted conditions.
St. Bernadette’s visions of the Virgin Mary in the 19th century inspired the pilgrimage site millions of Catholics flock to each year.
Understanding where and how memories are formed could lead to more ways to treat conditions like PTSD and addiction.
People who struggle with numbers are also likely to struggle in life, new research shows.
Southern California is on the front line of climate change, and recent survey data shows that residents are feeling its effects in many ways.
Critical thinking means seeking out new information – especially facts that might run contrary to what you believe – and being willing to change your mind. And it’s a teachable skill.
A scholar of Christian spirituality argues that prayers are meant to bring together a faith community – something apps aren’t likely to achieve.
Private companies rate all kinds of investments, from stocks to used cars. Now, they’re starting to analyze climate risks to local real estate – but how reliable are their findings?
The communion between Native Americans and the Pilgrims makes for a compelling narrative. But it masks the suspicions and brewing violence that were far more representative of the era.
When death is looming, the warmth of a held hand can communicate deeply where words fail.
To qualify as a Catholic ‘saint,’ someone must have two miracles credited to them. But how does the church define a miracle in the first place?
The language around climate change can feel overwhelming. A psychology and public policy expert breaks it down in plain English.
The US has learned that it cannot suppress its way to a healthy relationship with fire in the West. That strategy failed, even before climate change proved it to be no strategy at all.
Pemerintah dan perusahaan swasta memanfaatkan insentif demi menarik masyarakat Amerika untuk divaksinasi COVID-19. Seorang peneliti ekonomi menjelaskan cara kerja nya.
Plus, new research chronicling the experiences of Japanese Americans interned by the US government during the second world war. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
In the wake of 9/11, some called for rounding up whole groups of people viewed as potential threats to the nation. But Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta knew the U.S. had done that before.
Athletes and spectators were lured to Olympia by a longing for contact with their compatriots and their gods.
A survey finds that hardship disparities across racial and ethnic groups have persisted throughout the pandemic.
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Director of STEM Education Programs of the Joint Educational Project, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Professor of Biological Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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President, Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Associate Director of the Huntington-USC Institute on California and The West, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Professor of Economics, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Dana and David Dornsife Professor of Psychology and Director of the Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Sociologist, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Senior Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives and Communication, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Provost Professor of Economics and Spatial Sciences, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity and History, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Lecturer in History; Managing Director of the Spatial Sciences Institute, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Professor of History, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Professor of Public Policy, Psychology and Behavioral Science, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
