# Donald Trump    2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting    Not Necessarily The News    AI-generated Content    Pete Hegseth   

The Conversation

Here's Why Scientists Think the Coronavirus Wasn't Made in a Lab

Written by: The Conversation

July 13, 2020

The vast majority of scientists who have studied the virus agree that it evolved naturally and c ...

Read More


Mask Resistance During a Pandemic Isn't New

Written by: The Conversation

July 13, 2020

In mid-October of 1918, amidst a raging epidemic in the Northeast and rapidly growing outbreaks ...

Read More


Why Christopher Columbus Is So Offensive to Native Americans

Written by: The Conversation

July 10, 2020

Native American activists have long seen Columbus as a villain, an agent responsible for the inv ...

Read More


COVID-19 Myths Politicians Have Repeated That Just Aren't True

Written by: The Conversation

July 8, 2020 (Updated: July 26, 2020)

The purveyors of these myths, including politicians who have been soft pedaling the impact of th ...

Read More


Do Dogs Really See in Just Black and White?

Written by: The Conversation

July 2, 2020

Dogs definitely see the world differently than people do, but it’s a myth that their view is jus ...

Read More


Was Coronavirus Really in Europe in March 2019?

Written by: The Conversation

June 29, 2020

The novel coronavirus – SARS-CoV-2 – may have been in Europe for longer than previously thought

Read More


Does Vitamin D Ward Off Coronavirus?

Written by: The Conversation

June 25, 2020

We do not yet have a full clear picture of the relationship between vitamin D and COVID-19.

Read More


The Psychology of Coronavirus Denial

Written by: The Conversation

June 25, 2020

“Motivated reasoning” is what social scientists call the process of deciding what evidence to ac ...

Read More


How Fake Accounts Constantly Manipulate What You See on Social Media

Written by: The Conversation

June 24, 2020

Platforms have been slow to act. Sadly, misinformation and disinformation drives usage and is go ...

Read More


Potential Consequences of Wearing Face Masks

Written by: The Conversation

June 23, 2020

When deciding if a safety measure is worth introducing at scale, it’s important to balance any b ...

Read More


Can People Spread the Coronavirus If They Don't Have Symptoms?

Written by: The Conversation

June 23, 2020

Five questions answered about asymptomatic COVID-19.

Read More


Journalists Believe News and Opinion Are Separate, But Readers Can't Tell the Difference

Written by: The Conversation

June 22, 2020

The divide between news and opinion is not as clear to many readers as journalists believe that ...

Read More


The Lessons of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Written by: The Conversation

June 19, 2020

More than 1,000 businesses and homes were burned to the ground, scores of black families were he ...

Read More


Why People Are Being Asked to Sign COVID-19 Waivers

Written by: The Conversation

June 15, 2020

Americans venturing out to salons and gyms after weeks sheltering in place will have to learn a ...

Read More


covid 5G conspiracy theory

How the 5G Coronavirus Conspiracy Theory Began

Written by: The Conversation

June 12, 2020

In times of crisis, conspiracy theories can spread as fast as a virus.

Read More


Are You Immune to COVID-19 If You Have Antibodies?

Written by: The Conversation

June 12, 2020

Perhaps the most important question now about COVID-19 is the degree to which a prior infection ...

Read More


How the Name 'Karen' Became a Stand-In for White Entitlement

Written by: The Conversation

June 12, 2020

How, exactly, does a name like Karen become such a powerful form of social commentary?

Read More


Empty grocery cart

Life on Welfare Isn't What Most People Think It Is

Written by: The Conversation

June 11, 2020

When Americans talk about people receiving public assistance, they often perpetuate stereotypes ...

Read More


What – or Who – is Antifa?

Written by: The Conversation

June 9, 2020

The movement called “antifa” gets its name from a short form of “anti-fascist,” which is about t ...

Read More


Vibrators Had Long History as Medical Quackery Before Rebranding as Sex Toys

Written by: The Conversation

June 8, 2020

Vibrators appear alongside galvanic battery belts and quack electrotherapies as one of many quir ...

Read More


Page: 20


Source code