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Written by: The Conversation
Sept. 27, 2019
One of the common myths that leads people to avoid the flu shot is that they think the shot will ...
Written by: The Conversation
Sept. 20, 2019
Even in the physical world, it’s hard to cross partisan lines.
Written by: The Conversation
Sept. 18, 2019
At least half of parents of young children report having encountered negative messages about vac ...
Written by: The Conversation
Sept. 18, 2019
Have the internet and social media created a climate where Americans believe anything is possible?
Written by: The Conversation
Sept. 17, 2019
It’s impossible to conduct truly causal research on media consumption and suicide.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Sept. 12, 2019
The conservative commentator, whose companies Snopes reported on in March, was jailed after fail ...
Written by: The Conversation
Sept. 12, 2019
What people see matters more than what they hear when making decisions about the leaders they wi ...
Written by: The Conversation
Sept. 10, 2019
Scooby-Doo’s creation was no happy accident; it was a strategic move in response to cultural shi ...
Written by: The Conversation
Sept. 9, 2019
While foreign election interference has dominated discussion of disinformation, most intentional ...
Written by: The Conversation
Sept. 7, 2019
Despite having considerable evidence animals think, we are in the awkward position of being unab ...
Written by: The Conversation
Sept. 6, 2019
The advent of social media has fundamentally challenged our expectations over how we control our ...
Written by: The Conversation
Sept. 6, 2019
Science being science, we can never say with total confidence that there is no Loch Ness Monster.
Written by: The Conversation
Sept. 5, 2019
Endorsement of curses may stem from the desire to make sense of the world, to ascribe meaning to ...
Written by: The Conversation
Sept. 4, 2019
How did a mainstay of children’s birthday parties start to become an embodiment of pure evil?
Written by: The Conversation
Sept. 3, 2019
Evolution doesn’t follow a preordained, straight path, yet in images from museum displays to edi ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Aug. 30, 2019
The findings do not identify a “gay gene” but contribute to a body of research suggesting myriad ...
Written by: The Conversation
Aug. 28, 2019
Whether used for personal revenge, to harass celebrities or to influence public opinion, deepfak ...
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Aug. 28, 2019
Maybe you’ve heard that blood is blue in our veins because when headed back to the lungs, it lac ...
Written by: The Conversation
Aug. 28, 2019
The oft-repeated claim that the Amazon rainforest produces 20% of our planet’s oxygen is based o ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 23, 2019
Is it raining in the Amazon? Is the rainforest on fire? Sometimes viral photographs don't tell a ...
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