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Celebrating solutions that chip away at big problems: 3 essential reads

  • Written by Emily Schwartz Greco, Philanthropy + Nonprofits Editor, The Conversation
No longer tangled and pointing in the right directionturgaygundogdu/Shutterstock.com

Editor’s note: As we come to the end of the year, Conversation editors take a look back at the stories that – for them – exemplified 2018.

Slowing the pace of climate change, increasing access to health care and comprehensively covering the news...

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CRISPR isn’t just for editing human embryos, it also works for plants and bugs: 5 essential reads

  • Written by Bijal Trivedi, Science and Technology Editor
CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology is being used in field from agriculture to medicine to food security and disease control. TotallyMJ/Shutterstock.com

Editor’s note: As we come to the end of the year, Conversation editors take a look back at the stories that – for them – exemplified 2018.

If you’ve been stunned by all the...

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US gun violence in 2018: 3 essential reads

  • Written by Danielle Douez, Associate Editor, Politics + Society
Candlelight vigil at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Fla.

Editor’s note: As we come to the end of the year, The Conversation editors take a look back at the stories that – for them – exemplified 2018.

In 2018, the media covered a number of mass shootings that continue to draw the public’s attention to the...

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Remembering the caravan: 5 essential reads on the desperation behind Central American migration

  • Written by Catesby Holmes, Global Affairs Editor, The Conversation US

Editor’s note: As we come to the end of the year, Conversation editors take a look back at the stories that – for them – exemplified 2018.

A mother, determined and frantic, sprints with her two children, escaping a trail of tear gas. She wears a “Frozen” T-shirt. Both girls are in diapers; one runs barefoot.

In an age...

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Remembering the caravan: 5 essential reads that show the desperation of Central American migrants

  • Written by Catesby Holmes, Global Affairs Editor, The Conversation US

Editor’s note: As we come to the end of the year, Conversation editors take a look back at the stories that – for them – exemplified 2018.

A mother, determined and frantic, sprints with her two children, escaping a trail of tear gas. She wears a “Frozen” T-shirt. Both girls are in diapers; one runs barefoot.

In an age...

Read more: Remembering the caravan: 5 essential reads that show the desperation of Central American migrants

Jesucristo a los 12 años

  • Written by Christopher A. Frilingos, Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies, Michigan State University
Hanging church courtyard tile mural showing holy family traveling. Daniel Mayer (Own work), via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-NC-SA

A medida que se acerca la Navidad, muchos cristianos reflexionarán acerca de la Natividad o nacimiento de Jesús.

La Biblia muestra dos versiones diferentes sobre este acontecimiento, contenidas en el Evangelio...

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Of the trillion photos taken in 2018, which were the most memorable?

  • Written by Nicole Smith Dahmen, Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, University of Oregon

What makes some images memorable and others easily forgotten? It’s a question I’ve been studying for nearly 20 years.

Estimates suggest that more than 1 trillion photos were taken in 2018.

With so many in circulation, it’s difficult for any single photo to capture our attention and become a famed iconic image.

In the golden age...

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Not all consumers are equal – in terms of what they save by using efficient appliances

  • Written by Eric Williams, Professor of Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology
The more laundry you do, the more you can save with efficient washers.Rawpixel/Shutterstock.com

Have you ever seen one of those big yellow cards on refrigerators, washing machines and other new appliances? These government-mandated notices indicate about how much energy the average U.S. consumer will save by replacing their older model at home with...

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Listening to nature: How sound can help us understand environmental change

  • Written by Garth Paine, Associate Professor of Digital Sound and Interactive Media, Arizona State University
Imagine this with a sound track -- sunset near Turtle Rock, Joshua Tree National Park.NPS / Hannah Schwalbe

Our hearing tells us of a car approaching from behind, unseen, or a bird in a distant forest. Everything vibrates, and sound passes through and around us all the time. Sound is a critical environmental signifier.

Increasingly, we are...

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