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Gas shortages paralyze Haiti, triggering protests against failing economy and dysfunctional politics

  • Written by Vincent Joos, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Florida State University
Haitians gather at a closed gas station in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, hoping it will open eventually, Sept. 4, 2019. Gas shortages have forced stations across the country to close or reduced their operating hours in recent weeks.AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery

Gasoline is fueling unrest in Haiti for the second time this year.

The Caribbean country, which...

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Climate change created today's large crocodiles

  • Written by Pedro L. Godoy, Postdoctoral Fellow in Anatomical Sciences, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York)
When is bigger better?Willyam Bradberry/Shutterstock.com

What does the term crocodylian bring to mind? A big reptile with a chomping jaw?

Crocodylians are the 27 species of crocodiles, alligators, caimans and gharials that live all over Earth today, except for in Europe and Antarctica. There are some smaller species, but these top predators are...

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3 tips for Justin Trudeau on how to say 'I'm sorry'

  • Written by Lisa Leopold, Associate Professor of English Language Studies, The Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, Middlebury

“I’m sorry.”

These two words may seem simple, but the ability to express them when you’re in the wrong is anything but – particularly for those in the public eye.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, to name a recent example, had to apologize several times since a photo and a video of him in brownface and blackface...

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Why the United Auto Workers GM strike is headed for failure

  • Written by Joshua Murray, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Vanderbilt University
GM autoworkers went on strike on Sept. 15.AP Photo/Mark Humphrey

The United Auto Workers union has a long history of successful strikes against General Motors.

The most famous example is the 1936 to 1937 Flint strike that resulted in higher wages and the union being recognized for the first time as the sole collective bargaining representative of...

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Mississippi: African American voters sue over election law rooted in the state's racist past

  • Written by Gideon Cohn-Postar, Graduate Student in History, Northwestern University
The Mississippi House of Representatives can choose the winner of a gubernatorial election under certain circumstances.AP/Rogelio V. Solis

A lawsuit over a Mississippi election law, if successful, will change the way that state elects its governor.

Four African Americans filed the federal civil rights lawsuit in May 2019, charging that the way...

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Curious Kids: What was the first computer?

  • Written by Doug Jacobson, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University
Clifford Berry stands by the Atanasoff-Berry Computer.Courtesy of Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives, CC BY-ND

Curious 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.

The first modern electronic digital...

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Attacks on Saudi oil – why didn't prices go crazy?

  • Written by Scott L. Montgomery, Lecturer, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington

Energy experts and scholars like me have long wondered what the impact would be from a major attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities. For decades, the Saudis were the world’s top exporter and swing producer, able to change output to meet fluctuations in market demand. Would an assault on their oil bring panic and an extreme rise in...

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There's evidence that climate activism could be swaying public opinion in the US

  • Written by Nathaniel Geiger, Assistant Professor of Communication Science, Indiana University

Climate activists walked out of classrooms and workplaces in more than 150 countries on Friday, Sept. 20 to demand stronger action on climate change. Mass mobilizations like this have become increasingly common in recent years.

I’m a scholar of environmental communication who examines how people become engaged with solving dilemmas such as...

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4 reasons why we'll never see another show like 'Friends'

  • Written by Martie Cook, Professor of Film and Television Writing/Creator & Director of BFA in Comedic Arts/Founding Director, Center for Comedic Arts, Emerson College
Pictured from left to right are 'Friends' cast members Matt LeBlanc, Courtney Cox, Matthew Perry, Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer.AP Photo/Lynne Sladky

On Sept. 22, 1994, six telegenic 20-somethings frolicked in a fountain in front of credits that announced the arrival of “Friends,” a new NBC sitcom that would forever change...

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An origin story for the queer community

  • Written by Daniel Pfau, PhD candidate Department of Neuroscience, Michigan State University
Same sex sexual behavior is common to many species and evolved millions of years ago.oneinchpunch/Shutterstock.com

I came out to a Christian counselor during a therapy session in 2001 when I was 14. He convinced me to engage in conversion therapy, a pseudoscientific practice to change an individual’s sexual orientation based in the...

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  5. Marriage could be good for your health – unless you're bisexual
  6. An Alzheimer's study used electrostimulation to evoke vivid memories – here's what it could mean
  7. Partisan divide creates different Americas, separate lives
  8. Textbook merger could create more problems than just higher prices
  9. From smoking to vaping: Why do we abuse our lungs?
  10. A digital archaeologist helps inaccessible collections be seen
  11. We're increasingly bombarded with choices – and it's stressing us out
  12. Fed’s rate cut signals a recession may be ahead – and it may not have enough ammunition to fight it
  13. 'Chernobyl' shows how mass mobilizations saved Europe and doomed the Soviet Union
  14. Moscow’s municipal elections illustrate the growing political crisis in Russia
  15. Youth climate movement puts ethics at the center of the global debate
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  22. Are conspiracy theories on the rise in the US?
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  24. Fish larvae float across national borders, binding the world's oceans in a single network
  25. The 4 big questions that the next Israeli government will decide
  26. Wall Street is ignoring the omens of recession – here's why
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  33. Is it even possible to connect '13 Reasons Why' to teen suicide?
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