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What are viruses anyway, and why do they make us so sick? 5 questions answered

  • Written by Marilyn J. Roossinck, Professor of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, Pennsylvania State University
Patients infected with COVID-19 rest at a temporary hospital in Wuhan, China, Feb. 17, 2020.Getty Images/Xiao Yijiu

Editor’s Note: You may sometimes have felt like you “have come down with a virus,” meaning that you became sick from being exposed to something that could have been a virus. In fact, you have a virus –...

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Do I have to wear a jacket when it's cold outside?

  • Written by Carolyn Kaloostian, Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, University of Southern California
It's an age-old battle between parents and kids.Alena Ozerova/Shutterstock.com

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.

Will I get sick if I go out in the cold without a jacket? – Ben P., age 4, South Orange, New Jersey

The...

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Nevada debate highlights: The dance of women leaders and limited economic opportunity

  • Written by Lisa DeFrank-Cole, Professor of Leadership Studies, West Virginia University
Democratic presidential candidates (L-R): Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), former Vice President Joe Biden, former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) on Feb. 19, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Getty Images/Mario Tama

Editor’s note: Six...

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Weinstein trial begs a question: Why is the pain of women and minorities often ignored?

  • Written by Anne P. DePrince, Professor of Psychology, University of Denver
Harvey Weinstein leaves the court after prosecutors completed their closing argument in his rape trial on Feb. 14, 2020.AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews

The trial of media mogul Harvey Weinstein is “a test of sympathies” – and Weinstein wants yours.

For months, he has presented his pain to us, granting a hospital-room interview to catalog...

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Something Democrats and Republicans have in common: Exaggerated stereotypes about both parties

  • Written by Douglas J. Ahler, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Florida State University
Misconceptions abound on both sides of the aisle.Victor Moussa/Shutterstock.com

With animosity between party supporters already at an all-time high, buckle up for what promises to be one of the most contentious elections in modern U.S. history.

It’s becoming increasingly possible that the nation will have a choice between two extremes in...

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Growing up in a banking desert can hurt your credit for the rest of your life

  • Written by Tony Cookson, Associate Professor of Finance, University of Colorado Boulder
It's lonely out there.Winslow Productions via Getty Images

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A banking desert is an area without traditional financial institutions and services. They are common in rural areas because large financial institutions are reluctant to operate in less populated areas that are less...

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'Bee-washing' hurts bees and misleads consumers

  • Written by Lila Westreich, PhD Candidate, School of Environment and Forest Sciences, Seattle, Washington, University of Washington
Native bumblebees perform 'buzz pollination,' shaking flowers to release protein-rich pollen.A. Westreich, CC BY

Amid the worry over the loss of honeybees, a far quieter but just as devastating loss is occurring among lesser known native bee populations. Wild native bees are vital to pollinate plants. Their populations are declining due to a...

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Animals large and small once covered North America's prairies – and in some places, they could again

  • Written by Joel Berger, Barbara Cox Anthony Chair in Wildlife Conservation, Colorado State University
Bighorn sheep on grassland in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.Joel Berger, CC BY-ND

In the grip of winter, the North American prairies can look deceptively barren. But many wild animals have evolved through harsh winters on these open grasslands, foraging in the snow and sheltering in dens from cold temperatures and biting winds.

Today most of...

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What liberals and conservatives get wrong about free expression on college campuses

  • Written by Timothy Ryan, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Demonstrators shout slogans during a rally for free speech near the University of California, Berkeley campus. AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

When it comes to understanding disputes over free expression on college campuses, such as speakers getting disinvited or having their speeches interrupted, conservatives tend to blame liberal professors for indo...

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  2. Democratic candidates seek a big and unprecedented K-12 funding boost
  3. Even very young children can become prejudiced but schools can do something about it
  4. Naming the new coronavirus – why taking Wuhan out of the picture matters
  5. Conservative Islamic views are gaining ground in secular Bangladesh and curbing freedom of expression
  6. Fringe religious party gains power in crisis-stricken Peru
  7. Assisted dying is not the easy way out
  8. Trump supporters have little trust in societal institutions
  9. A military perspective on climate change could bridge the gap between believers and doubters
  10. Natural supplements can be dangerously contaminated, or not even have the specified ingredients
  11. Think the US is more polarized than ever? You don't know history
  12. Out-of-context photos are a powerful low-tech form of misinformation
  13. Trump's big bet on career and technical education
  14. AI algorithms intended to root out welfare fraud often end up punishing the poor instead
  15. Incomplete and inadequate: Information lacking for seniors looking for assisted living
  16. Well, impeachment didn't work – how else can Congress keep President Trump in check?
  17. Historic Iwo Jima footage shows individual Marines amid the larger battle
  18. America’s postwar fling with romance comics
  19. Minority patients benefit from having minority doctors, but that's a hard match to make
  20. Restoring the reputations of charities after scandals
  21. Transgender Americans are more likely to be unemployed and poor
  22. How to convince your loved ones to get the flu shot this year
  23. How did I get my own unique set of fingerprints?
  24. The power of a song in a strange land
  25. On the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues, a look back at what was lost
  26. Galentine's Day has become a thing – why hasn't Malentine's Day?
  27. The secondhand smoke you're breathing may have come from another state
  28. When presidential campaigns end, what happens to the leftover money?
  29. Why so many architects are angered by 'Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again'
  30. Schools should heed calls to do lockdown drills without traumatizing kids instead of abolishing them
  31. Hackers could shut down satellites – or turn them into weapons
  32. Candidates say they want to build momentum with voters – but what is that actually worth?
  33. A 4-step maintenance plan to help keep your relationship going strong
  34. How the T-Mobile-Sprint merger will increase inequality
  35. How China does Valentine's Day
  36. Climate change impacts in Bangladesh show how geography, wealth and culture affect vulnerability
  37. Women in Arab countries find themselves torn between opportunity and tradition
  38. The silent threat of the coronavirus: America's dependence on Chinese pharmaceuticals
  39. 'Stolen' elections open wounds that may never heal
  40. Hundreds of county jails detained immigrants for ICE
  41. Why sequencing the human genome failed to produce big breakthroughs in disease
  42. The opioid crisis is a big issue in New Hampshire – 5 questions answered on what voters want the candidates to do
  43. The history of 'coming out,' from secret gay code to popular political protest
  44. A college president's advice to college students of the future: Don't borrow
  45. Lynching preachers: How black pastors resisted Jim Crow and white pastors incited racial violence
  46. How a Native American coming-of-age ritual is making a comeback
  47. A Nazi drug's US resurgence: How meth is making a disturbing reappearance
  48. Potential gene therapy to combat cocaine addiction
  49. How Iran's millennials are grappling with crippling U.S. sanctions
  50. 3 ways coronavirus will affect the US economy – and 1 silver lining