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Your deeply held beliefs may just be wrong – 5 essential reads

  • Written by Naomi Schalit, Senior Editor, Politics + Society, The Conversation US
Maybe it's time to reconsider those long-held ideas?Shutterstock/pathdoc

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.

Our job at The Conversation is to work with scholars to publish analysis that helps readers make sense of the world. And if we...

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The animal world is still awesome: 3 essential reads

  • Written by Jennifer Weeks, Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation
Some tropical frogs may be developing resistance to a fungus that has devastated species like _Atelopus varius_, the variable harlequin frog.Brian Gratwicke/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA

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.

As the effects of...

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Remember, you're being manipulated on social media: 4 essential reads

  • Written by Jeff Inglis, Science + Technology Editor, The Conversation US
Beware the strings attached to social media <a href="https://www.jeffinglis.com">and</a> smartphone use.VAZZEN/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.

Sometime in the political frenzy of the past year, I...

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What's wrong with Huawei, and why are countries banning the Chinese telecommunications firm?

  • Written by Frank J. Cilluffo, Director, McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security, Auburn University
A major Chinese technology firm is under international scrutiny for its potential role in spying.AP Photo/Andy Wong

The Chinese telecommunications company Huawei is under scrutiny around the globe over concerns that its close ties with the Chinese government present national security threats to the U.S., Europe and allied countries. Huawei, which de...

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CBS' Moonves scandal shows why corporate America needs tougher CEO pay contracts

  • Written by Elizabeth C. Tippett, Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Oregon
Protesters stand outside the CBS shareholder's meeting.AP Photo/Seth Wenig

Corporate America is notorious for letting disgraced CEOswalk away with millions.

Yet somehow Les Moonves, who was fired from CBS “for cause” on Dec. 17 after a monthslong investigation into his alleged misdeeds, lost US$120 million in promised severance benefits...

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Only Les Moonves' egregious behavior saved CBS $120M – that's why CEO contracts need to change

  • Written by Elizabeth C. Tippett, Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Oregon
Protesters stand outside the CBS shareholder's meeting.AP Photo/Seth Wenig

Corporate America is notorious for letting disgraced CEOswalk away with millions.

Yet somehow Les Moonves, who was fired from CBS “for cause” on Dec. 17 after a monthslong investigation into his alleged misdeeds, lost US$120 million in promised severance benefits...

Read more: Only Les Moonves' egregious behavior saved CBS $120M – that's why CEO contracts need to change

What is 'green' dry cleaning? A toxics expert explains

  • Written by Joy Onasch, Business & Industry Program Manager, Toxics Use Reduction Institute, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Do you know what have your clothes been soaking in?ET1972/Shutterstock

The winter holidays are a busy time for many businesses, including retail stores, grocers, liquor stores – and dry cleaners. People pull out special-occasion clothes made of silk, satin or other fabrics that don’t launder well in soap and water. Then there are all...

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An Indian perspective on the Poland climate meeting: Not much help for the world's poor and vulnerable

  • Written by Arun Agrawal, Professor of Natural Resources & Environment, University of Michigan
Bamboo structures on the Brahmaputra river in Majuli, northeastern India, intended to help prevent land erosion in a region experiencing erratic weather patterns and bursts of intense rainfall. AP Photo/Anupam Nath

The international climate change conference that concluded in Katowice, Poland on Dec. 15 had limited ambitions and expectations...

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Are your grandparents getting tipsy at the holiday party?

  • Written by Amy Burdette, Associate Professor of Sociology, Florida State University
Most people are fine with a drink, but when one becomes several, there may be a problem.Zachary Byer/Shutterstock.com

November and December are defined by parties and social events. And in the U.S., alcohol is synonymous with socializing, with Americans particularly likely to overindulge during the holidays.

Older people as a group have not...

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The humble origins of 'Silent Night'

  • Written by Sarah Eyerly, Assistant Professor of Musicology and Director of the Early Music Program, Florida State University
This undated score, written by Joseph Mohr and titled 'Weynachts Lied' ('Christmas Carol'), is the earliest known surviving copy of 'Silent Night.' Salzburg Museum

One of the world’s most famous Christmas carols, “Silent Night,” celebrates its 200th anniversary this year.

Over the centuries, hundreds of Christmas carols have been...

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