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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...

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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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Rightist Bolsonaro takes office in Brazil, promising populist change to angry voters

  • Written by Benjamin H. Bradlow, PhD candidate, Department of Sociology, Brown University
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro after his swearing-in on Jan. 1, 2019, in the capital of Brasilia.AP Photo/Andre Penner

Brazil’s new president Jair Bolsonaro, who took power on Jan. 1, is often called the “Trump of the Tropics” for his law-and-order rhetoric, racist and sexist remarks, pro-business stances and outsider pledges...

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Bolsonaro's anger won over working-class Brazilians, but his presidency may betray them

  • Written by Benjamin H. Bradlow, PhD candidate, Department of Sociology, Brown University

Brazil’s next president Jair Bolsonaro, who takes power on Jan. 1, is often called the “Trump of the Tropics” for his law-and-order rhetoric, racist and sexist remarks, pro-business stances and outsider pledges to upend politics as usual.

Bolsonaro also used a Trump-style populist playbook to win the Brazilian presidency in...

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Using gene drives to control wild mosquito populations and wipe out malaria

  • Written by Andrea Crisanti, Professor of Molecular Parasitology, Imperial College London
A female _Anopheles stephensi_ mosquito bites a human to get a blood meal through its pointed proboscis. A droplet of blood is expelled from the abdomen after having engorged itself. Jim Gathany/Wikimedia Commons

What is the deadliest animal on earth? It’s a question that brings to mind fearsome lions, tigers, sharks and crocodiles. But the...

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Yes, there is a war between science and religion

  • Written by Jerry Coyne, Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago
Doubting Thomas needed the proof, just like a scientist, and now is a cautionary Biblical example.Caravaggio/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

As the West becomes more and more secular, and the discoveries of evolutionary biology and cosmology shrink the boundaries of faith, the claims that science and religion are compatible grow louder. If you’re a...

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