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Which state you live in matters for how well environmental laws protect your health

  • Written by Susan Kaplan, Research Assistant Professor of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago
imagePesticide use on school playing fields varies from state to state. matimix/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Your child could go to gym class on Monday morning and play soccer on a field that was sprayed over the weekend with 2,4-D, a toxic weedkiller that has been investigated as possibly causing cancer. Alternatively, the school grounds may have been...

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Why the pronouns used for God matter

  • Written by Annie Selak, Associate Director, Women's Center, Georgetown University
imageA service in the village church of St. Paul de Leon in Devon, England. Hugh R Hastings/Getty Images

The Church of England is considering what language and pronouns should be used to refer to God.

The church’s General Synod has, however, clarified that it will not abolish or substantially revise any of the currently authorized liturgies....

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30 years later, Waco siege still resonates – especially among anti-government extremists

  • Written by Art Jipson, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton
imageFire engulfs the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, on April 19, 1993.AP Photo/Ron Heflin

Feb. 28, 2023, marks 30 years since the beginning of the Waco siege, the confrontation at a Texas compound that killed around 80 members of the Branch Davidian religious community and four federal agents.

Part of the siege’s legacy in popular...

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Biologists discovered a new species of tiny owl on the forested island of Príncipe, and it's already under threat – Podcast

  • Written by Daniel Merino, Associate Science Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
imageResearch suggests that only about 1,000 to 1,500 Príncipe scops owls exist in the wild.Martim Melo

An international team of biologists has discovered a tiny new species of owl, called the Príncipe scops owl, living in a remote forest on an island off the west coast of Africa. In this Discovery episode of The Conversation Weekly, we...

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Can eating poppy seeds affect drug test results? An addiction and pain medicine specialist explains

  • Written by Gary Reisfield, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Florida
imageEating culinary poppy seeds won’t get you high, but they could lead to a failed drug test.Linda Caldwell/EyeEm via Getty Images

The U.S. Defense Department issued a memo on Feb. 17, 2023, warning service members to avoid eating poppy seeds because doing so may result in a positive urine test for the opiate codeine. Addiction and pain medicine...

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How Jimmy Carter integrated his evangelical Christian faith into his political work, despite mockery and misunderstanding

  • Written by Lori Amber Roessner, Professor in the School of Journalism and Electronic Media, University of Tennessee
imageFormer President Jimmy Carter has decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care.AP Photo/John Bazemore, File

“I am a farmer, an engineer, a businessman, a planner, a scientist, a governor, and a Christian,” Jimmy Carter said while introducing himself to national political reporters when he...

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3 big numbers that tell the story of secularization in America

  • Written by Phil Zuckerman, Professor of Sociology and Secular Studies, Pitzer College
imageAn empty church in Hiers-Brouage, France.Andia/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

About six months ago, Americans’ belief in God hit an all-time low.

According to a 2022 Gallup survey, the percentage of people who believe in God has dropped from 98% in the 1950s to 81% today; among Americans under 30, it is down to an unprecedented 68%.

Up...

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All presidents avoid reporters, but Biden may achieve a record in his press avoidance

  • Written by David E. Clementson, Assistant Professor in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia
imagePresident Joe Biden has held fewer press conferences than any president in recent memory.Drew Angerer/Getty Images

There’s nothing new about presidents avoiding the press.

Bill Clinton was in a major scandal – based in large part on getting caught in a deception during a media interview – and successfully outsourced his White...

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Can mass atrocities be prevented? This course attempts to answer the question

  • Written by Mike Brand, Adjunct Professor of Genocide Studies and Human Rights, University of Connecticut
imagePeople gather around a hole being dug in search of water in Darfur, Sudan, in 2004.AP Photo/Ben Curtisimage

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

Title of course:

“Introduction to Genocide Studies”

What prompted the idea for the course?

Many genocide classes take a...

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Is the Loch Ness monster real?

  • Written by Michael A. Little, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageThis is the famous – and fake – photograph of the Loch Ness monster, taken near Inverness, Scotland, on April 19, 1934. The photograph was later revealed to be a hoax. Keystone/Hulton Archive via Getty Imagesimage

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 curiou...

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  15. When there are no words: Talking about wartime trauma in Ukraine
  16. What's going on with the wave of GOP bills about trans teens? Utah provides clues
  17. Imagination makes us human – this unique ability to envision what doesn't exist has a long evolutionary history
  18. Supreme Court unlikely to 'break the internet' over Google, Twitter cases -- rather, it is approaching with caution
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