By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The first debate saw both leaders hit their marks and avoid disaster even if Albanese was declared the winner, but in elections do debates actually matter?
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By Ari Caramanica, Assistant Professor of Archaeology, Vanderbilt University
Ancient practices hold important lessons for farmers facing drying lands, but they were often more complex than modern societies realize. Glacier loss adds to the challenge today.
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By Mordechai Gordon, Professor of Education, Quinnipiac University
German philosopher Paul Tillich’s writings about affirming oneself in the face of anxiety, repression and meaninglessness ring as true today as in the 1950s.
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By Calvin Schermerhorn, Professor of History, Arizona State University
Discrimination has made it harder for Black people in the Los Angeles area to buy and keep their homes. Did it also make them more fire-prone when Altadena burned?
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By John Lowrey, Assistant Professor of Supply Chain and Health Sciences, Northeastern University
Timothy Richards, Professor of Agribusiness, Arizona State University
Zachariah Rutledge, Assistant Professor of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Michigan State University
At a time when California’s farm operators are struggling to hire enough people, providing better benefits could attract more workers who are citizens or have legal immigration status.
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By Kaitlyn DeGhetto, Associate Professor of Management, University of Dayton
Zachary Russell, Associate Professor, Management & Entrepreneurship, Xavier University
People’s perceptions of risk shape where businesses choose to locate, new research suggests. Interestingly, conservatives and liberals view risk very differently.
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By Gregory H. Shill, Professor of Law & Michael and Brenda Sandler Faculty Fellow in Corporate Law, University of Iowa
Nearly every major American social media platform is ruled by a single founder with near-total control, thanks to a relatively new corporate share structure.
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By Brian N. Chin, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Trinity College
Research suggests that how often people check social media − and how emotionally engaged they are with it − can influence sleep even more than how much time they spend online.
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By Cecilia Manosa Nyblon, Director - We Are the Possible Programme, University of Exeter
Sally Flint, Creative Lead, We Are the Possible programme, University of Exeter
Imagine heading into space, landing on the moon and walking in the dust. As you adjust to the weightlessness, you see something unexpected on the horizon. You’re looking back at the Earth, experiencing the “overview effect”. How would you feel? What would you see, hear, touch, taste and smell?
We asked these questions when we launched a creative writing workshop to harness the beauty and power of storytelling, education, theatre, and music to inspire a greener, healthier and fairer world for future generations.…
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By Claire Isabella Gilmour, PhD Candidate, Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Bristol
More than 100 years after the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings, new interpretations of the burial are still emerging. A recent article published in the Journal of Egyptian Archaeology proposes that a set of seemingly plain, functional objects are in fact a key part of the complex rituals which would ensure the transformation and regeneration of the young king in the afterlife.
Tutankhamun inherited a throne tainted by the shifts in religious and political practices…
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