Independent Analysis and Reportage
Generative AI’s overemphasis on Western moral concerns could reinforce global disparities in sensitive applications such as public health messaging and global communication.
Books showing Black children spending time with family, or playing at home, help Black kids see themselves in literature and give all kids a window into others’ experiences.
Spoonerisms can be silly and make you laugh. But linguists see something more: a rare glimpse of how the mind plans speech before we even open our mouths.
A lunar base could allow for research, economic activities and lunar mining. Such an operation has potential benefits, but lots of challenges await NASA.
The England midfielder’s prominent veins probably reflect elite training, but, for the rest of us, visible veins can sometimes indicate a medical problem.
Schools already treat some life skills, such as swimming, as essential.
World Cup interceptions reveal how the brain predicts movement, how the body responds and what changes when fatigue sets in.
Mathematics is helping us move away from reacting to congestion, towards preventing it.
Both sides are at an impasse over control of the Strait of Hormuz, with no end in sight.
Listen to the The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast to hear biochemist Mark Lorch explain how scientists are trying to make new elements for the periodic table.
The closed Hormuz Strait and a dearth of Russian diesel will trigger further volatility.
It depends how old you are and if you have an underlying health condition.