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From the circus to the runway: how the ‘glam clown’ has seized the fashion zeitgeist
Clowns turned the body into spectacle. Spectacle is now integral to fashion.
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The US is leading the new space race – but other countries are close behind
It can be easy to lose sight of the fact that the US isn’t the only major actor in space.
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The Montréal shooting spotlights the growing public safety threat of online radicalization
Countering violent extremism requires substantial investment from all levels of government, dismantling the state’s racialized assumptions of criminality and recognizing that gendered violence is systemic.
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Why thousands of federal lawyers leaving government service matters for everyone in the justice system
More than 10,000 attorneys who worked for the US government have left their jobs during the second Trump administration; a former federal judge analyzes the impact of that exodus.
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Canada backs gig worker rights globally while restricting the right to strike at home
Canada supports the first international treaty protecting platform workers. The same government is weighing a proposal that could make it difficult to legally strike in the rail and marine sectors.
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Judges announced for The Conversation Prize for writers 2026
Our competition is looking for the best longform article and nonfiction book idea aimed at a general audience from our community of academics.
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Why is the UK now changing prime minister every few years?
The UK system used to be held up as a model of stable government.
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What Brexit has actually changed, ten years later – expert panel
It’s still more about ‘leave v remain’, rather than Britain’s place in a changing Europe
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A partner’s touch can feel unsafe for people with a history of childhood maltreatment
Sexual, physical and emotional abuse, and neglect experienced as a child, can change how a partner’s affection feels as an adult, potentially impacting a romantic relationship.
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The Strait of Hormuz is finally reopening but Europe’s food chain suppliers cannot afford to be complacent
As the Strait of Hormuz reopens, a new study reveals what the agri-food industry’s priorities should be to overcome such an unprecedented logistical challenge.
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Animals are often moved to make way for infrastructure, but we don’t know what happens to them next
Translocation intends to minimize the impacts of development. Research shows that we are moving millions of animals and have no idea what happens to them next.
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The danger of confusing AI mental health support with therapy
AI can produce the language of care, but therapy depends on a trained human presence that listens, responds and remains accountable.