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As electric vehicle fans, Tesla’s customers are a key cog in the company’s marketing machine. How much pull will they have as Tesla makes the Model 3 for a broader – and tougher – crowd?
Textbook language can influence thinking. So, what do some textbooks say on issues of race?
The answer is complex. But part of it lies in the fact that French society is still uncomfortable with its diversity.
John Kerry and 20 diplomats came together Saturday to seek a way toward peace in Syria. A former Indian ambassador to Syria believes good progress was made.
A Muslim scholar proposes the discussion of an alternative interpretation of Sharia that will challenge ISIS’ claims to Islamic legitimacy.
The spotlight was on Iowa Saturday, a small state with a big – some would say too big – role in the presidential primaries.
Here’s what black student activists were asking for 50 years ago. So, what changed?
Preventing crime before it happens, while saving resources, sounds like a great use of big data. But these calculated probabilities raise big questions about civil liberties.
An estimated 1.6 million American children are separated from their parents through deportation.
Egypt’s president has devoted three years to cracking down on the Muslim Brotherhood. Now ISIS is forcing him to pull his punches.
It’s an amazing evolution story happening in our backyards and forests – should this wily canid be called the eastern coyote a ‘coywolf’?
Composer Max Richter – with his epic, eight-hour-long piece Sleep – aims to be an auditory sandman.
I taught at Mizzou from 1996 to 2008. Here’s why the events don’t surprise me.
The best guard against a free market’s downsides and consumer culture is for individual consumers to take responsibility for their choices.
When students land on campus, they often have unanswered questions about their reproductive health. One solution: create a massive open online class to teach them about reproductive health.
A cubic kilometer of clear, stable ice could help physicists answer big questions about cosmic rays and neutrinos. Hardy scientists collect data via a unique telescope at the frozen bottom of the world.
As the debate spreads from Missouri to universities across the country, insights from The Conversation’s coverage of race on campus.
New Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau brings a very different face to climate talks in Paris. Will it project its oil extraction tradition or show global leadership on emissions cuts?
A linguist explains how words get co-opted from one language to another.
Betting on sports has been illegal in most states since 1992. Is it time that changed?
Researchers are piloting a smartphone app to collect better information about who is getting vaccinated and to design better incentives for health workers on vaccination drives.
Most evidence shows that climate change is caused by humans and immigration is good for the economy. So why do many of us reject these notions anyway?
While evidence suggests that the therapeutic relationship is a critical part of psychotherapy, the impact of the relationship often isn’t studied in clinical trials for trauma survivors with PTSD.
Cleanliness is next to godliness. Did you know hairiness is a part of the equation as well?