The Conversation

Whatever you might have heard By Gary Sacks In recent years, there’s been increasing hype about the potential health risks associated with so-called “ultra-processed” foods. But new evidence published ...

It was once a medical condition By Agnes Arnold-Forster Nostalgia has somewhat of a bad reputation – particularly for its recent influence on politics and society. The emotion is supposed to ...

By David Le Breton Once upon a time, human relationships unfolded without smartphones. The reality may be hard to recall, so profoundly have these devices transformed the way we relate ...

By Penny Tinkler Dressed in a mini skirt and passionate about boys, music, dance and fashion, the 1960s teenage girl is a pop culture icon, the seeming beneficiary of the ...

By Samer Zaky A dentist explains why and how best to protect them At an auction in England in 2011, one of John Lennon’s teeth sold for just over US$31,000. ...

How Baby Reindeer and Feel Good are forging a new television genre By Marina Deller and Kate Douglas Comedy is opening up spaces for silences to be broken and trauma ...

Why Europe’s current nuclear deterrents may not be enough to face biggest threats since WWII By Natasha Lindstaedt Though a second Trump presidency is not a foregone conclusion, Nato ...

But Lauren Ball and Emily Burch outline what else it can do Beetroot has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Supply issues in recent months have seen ...

But this apparently cutting-edge idea is centuries old says Lloyd Strickland Separate teams of Chinese and American scientists are reported to be developing body armour using the silk from genetically ...

Research shows cognitive differences between generations are diminishing By Stephen Badham We often assume young people are smarter, or at least quicker, than older people. For example, we’ve all ...

By Emily Cullen The American poet Adrienne Rich once asked: “To say that a poet is responsive, responsible – what can that mean?” This question about poets bearing witness and being ...

By Zoe Harris Vertical farms look hi-tech and sophisticated, but the premise is simple – plants are grown without soil, with their roots in a solution containing nutrients. This innovative approach ...

By Edith Jennifer Hill and Lydia Woodyatt Have you ever wondered if your partner really loves you? Well apparently so have thousands of TikTok users, who are testing their theories ...

As lawyers in Trump’s hush money case know well By Ronald S. Sullivan Jr Though Hollywood movies about courtroom dramas often glamorize the closing arguments given by lawyers, in ...

Or does it? asks Nathan Abrams Curb Your Enthusiasm, the show that revelled in awkward social encounters and misanthropy, came to an end on April 7. Over its 12 seasons and 120 episodes, ...

It means they struggle to navigate life on the outside By Ye In (Jane) Hwang You’d be hard pressed to find any aspect of daily life that doesn’t ...

Traditional Japanese diet associated with less brain shrinkage in women compared to western diet, report Giovanni Sala and Shu Zhang Cognitive decline and dementia already affect more than 55 million people ...

Fashion needs stronger storytelling that is more inclusive, relevant and responsible By Benjamin Wild The fashion industry could not exist without storytelling. Compelling and aspirational stories conveyed through catwalks, campaigns ...

By Pierre Micheletti A little over ten years after a boat carrying migrants from Libya to Italy sank off the coast of Lampedusa, claiming the lives of 368 migrants, another boat ...

As film history shows says James Chapman More people have walked on the Moon than have played James Bond, so it’s no wonder that the suave secret agent with ...

By Howard Monk Thirty years since his death in April 1994, the impact of Kurt Cobain and his band, Nirvana, and their values, still resonates in today’s culture and music. ...

Italian sugar farmers from regional Queensland likely played a big role says Garritt C. Van Dyk Australia’s coffee culture – a source of great national pride – is usually associated with ...

By Daniel Drache In November 2023, Geert Wilders’ stridently anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim party swept the Dutch elections in what the media called a political earthquake. The magnitude of his win came as ...

By Jayden Greenwell-Barnden Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen (2024) is the latest series to reimagine the age-old trope with which it shares its name. So what exactly is a ‘gentleman’? And ...