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Bluesky, the microblogging alternative to X, is having a moment. expert Casey Fiesler explains why people are flocking to it—and why it isn’t likely to recapture the early days of Twitter. Read more on The Conversation.
Donald Trump stated during his comeback campaign that he’d dismantle the education department if elected. Will Linda McMahon, his nominee for secretary of education, lead the way? Read from expert Kevin Welner on The Conversation.
A study conducted in Cambodia has found that climate change makes toilets more likely to break, which leaves people more likely to “go” outside. Read from expert James Harper on The Conversation.
The number of book bans in the U.S. has soared in recent years. A new study shines light on which types of books and authors are the main targets. Read from expert Katherine Spoon on The Conversation.
The evidence was found in an unusual pebbly sandstone, Tava, encapsulated within the granite that formed Colorado’s Pikes Peak around 700 million years ago. Read from experts Rebecca Flowers and Liam Courtney-Davies on The Conversation.
In interviews with residents and builders after disasters from Hawaii to Colorado to Puerto Rico, experts found people often overestimated the cost of building back better. Read from Boulder’s Abbie Liel and University of Notre Dame's Susan
Evacuating is expensive, and for some people the risks of leaving can seem greater than staying, despite the storm. Read from expert Carson MacPherson-Krutsky on The Conversation.
The U.S. has seen huge wildfires in recent years, and 2024 is no exception. The vast majority of those that affect communities are started by human activity. Read from expert Virginia Iglesias on The Conversation.
Nice Jewish men wanting to date non-Jewish women has been a trope of U.S. stage and screen for 100 years. Read from expert Samira Mehta on The Conversation.
Thirty years ago, Disney had grand plans to build a history-themed park in Virginia. But efforts to “Disneyfy” American history met staunch opposition, even in the halcyon 1990s. Read from expert Jared Bahir Browsh on The Conversation.