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Detail of the Porch of the Maidens (or Caryatid Porch) from The Erechtheion (also known as Temple of Athena Polias) in The Acropolis of Athens.
Lifestyle
Americans will do just about anything to lower their tax bills but ancient Athenians actually bragged about how much they paid
By The Conversation and Thomas MartinDecember 22, 2022
A Victorian-era Christmas card featuring Santa Claus
Lifestyle
The poem that invented the modern version of Santa Claus is actually the center of a major a literary mystery
By Melissa Chim and The ConversationDecember 22, 2022
Lionel Messi and teammates celebrate their World Cup victory.
Politics
Argentina may have taken home the top prize at the World Cup, but these countries won the soft power game
By Simon Chadwick, Paul Widdop and The ConversationDecember 19, 2022
Trees covered in snow.
Lifestyle
5 perfect books to read over the winter holidays
By Liz Rosenberg and The ConversationDecember 19, 2022
Person with shopping cart
Personal Finance
Americans waste close to one-third of all food purchases—the equivalent of 1,250 calories a day. Here’s a breakdown of how bad it is
By Brian E. Roe and The ConversationDecember 12, 2022
Jerome Powell
Finance
The Fed’s target for inflation is a made-up number that lacks any concrete evidence. That’s kind of the point
By Veronika Dolar, Assistant Professor of Economics, SUNY Old Westbury and The ConversationDecember 12, 2022
A doctor looking through a window.
Health
Sterilization is the top form of contraception for women. Here’s why some doctors won’t even talk about it with their patients
By Elizabeth Hintz and The ConversationDecember 9, 2022
Ada Lovelace
Lifestyle
The world’s first computer programmer was the daughter of a romantic poet who took inspiration from embroidery to write the first algorithm
By Corinna Schlombs and The ConversationDecember 9, 2022
A wind farm on the ocean.
Environment
California is trying to create the country’s first offshore wind farms—Here’s how that works, and what it will take to make it happen
By Matthew Lackner and The ConversationDecember 9, 2022
Three Chinese astronauts getting ready for the Shenzhou-15 manned space mission.
Tech
China just opened its very first space station, a ‘heavenly palace’ manned by taikonauts
By Scott Shackelford, Eytan Tepper and The ConversationDecember 9, 2022
Old Synagogue in Erfurt
Health
Something happened to Ashkenazi Jews in medieval Europe to eliminate genetic diversity, study finds
By Shai Carmi, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, David Reich, Harvard University and The ConversationDecember 1, 2022
Virginia Walmart shooting
Retail
The Virginia Walmart shooter is part of a spike in incidents at stores: Here’s what we know about retail mass shootings
By Jillian Peterson Hamline University and The ConversationNovember 23, 2022
First Day
Health
Time Is Running Out to Fund a Program That Insures 9 Million Kids
By Simon Haeder and The ConversationSeptember 27, 2017
Bill Gates Makes Speech At Peking University
Leadership
Copying Bill Gates Is a Bad Idea if You Want to Get Rich
By Chengwei Liu and The ConversationSeptember 26, 2017
Hurricane Irma Expected Hits the West Coast of Florida
Energy
What Would It Take for the U.S. to Bury Its Power Lines?
By Theodore J. Kury and The ConversationSeptember 19, 2017
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