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The Christmas tree is a tradition older than Christmas – The Conversation
Academic rigor, journalistic flair Author Troy Bickham Professor of History, Texas A&M University – Disclosure statement – Troy Bickham does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Partners – Texas A&M…
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How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple – an expert explains the 8,000-year history – PBS News
By Shelley Mitchell, The Conversation Share on Facebook Share on Twitter How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple — an expert explains the 8,000-year history Science Nov 22, 2025 3:17 PM EST, This article originally appeared on The Conversation. Pecans have a storied history in the United States. Today, American trees produce hundreds…
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Civil society helps uphold democracy and provides built-in resistance to authoritarianism – The Conversation
Published: September 25, 2025 9:18pm EDT Author, Christopher Justin Einolf, Professor of Sociology, Northern Illinois University Disclosure statement Christopher Justin Einolf does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. The New…
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What, exactly, is space-time? – The Conversation
What, exactly, is space-time? Published: August 24, 2025 8:22am EDT Author Disclosure statement Daryl Janzen does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Partners University of Saskatchewan provides funding as a founding…
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AI passed the aesthetic Turing Test, raising big questions for art – Fast Company
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Trump’s English language order upends America’s long multilingual history – March 16, 2025 – The Conversation
Published: March 16, 2025 8:36am EDT Across its nearly 250-year history, the United States has never had an official language. On March 1, U.S. President Donald Trump changed that when he signed an executive order designating English as the country’s sole official language. The order marks a fundamental rupture from the American goverment’s long-standing approach…
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The dark parallels between 1920s America and today’s political climate – The Conversation
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Why does Trump want to abolish the Education Department? An anthropologist who studies MAGA explains 4 reasons
Why does Trump want to abolish the Education Department? An anthropologist who studies MAGA explains 4 reasons Published: February 7, 2025 8:20am ESTAuthor Alex Hinton Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Director, Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University – NewarkAlex Hinton receives funding from the Rutgers-Newark Sheila Y. Oliver Center for Politics…
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How the pandemic affected our approach to reading and interpretation of books | The Conversation
Published: December 6, 2022 12.24pm EST, By Ben Davies and Christina Lupton During the pandemic, reading took on new meaning. People turned to books for comfort. Some read to confront difficult issues, especially following the murder of George Floyd in 2020. Others used reading as a way to care for their children in locked-down houses.…
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Pet therapy: how dogs, cats and horses help improve human wellbeing | The Conversation
By Ann Hemingway, Professor of Public Health and Wellbeing, Bournemouth University, Published: April 8, 2022 8.10am EDT We’ve all heard of the psychotherapy couch, and the dynamic between a client and their human therapist. But perhaps less well known is the increasingly popular pet therapy. And no, that’s not therapy for your pet – it’s…
