Category: The Conversation

  By Ken Hughes

  Will we now see a proper pandemic recovery?

How we should manage uncertainty is not a scientific issue but an ethical issue

Good science doesn’t eliminate uncertainty: it explains it

The world needs to learn to live with the virus. And governments must follow the science and don’t distort it for political expediency

Activists are using a traditional newspaper format to spread misinformation and promote real-world harms

Holding contrarian views – despite a lack of personal expertise – is just part of being human. Here’s the psychology behind what we choose to believe

  The focus on building democracy should be on more intermediary outcomes, which can serve as building blocks for longer term democratic renewal

The UK actually rates very well when compared to other nations – depending on what you include in your data.

At COP26 in Glasgow everyone was committed to saving the planet, but there were highly divergent views about how to do it

You may not have heard of conversational commerce, but it’s quietly appearing in more and more places

Many Indian Americans will be celebrating the festival of Diwali this week. A scholar explains what this festival of lights means – especially in chaotic times

Helping developing nations pay for the expensive work of emissions reduction and adaptation benefits everyone on the planet.

By the end of the summit, we’ll know how far nations are willing to go to address humanity’s biggest challenge. But while international politics matter, domestic politics are

AstraZeneca’s durable monoclonal antibody treatment has shown promise in phase 3 clinical trials.