Category: The Conversation

  A Chinese studies expert analyses Xi Jinping’s 104-minute speech opening the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China

Avoiding smoking and keeping a healthy weight can cut your risk of cancer

truth commissions to bring justice and accountability

Some of the most innovative people in the world earn Nobel Prizes. Scholars of creativity identify what they have in common and what regular people can learn and

Amid a number of major crises, the world clearly needs radical change. But what will it look like? The desire to return to pre-pandemic ‘normal’ is powerful, but

  And what can we do to make their world a better place?

The reality is that the US Federal Reserve has decided price rises must be addressed by raising interest rates. African countries have no choice by to follow suite.

Why news consumers experience crisis fatigue

The connections most helpful in landing a job are your acquaintances, people you meet in professional settings, or friends of friends, rather than your closest friends

Britain has gone through unimaginable change culturally and politically during Elizabeth’s 70-year reign

A climate scientist on the planet’s simultaneous disasters, from Pakistan’s horror floods to Europe’s record drought

Evangelical protestants, around one third of the population, are likely to play a key role in the upcoming Brazilian election.

A linguistic analysis throws up unexpected results

on both sides – especially when it comes to Kashmir

  The IMF sends its staff on two types of mission to member countries: to assess the state of the country’s macro economy or to assess the need