Tag: The Conversation

  If conspiracy theories are going mainstream, we have to start mainstreaming a response

  Our gut microbes play a key role in sending and receiving signals that influence the brain

  By Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann

Researchers find that the most devoted fans take their team’s defeats personally and often blame losses on the refs or cheating. Sound familiar?

Lifestyle medicine targets the root of chronic diseases like obesity, heart disease and diabetes. Experts explain why everyone should embrace these free prescriptions for good health.

  From the oath-taking on the Bible during the presidential swearing-in ceremony to the ‘awe’ and ‘restraint’ of the early Christian world, the meaning of ‘religion’ has gone

  A psychologist on why we need to think beyond borders

  National security must be redefined to reflect new sources of security threats of the type that occurred at the U.S. Capitol

  It is not just that power checks power, but that each branch performs a distinctive function in co-ordination with the others

  The brain is surprisingly changeable

  By exclusively focusing on the things we think will make us happy, we blind ourselves to the other things in life that matter

  Covid-19 vaccines: How Pfizer’s and Moderna’s 95% effective mRNA shots work

  The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine needs to be stored at -80⁰C

  In science, vaccine efficacy and effectiveness mean something different

A theologian argues, based on the philosophy of Thomas Aquinas, that a political institution has its limits when it comes to being called ‘sacred’