NASA’s mission to an ice-covered moon will contain a message between water worlds theconversation.com/nasas-mission-…

How Iran responds to Damascus attack could determine trajectory of conflict in the Middle East theconversation.com/how-iran-respo…

“With Jon Stewart's return on Monday nights to host The Daily Show he is part of the school administration trying to keep the lights on and the students learning.” (by Dr. Danna Young🇺🇸✌🏻 of Univ. of Delaware) theconversation.com/jon-stewart-st…

I talked to CBC/Radio-Canada about the effects of Covid on brain health

Thanks to host Bob McDonald and producer Amanda Buckiewicz

Link to the news article and radio interview below

cbc.ca/radio/quirks/l…

The unfinished business of John F. Kennedy’s vision for world peace theconversation.com/the-unfinished…

Looking to photograph a solar eclipse with your smartphone? Try these features and think about creative angles theconversation.com/looking-to-pho…

The backlash against diversity, equity and inclusion in business is in full force − but myths obscure the real value of DEI theconversation.com/the-backlash-a…

Bridges can be protected from ship collisions – an expert on structures in disasters explains how theconversation.com/bridges-can-be…

Medieval Europe was far from democratic, but that didn’t mean tyrants got a free pass theconversation.com/medieval-europ…

#OJSimpson may never have said the words Jay-Z put in his mouth, but they capture something interesting about O.J.’s place in America’s ongoing discussion about race theconversation.com/im-not-black-i…

Enthusiasm for the capabilities of #artificialintelligence – and claims for the approach of humanlike prowess –has followed a boom-and-bust cycle since the 1950s. While optimism drives progress, we shouldn’t forget the lessons of past hype

#AI theconversation.com/weve-been-here…

This week's #news #quiz has questions on sports, shockwaves, surgery and #starbucks . We'll start on Starbucks:

What is an actual rallying cry for baristas working to unionize?

Check your answer and see if you can get a gold medal here:
theconversation.com/the-conversati…

'The lines between news and entertainment have become increasingly blurred – with race, class and the quest for ratings influencing which crimes get covered and how they get portrayed.' - @UAlbany Criminal Justice Professor Frankie Bailey
theconversation.com/has-the-media-…

Wrote for The Conversation U.S. about public safety power shutoffs after what many of us in Colorado experienced recently. The article is written for a lay-person audience to help explain why these events happen, the multiple objectives, and how we can improve:

theconversation.com/colorado-is-la…

'A stained-glass window, donated in 1877 to a church in Rhode Island, shows Jesus as a dark-skinned man...A Black Jesus at this time was unknown.'

Cool new piece by Virginia Raguin College of the Holy Cross The Conversation U.S.
theconversation.com/in-1877-a-stai…

A young Black scientist discovered a pivotal leprosy treatment in the 1920s − but an older colleague took the credit theconversation.com/a-young-black-…

In 1877, a stained-glass window depicted Jesus as Black for the first time − a scholar of visual images unpacks its history and significance theconversation.com/in-1877-a-stai…

Nitazenes found in 5 overdose deaths in Philly – here’s what they are and why they’re so deadly theconversation.com/nitazenes-foun…

I’ve captained ships into tight ports like Baltimore, and this is how captains like me work with harbor pilots to avoid deadly collisions theconversation.com/ive-captained-…

PFAS ‘forever chemicals’: Why EPA set federal drinking water limits for these health-harming contaminants theconversation.com/pfas-forever-c…