Harris proposes that Medicare cover more in-home health care, filling a large gap for older Americans and their caregivers

Her proposal is aimed at easing the burden for family caregivers. She says that negotiating lower drug prices for Medicare could cover the cost of this expansion of benefits for older Americans.

Marc Cohen, Mel King Fellow, MIT CoLab; Clinical Professor of Gerontology and Co-Director LeadingAge LTSS Center, UMass Boston • conversation
Oct. 8, 2024 ~9 min

Why climate activists keep targeting art galleries – despite public outcry

Harsh punishments are unlikely to deter them.

Colin Davis, Chair in Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol • conversation
Oct. 3, 2024 ~7 min


Children switch to walking and cycling to school after introduction of London’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone

Four in ten children in Central London who travelled to school by car switched to more active modes of transport, such as walking, cycling, or public

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 5, 2024 ~7 min

If you want Americans to pay attention to climate change, just call it climate change

Phrases like ‘climate crisis,’ ‘climate emergency’ or ‘climate justice’ might seem to escalate the urgency, but a large survey shows they don’t help and may actually hurt.

Gale Sinatra, Professor of Education and Psychology, University of Southern California • conversation
Aug. 12, 2024 ~5 min

Seafloor sediment reveals previously unknown volcanic eruption 520,000 years ago in south Aegean Sea

A newly discovered half-million-year-old layer of volcanic sediment beneath the Aegean Sea rewrites what scientists know about this area’s volcanic history – and potential future hazards.

Molly Colleen McCanta, Associate Professor of Petrology and Planetary Geoscience, University of Tennessee • conversation
July 23, 2024 ~9 min

Just Stop Oil’s harsh sentences are the logical outcome of Britain’s authoritarian turn against protest

For a non-violent protest, there is no equivalent in modern times.

Steven Cammiss, Associate Professor, Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham • conversation
July 19, 2024 ~6 min

From diagnosing brain disorders to cognitive enhancement, 100 years of EEG have transformed neuroscience

Deciphering how neurons talk to each other by reading the brain’s electrical activity has given scientists insights into memory and conditions like epilepsy and Alzheimer’s.

Erika Nyhus, Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Bowdoin College • conversation
July 2, 2024 ~8 min

Stonehenge protest: if you worry about damage to British heritage you should listen to Just Stop Oil

Extreme weather caused by climate change could deface the stones and undermine their foundations.

Sarah Kerr, Lecturer in Archaeology and Radical Humanities, University College Cork • conversation
June 21, 2024 ~6 min


Youth activists are now real agents of change at global climate summits

Fresh debate and discussions with youth activists challenging the status quo can have real legal and political weight.

Maria Antonieta Nestor, Research Associate, Lucy Cavendish College & Centre Fellow, Cambridge Centre for Property Law, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge • conversation
June 12, 2024 ~9 min

Holding a placard outside court isn’t illegal, judge rules – is that the best British democracy has to offer?

Trudi Warner was initially accused of contempt of court for holding a sign outside the trial of a climate protester.

Graeme Hayes, Reader in Political Sociology, Aston University • conversation
May 2, 2024 ~7 min

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