The fossil fuel era must end – so what happens to the communities it built? Climate Fight podcast part 3

Listen to the third episode of a new series from The Anthill Podcast ahead of the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow.

Jack Marley, Environment + Energy Editor and Host of the Climate Fight podcast series, The Conversation • conversation
Oct. 20, 2021 ~5 min

How making homes energy efficient could boost the economy and create jobs

More ambitious plans for making the UK’s homes energy efficient could create 22,545 new full-time jobs.

Karen Turner, Professor and Director of the Centre for Energy Policy, University of Strathclyde • conversation
Oct. 15, 2021 ~6 min


Depression rates are even worse in 2021 than in 2020

Depression among US adults, which spiked early in the COVID-19 pandemic, is even worse now, most notably among the unmarried and people with low income.

Jillian McKoy-Boston U. • futurity
Oct. 12, 2021 ~6 min

How some working, single moms manage to exercise

New research on mindset and schedule indicates why some working, single mothers find time to exericse, while others don't.

Amy McCaig-Rice University • futurity
Oct. 12, 2021 ~4 min

App-based drivers report COVID-19 stress and isolation

App-based drivers, such as those with Uber and Lyft, have major concerns about COVID-19 and general work conditions, survey results show.

Jake Ellison-U. Washington • futurity
Oct. 4, 2021 ~7 min

Farmers get smaller share of what we pay for food

Farmers are getting less of what we pay for food, research from 61 countries around the world finds. That has pros and cons, say the researchers.

Ida Eriksen-U. Copenhagen • futurity
Sept. 27, 2021 ~4 min

Why hospitals should hire more nurse practitioners

Hospitals with more inpatient nurse practitioners have lower surgical mortality, lower cost of care, and more satisfied patients, research finds.

Katherine Unger Baillie-Penn • futurity
Sept. 23, 2021 ~4 min

Why hospitals should hire more nurse practitioners

Hospitals with more inpatient nurse practitioners have lower surgical mortality, lower cost of care, and more satisfied patients, research finds.

Katherine Unger Baillie-Penn • futurity
Sept. 23, 2021 ~4 min


Are COVID-19 vaccine mandates legal?

President Biden has ordered COVID-19 vaccine mandates for some businesses and most federal workers. A business law expert gets into the ruling's legality.

Patrick Ercolano-JHU • futurity
Sept. 22, 2021 ~9 min

4 changes could reduce grad student stress

Lab work isn't 9-5, but there are ways to reduce stress and anxiety among graduate students, say researchers.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
Sept. 22, 2021 ~5 min

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