Why investing in climate-vulnerable countries makes good business sense

Investing in climate adaptation is one of the smartest financial opportunities of our time

Ali Serim, Advisor for the Centre of Geopolitics of Global Change, ODI Global • conversation
July 2, 2025 ~7 min

Could electric brain stimulation lead to better maths skills?

A new study shows painless brain stimulation technique may improve people’s ability to learn maths skills.

Roi Cohen Kadosh, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Surrey • conversation
July 1, 2025 ~7 min


Self determination theory: how to use it to boost wellbeing

A foundational idea in self-determination theory is that we have three basic psychological needs: for autonomy, competence and relatedness.

Mark Fabian, Reader of Public Policy, University of Warwick • conversation
July 1, 2025 ~7 min

Where does the UK most need more public EV chargers?

Government investment in neighbourhood EV chargers cannot replace investment at motorway services.

Hannah Budnitz, Research Associate, Transport Studies Unit and Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford • conversation
July 1, 2025 ~8 min

Humans and animals can both think logically − but testing what kind of logic they’re using is tricky

How researchers measure the logical reasoning of monkeys, pigeons, rats, fish and wasps shapes how they understand mental processes in animals − and in people.

Olga Lazareva, Professor of Psychology, Drake University • conversation
July 1, 2025 ~8 min

The hidden cost of convenience: How your data pulls in hundreds of billions of dollars for app and social media companies

Many of the apps and social media platforms you use every day may not charge you money, but often there is a price to pay – your privacy.

Jack West, PhD Student in Computer Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison • conversation
July 1, 2025 ~13 min

Why the US bombed a bunch of metal tubes − a nuclear engineer explains the importance of centrifuges to Iranian efforts to build nuclear weapons

Iran has a long history of enriching uranium in an effort to develop nuclear weapons. It’s not clear how far the US attack set back Iran’s production of bomb-grade uranium.

Anna Erickson, Professor of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology • conversation
July 1, 2025 ~8 min

Keeping brain-dead pregnant women on life support raises ethical issues that go beyond abortion politics

Adriana Smith’s body was kept on life support for 16 weeks so her fetus could gestate. Abortion politics don’t capture the ethical complexities of such situations.

Lindsey Breitwieser, Assistant Professor of Gender & Women's Studies, Hollins University • conversation
July 1, 2025 ~11 min


Invasive carp threaten the Great Lakes − and reveal a surprising twist in national politics

Democratic governors and President Donald Trump agree to fight an invasion of non-native fish that has spread up the Mississippi River and threatens the Great Lakes.

Mike Shriberg, Professor of Practice & Engagement, School for Environment & Sustainability, University of Michigan • conversation
July 1, 2025 ~10 min

From Roman drains to ancient filters, these artefacts show how solutions to water contamination have evolved

Having to protect and conserve drinking water and its sources is as relevant today as it always has been.

Rosa Busquets, Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, Kingston University • conversation
July 1, 2025 ~7 min

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