Words such as racist slurs can literally hurt – here’s the science

Research has disproven the saying ‘sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me’.

Glenn Hadikin, Senior Lecturer of English Language and Linguistics, University of Portsmouth • conversation
July 3, 2024 • ~6 min

Detroit’s legacy of housing inequity has caused long-term health impacts − these policies can help mitigate that harm

Historical housing discrimination in Detroit persists today and causes disparities in health outcomes. Policies are making a difference, but more needs to be done.

Melika Belhaj, Research Associate, University of Michigan • conversation
July 3, 2024 • ~7 min

Kidneys from Black donors are more likely to be thrown away − a bioethicist explains why

As it is now, the transplant system treats kidneys from all Black donors as if they are at higher risk for failing, even though only some are.

Ana S. Iltis, Professor of Philosophy; Carlson Professor of University Studies; and Director, Center for Bioethics, Health and Society, Wake Forest University • conversation
June 25, 2024 • ~7 min

Why do people hate people?

It can be easy to mistake feelings like fear and anger as hate. When biases are acted out in harmful ways, however, speaking up can help stop hate from getting worse.

Yolanda Gallardo, Dean of Education, Gonzaga University • conversation
May 13, 2024 • ~8 min

‘It’s a deep emotional ride’ – 12 young people in Philly’s toughest neighborhoods explain how violence disrupts their physical and mental health

A social science researcher followed a dozen teens from different neighborhoods in North, West and Northeast Philadelphia, tracking their family histories and heart rates as they navigated daily life.

Kalen Flynn, Research Scientist, Center for Guaranteed Income Research, University of Pennsylvania • conversation
April 30, 2024 • ~10 min

Do implicit bias trainings on race improve health care? Not yet – but incorporating the latest science can help hospitals treat all patients equitably

Many Black patients experience stark differences in how they’re treated during medical interactions compared to white patients.

Tiffany Green, Associate Professor of Population Health Sciences and Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison • conversation
April 24, 2024 • ~11 min

How a Victorian trip to Palestine spurred modern ornithology – and left it with imperial baggage

H.B. Tristram was a Victorian clergyman and ornithologist who categorised a list of birds he’d found in Palestine.

Jasmine Donahaye, Professor in English Literature and Creative Writing, Swansea University • conversation
Dec. 18, 2023 • ~7 min

How a colonial trip to Palestine spurred modern ornithology – and left it with imperial baggage

H.B. Tristram was a Victorian clergyman and ornithologist who categorised a list of birds he’d found in Palestine.

Jasmine Donahaye, Professor in English Literature and Creative Writing, Swansea University • conversation
Dec. 18, 2023 • ~7 min

Racism produces subtle brain changes that lead to increased disease risk in Black populations

Racial threats and slights take a toll on health, but the continual invalidation and questioning of whether those so-called microaggressions exist has an even more insidious effect, research shows.

Nathaniel Harnett, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School • conversation
Dec. 15, 2023 • ~8 min

In the worst of America's Jim Crow era, Black intellectual W.E.B. Du Bois found inspiration and hope in national parks

Though progressive politics at the turn of the 20th century called for the protection of America’s national parks, it did so for the enjoyment of white people.

Thomas S. Bremer, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and American Religious History, Rhodes College • conversation
Dec. 14, 2023 • ~9 min

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