The Conversation: Happy Birthday, Buddha! Why the Founder of Buddhism Has So Many Different Birthdays around the World
Celebrations of Buddha’s birthday take place on different dates and with different traditions.
UT, Volkswagen Accelerate Research Collaboration
Plans include expanding Ph.D. and undergraduate opportunities and adding new research projects.
The Conversation: How Can I Make Studying a Daily Habit?
Understanding habits may help individuals figure out how to study on a daily basis.
The Conversation: Superintendent turnover is increasing and gender gaps are barely budging, but accurately assessing the consequences remains a challenge
With increased challenges on the job, school superintendent turnover is on the rise.
The Conversation: Short meetings could encourage teachers to stay on the job
Research shows how short meetings between teachers and their principals can increase teacher job satisfaction.
The Conversation: Memories May Be Stored in the Membranes of Your Neurons
Pinpointing where memories are stored in the brain and how they are transmitted could provide new targets to treat neurological diseases and serve as models for neuromorphic computing.
The Conversation: Social Media Scatters Your Brain, and Then You Buy Stuff You Don’t Need
Scrolling TikTok or Instagram causes mental fatigue, which can lead people to purchase items based on how many ‘likes’ an ad has instead of how much value the product will bring them.
The Conversation: Global Shipping Is under Pressure to Stop Its Heavy Fuel Oil Use Fast—That’s Not Simple, but Changes Are Coming
Shipping companies have billions invested in fleets that were built to last decades. Now the U.S. is calling for zero emissions by 2050, and the EU is raising the cost of fossil fuel use.
The Conversation: White Tennessee Lawmakers Speak Out for Insurrection in Honoring Confederate History
A proclamation by two Tennessee state senators commemorates April 2023 as Confederate History Month.
The Conversation: The US Is About to Blow Up a Fake Warship in the South China Sea – but Naval Rivalry with Beijing Is Very Real and Growing
The South China Sea is strategically and economically important to both China and the U.S., setting up a potential power struggle that could spark conflict.
The Conversation: Generative AI — 5 Essential Reads About the New Era of Creativity, Job Anxiety, Misinformation, Bias and Plagiarism
Generative AI can seem like magic, which makes it both enticing and frightening. Scholars are helping society come to grips with the potential benefits and harms.
The Conversation: Will the Earth Last Forever?
The earth isn’t permanent, but it was here for four billion years before humans arrived and should be here for several billion more.