The Conversation - Why ‘the Latino vote’ is a misnomer

Using the ocean to fight climate change raises serious environmental justice and technical questions

Sonja Klinsky, Arizona State University; Terre Satterfield, University of British Columbia

From planting mangroves to dumping minerals in the ocean, there are lots of ideas for ocean carbon dioxide removal – and even more questions.

Why do people have slips of the tongue?

Cecile McKee, University of Arizona

A psycholinguist explains what’s really going on when people misspeak.

Rebuilding affordable housing is essential for coastal businesses’ hurricane recovery

Shannon Van Zandt, Texas A&M University

Four reasons affordable housing is slow to recover after disasters, and what communities can do about it.

Halloween’s celebration of mingling with the dead has roots in ancient Celtic celebrations of Samhain

Tok Thompson, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

A folklorist explains how Halloween continues an ancient Celtic tradition of the celebration of the dead.

With memories of embarrassments still fresh, election pollsters face big tests in 2022 midterm elections

W. Joseph Campbell, American University School of Communication

Will some polls misfire in prominent races in the 2022 midterms? Probably. Will such errors be eye-catching? In some cases, perhaps. Will the news media continue to tout polls? Undoubtedly.

Republicans say crime is on the rise – what is the crime rate and what does it mean?

Justin Nix, University of Nebraska Omaha

Whether crime is up or down depends on what kind of crime, what the comparison is to, and where you’re counting crimes.

What’s a cold war? A historian explains how rivals US and Soviet Union competed off the battlefield

Robert J. McMahon, The Ohio State University

The US and the Soviet Union never engaged in direct combat, but their influences were felt worldwide, including in armed conflicts involving other nations.

Helping the liver regenerate itself could give patients with end-stage liver disease a treatment option besides waiting for a transplant

Newly available over-the-counter hearing aids offer many benefits, but consumers should be aware of the potential drawbacks

Pit bulls went from America’s best friend to public enemy – now they’re slowly coming full circle