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So many questions. And we have the answers.
For your weekend pleasure, we present some great explanatory journalism and other articles from The Conversation global network that raise provocative questions.
Have a great weekend and we’ll be back in your Inbox on Monday morning.
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Ready for some great weekend reads?
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Gonzalo R. Quintana Zunino, Concordia University
Fetishes and non-conventional sexual practices are commonly misrepresented and judged by society. It's time to stop judging and instead embrace and enjoy our sexual lives.
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James M. Skidmore, University of Waterloo
The swastika, an ancient and innocent symbol in many cultures for hundreds of years, now represents racial hatred. Should the swastika be banned in North America as it is in Germany?
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Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University
Saturated media coverage of hurricanes like Harvey and Irma can make it seem like disasters happen all the time. Is the frequency of billion-dollar disasters really rising?
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Nathan Case, Lancaster University
Space weather can impact life on Earth.
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Mark Lorch, University of Hull; Joanna Buckley, University of Sheffield
Help us put this old wives' tale to a scientific test.
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Royette Tavernier, Wesleyan University
Studies suggest that, even when we go to bed alone, the company we keep by day may determine how well we sleep at night.
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Daniel Klyn, University of Michigan; Christopher Beem, Pennsylvania State University; Maryanne Reed, West Virginia University; Troy Campbell, University of Oregon
We gave four scholars from different disciplines a chance to offer their opinions on this important question.
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Ian Gent, University of St Andrews
Solving the P vs NP problem is one of mathematics' most intractable puzzles, and there's US$1m prize money for the first to do so.
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