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It's summer and we should be able to take a vacation from the world's big problems. Unfortunately, the world isn't co-operating with that plan....
This weekend marks the first anniversary of the Charlottesville protest, yet Donald Trump remains popular among so many Americans. Wild fires continue to burn. The Taj Mahal is in peril. Will the Space Force save us from all this? To help you better understand our complex world, here are a few of my favourite reads of the last week from The Conversation's global network.
Have a great weekend and we'll be back in your Inbox on Monday.
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Summer Weekend Reads
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Edward Struzik, Queen's University, Ontario
Canada's boreal region faces bigger, hotter and more frequent wildfires that are increasingly unpredictable, but it lacks an investment in fire science that could help keep communities safe.
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Carolyn Roberts, Keele University
Taj Mahal is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world, but over the last four centuries it has aged and darkened from pollution.
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Alana Cattapan, University of Saskatchewan
A recent ruling in an Ontario court fails to consider law governing the use of embryos.
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Jennifer Hoyal Cuthill, University of Cambridge
Strange frond-like sea creatures are among the planet's earliest animals, but new research dates them and the entire animal kingdom to much earlier than first thought.
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Nicolas Bencherki, L'Université TÉLUQ ; Joelle Basque, L'Université TÉLUQ
Experts wonder why Donald Trump remains so popular despite his eyebrow-raising statements. The answer may lie in the way he tells stories.
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Dr Edward Ademolu, University of Manchester
It is important to understand that African diaspora constitute complex and multiplicitous identities.
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Steven Freeland, Western Sydney University
Those who speak of the inevitability of war in space will fuel a race to the bottom, and see even more energy towards an arms race in space.
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Jerry Davis, University of Michigan
Apple became the world's 'biggest' company because of its sky-high valuation. But in the past, the largest companies were known for more meaningful metrics such as revenue and number of employes.
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