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Happy Sunday – and welcome to the best of The Conversation.
Here are a few of our recently published stories:
With the dramatic events going on this weekend in Russia, it's fitting that our most-read story of last week concerned Russia President Vladimir Putin. The story, written by Wesleyan Russia expert Peter Rutland before the Wagner mercenary army turned its guns on the Russian army, explains why Putin has increasingly found himself on the defensive over the past several weeks.
In another reader favorite, Janet Bednarek, a professor of history at the University of Dayton, explains why U.S. airlines have long controlled how they treat passengers whose flights are canceled or delayed – and she introduces us to the consumer advocates who have worked with mixed success to get that changed.
Later this week, we’ll bring you stories about how meat is grown in a lab, why the pandemic tanked kids’ math scores and the states passing “right to charge” laws.
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Emily Costello
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Readers' picks
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Facing harder questions at home.
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Peter Rutland, Wesleyan University
Putin was put on the defensive during an increasingly rare Q&A over the war’s progress. Meanwhile, disquiet among potential rivals is growing.
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Annalisa Bracco, Georgia Institute of Technology
Drought in Europe, dwindling Arctic sea ice, a slow start to the Indian monsoon – unusually hot ocean temperatures can disrupt climate patterns around the world, as an ocean scientist explains.
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Andrew Gardner, Baylor University
In Southern Baptist history, rules on women and sexuality are often entwined. A scholar writes about the first congregation to be expelled from the SBC over LGBTQ+ issues
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Kathryn Higley, Oregon State University
Depleted uranium munitions are bad news for enemy tanks, but are not nuclear weapons, and studies have shown that they pose low risks of radiation or chemical exposure.
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Jorge Heine, Boston University
Brazil and India are among the countries pointedly not taking sides over the war in Ukraine. But this is not the nonaligned movement of yesteryear.
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Researchers are increasingly using small, autonomous underwater robots to collect data in the world’s oceans.
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Nina Mahmoudian, Purdue University
Dramatic improvements in computing, sensors and submersible engineering are making it possible for researchers to ramp up data collection from the oceans while also keeping people out of harm’s way.
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Janet Bednarek, University of Dayton
Consumers and politicians are pushing for greater protections for air travelers. A historian explains why the US trails the EU and Canada when it comes to passenger rights.
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Emily Wakild, Boise State University
Crowding is increasingly affecting all kinds of public lands. Adjoining communities need to find ways to manage it, or risk harm to the attractions that make them a destination.
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David Maimon, Georgia State University; Kurt Eichenwald, The Conversation
Check fraud is one of history’s oldest financial crimes and criminals are finding new ways to use it to steal billions from banks.
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Rob Book, University of Southern Denmark
With newfound fame and fortune, NBA rookies who come from poverty face a bevy of challenges that threaten to derail their success.
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News Quiz 🧠
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Test your knowledge with a weekly quiz drawn from some of our favorite stories. Questions this week about bank fraud, China, authors, heat waves, and the mysteries of American brides.
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