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- Jewish families will gather for Passover this year in circumstances that will, like the celebration itself, reflect on dark times while holding out for better to come. Assistant Professor Samuel L. Boyd shares on The Conversation.
- Despite the disruption and challenges of COVID-19, standardized tests for America's students are expected to proceed this spring or fall. But what will the tests really show? Three CU Boulder experts share on The Conversation.
- Contrary to popular belief, falling natural gas prices didnât significantly accelerate coal power plant retirements. Hereâs what did. Leeds School of Business professors David Drake and Jeff York share on The Conversation.
- In this weekâs episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, postdoctoral fellow Benjamin Brubaker discusses a new way to speed up the search for one of the universeâs most elusive enigmas: dark matter.
- Researchers have found a way to speed up the search for dark matter using technology from quantum computing. Postdoctoral fellow Benjamin Brubaker shares on The Conversation.
- The term âpolar vortexâ is often used loosely to refer to unusually cold, snowy storms. The stratospheric polar vortex itself wonât appear in your backyard, but it does influence winter weather. Researchers Zachary Lawrence and Amy Butler share on The Conversation.
- The U.S. backing of the Paris Agreement has an influence on food security, health and safety, and the future warming of the planet. National Snow and Ice Data Center researcher Walt Meier and fellow scholars share on The Conversation.Â
- From the oath-taking on the Bible during the presidential swearing-in ceremony, to the âaweâ and ârestraintâ of the early Christian world, the meaning of âreligionâ has gone through a long journey. Assistant Professor Sam Boyd shares on The Conversation.
- U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has resigned. Sharing on The Conversation, CU Boulder Professor Kevin Welner and four other experts comment on the impact DeVos has had on education.
- As Mike Pence prepares for life after vice presidency, professor and religious scholar Deborah Whitehead looks back at the political and religious conversions that informed the politicianâs worldview.Â