People living in informal settlements often suffer greatly at the hands of both indoor and outdoor air pollution, and have little to no means of combating it. This community looks to chan...

Cressida Bowyer and Heather Price · The Conversation 08 Mar 2019

Fragility, Violence and Conflict

Why culture is the key to helping cities heal after disasters

Cultural heritage should be considered a priority in rebuilding cities after conflict or natural disaster, but it is often missing from local and international strategies.

Carey L. Biron · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 07 Mar 2019

Arts and Culture

We talk about artistic inspiration all the time – but scientific inspiration is a thing too

Scientists and artists alike are familiar with the mysterious moments of inspiration which can appear out of nowhere from our subconscious minds.

Tom McLeish · The Conversation 06 Mar 2019

Gender Parity

This is the story of Adélaïde Labille-Guiard – an extraordinary painter, forgotten by history

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard was one of France's most sought-after painters when the revolution changed the political landscape of her country forever.

Peter McPhee · The Conversation 06 Mar 2019

Arts and Culture

Meet Tarpé Mills, groundbreaking artist behind the comic world's first female superhero

Tarpe Mills' creation, Miss Fury, beat Wonder Woman to be the world's first major female superhero in print.

Camilla Nelson · The Conversation 05 Mar 2019

Arts and Culture

Glastonbury festival will no longer sell plastic bottles

135,000 people flock to Glastonbury, one of the world’s most influential music festivals. But they leave behind mountains of waste. Now Glastonbury is trying to clean up its act

Alex Thornton 28 Feb 2019

Gender Parity

This princess was the world's first known author

The princess's literary works included poetry, astronomy and praise of the goddess of love.

Louise Pryke · The Conversation 27 Feb 2019

Arts and Culture

How art became a force at Davos

From ecological installations to groundbreaking virtual reality films, the arts have gradually moved from the fringes towards the moral and political centre ground at the Forum's Annual M...

Carol Becker 26 Feb 2019

Education, Gender and Work

Here’s how teaching must adapt in the age of globalization

As classrooms around the world become more diverse, it is important that culturally responsive teaching is implemented to support everyone equally.

Louis Volante, Christopher DeLuca, and Don A. Klinger · The Conversation 07 Feb 2019

Information and Entertainment

Here's why we like some words more than others

English words like 'putrid' or 'disgusting' have their negative connotations built into our subconscious, but what else makes us like or dislike a word?

Carmen Álvarez-Mayo · The Conversation 05 Feb 2019

Arts and Culture

How Leonardo da Vinci's outsider status made him a Renaissance man

An extract from Walter Isaacson's new book explains how being born the bastard son of a notary allowed Leonardo da Vinci to escape the family trade and become a 'disciple of experience'.

Walter Isaacson 31 Jan 2019

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