Unit: The Conversation

Do Hormonal Contraceptives Increase Depression Risk?

How Much Do You Need To Know About How Your Spouse Spends Money? Maybe Less Than You Think

Independent Voters Are Few in Number, Influential in Close Elections – And Hard for Campaigns to Reach

Scientists Call the Region of Space Influenced by the Sun the Heliosphere – But Without an Interstellar Probe, They Don’t Know Much About Its Shape

Vatican Conference on ‘Climate Resilience’ Is the Latest in a Long Line of Environment Initiatives by Pope Francis and the Catholic Church – 5 Essential Reads

How Detroit Techno Is Preserving the City’s Beating Heart in the Face of Gentrification

Student Anger Over the Vietnam War Erupted Into Violence in the ’60s − a Terrorism Expert Explores if the Same Could Happen Today

Houston’s Flood Problems Offer Lessons for Cities Trying to Adapt to a Changing Climate

How Cannabis and Psilocybin Might Help Some of the 50 Million Americans Who Are Experiencing Chronic Pain

Electric Vehicles Are Usually Safer for Their Occupants – But Not Necessarily for Everyone Else

Online Child Safety Laws Could Help or Hurt – 2 Pediatricians Explain What’s Likely to Work and What Isn’t

How Iran Responds to Damascus Attack Could Determine Trajectory of Conflict in the Middle East

Bridges Can Be Protected From Ship Collisions – An Expert on Structures in Disasters Explains How

Trump Judgments: What’s an Appeal Bond? What Happens if He Can’t Get a $454 Million Loan?

How Ghost Streams and Redlining’s Legacy Lead to Unfairness in Flood Risk, in Detroit and Elsewhere

Congress’ Failure So Far to Deliver on Promise of Tens of Billions in New Research Spending Threatens America’s Long-Term Economic Competitiveness

Emotion-Tracking AI on the Job: Workers Fear Being Watched – And Misunderstood

Commander of Iran’s Elite Quds Force Is Expanding Predecessor’s Vision of Chaos in the Middle East