Warm sun on your face, a gentle salty breeze, the sound of ocean waves. Your friend earnestly suggests surfing lessons, and you both laugh as you imagine the two of you gracelessly tumbling through ...

Seeing an object at the same time that you hear sound coming from somewhere else can lead to the 'ventriloquist illusion' and its aftereffect, but research suggests that simply imagining the object ...

Striving for meaningful visibility is hard enough for the marginalized Indigenous peoples of America without them having to also fight its spurious, racist flip side: the harmful stereotype industry ...

The November 2020 Symposium on Imagining the Future of Undergraduate STEM Education brought together innovators from a diverse range of colleges and universities together with policy makers, funders, ...

This documentary, subtitled “The Fight Against Native American Mascoting,” argues that Native-themed sports team branding fits into a history of systemic racism. By Natalia Winkelman When you purchase ...

Making and sharing art is powerful — and maybe even more so for people who are incarcerated. That's the premise behind a huge new initiative from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, which is pledging ...

It is often easier to negotiate with someone when you already have an alternative. For example, if you’re looking for a job and are negotiating salary for a job offer, it is easier to be aggressive in ...

Have you ever been called a pig? Insults can push us to imagine. When you were compared to a grunting animal, did you experimentally plant your mind in a pig’s body? Or did you maybe picture a snout ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Zoë Fowler, University at Albany, State University of New York and Brendan Bo O'Connor ...