The Conversation Daily — September 12, 2026
10 stories · September 12, 2026
In this issue
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Your memories of how you heard about 9/11 may well be wrong – we’ve been asking the same people what they remember for 25 years
theconversation.com · Elizabeth A. Phelps, Professor of Psychology, Harvard University · William Hirst, Professor of Psychology, The New School
Workers at Los Angeles International Airport on 9/11 watch news coverage of the terrorist attacks. Lee Celano/AFP via Getty Images How did you first learn of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001? Was it your…
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When a mountain falls: How ice and rock triggered Nepal’s catastrophic flood – and why climate change is raising the risks
theconversation.com · Umesh Haritashya, Professor of Earth, Environment and Sustainability, and Director of Sustainability Programs, University of Dayton
A massive rockfall in the Himalayas led to a surge of flood water than swept through villages, killing hundreds of people, on Aug. 26, 2026. Prabin Ranabhat/AFP via Getty Images The catastrophic flood…
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Dolly Parton took control of her career by making men the butt of the joke
theconversation.com · Stephanie Vander Wel, Associate Professor of Music, University at Buffalo
Dolly Parton was fond of saying, 'It takes a lot of money to look this cheap.' Paul Natkin/Getty Images Of all the moments that capture Dolly Parton’s musical talents, fierce intelligence and driving…
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‘Must I take all my antibiotics?’ Why infectious disease experts are rethinking this longstanding rule
theconversation.com · Amy J. Mathers, Associate Professor of Medicine and Pathology, University of Virginia
For decades, researchers thought that bacteria become resistant to antibiotics if patients stopped taking these drugs early. Liudmila Chernetska/iStock via Getty Images Plus You’ve probably heard it…
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Communicating uncertainty in research is hard, so we worked on how best to do it – here’s what you can watch out for
theconversation.com · Matthew Facciani, Research Scientist, Yale University · Aleeza Gerstein, Associate Professor in Microbiology and Statistics, University of Manitoba · Kristi Heather Kenyon, Associate Professor of Human Rights, University of Winnipeg · S. Michelle Driedger, Professor of College of Community and Global Health, University of Manitoba
Uncertainty is inherent in science, but communicating it effectively requires more than explaining how much error is present in graphs. Tom Werner/DigitalVision via Getty Images Earlier this summer,…
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Professional gaming is brutal on the body – inside the growing field of treating esports injuries
theconversation.com · Erica D. Henn, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Exercise Science, Temple University
A Taiwanese gamer from the esports team Flash Wolves takes pills during a training session for the 'League of Legends' World Championship at a boot camp in Shanghai. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty…
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Galápagos corals show El Niño events are more extreme now than in past 1,000 years – here’s how my team made the discovery
theconversation.com · Julia Cole, Professor of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Michigan
A NOAA scientist takes a coral sample in the Galapagos Islands. The process does not injure the colony, which grows back. Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory - NOAA Temperatures have…
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Why the US-Canada trade war could change how American farmers grow their crops for years
theconversation.com · Jayash Paudel, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Oklahoma
Most healthy soybean fields like this one in Minnesota rely on fertilizer. Richard Hamilton Smith/Design Pics Editorial/Universal Images Group via Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war…
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Dementia care navigators help Latino Coloradans get the support they need
theconversation.com · Hillary Lum, GUIDE Medical Director/Practitioner, University of Colorado Anschutz
Latino Americans are 1.5 times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than white Americans, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. In Colorado, nearly a quarter of the overall population…
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‘Mad honey’ that can stop your heart is now being sold online worldwide
theconversation.com · Prayan Pokharel, Research scientist, University of Hohenheim
Honey hunters in Nepal scale incredible heights to harvest the honey of the Himalayan cliff bee. Skanda Gautam/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images A few months ago, a friend of mine told me that…