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Six years on: the enduring influence of J. D. Salinger

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageOn the anniversary of his death, we reflect on how J. D. Salinger’s writing first influenced the world and how it continues to do so now.July Morning | RU

Today marks six years since celebrated writer J. D. Salinger passed away at his home in Cornish, New Hampshire, at the age of 91. Famously shunning all aspects of public life for decades...

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The science _for_ climate change only feeds the denial: how do you beat that?

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageSome people just refuse to believe in climate change no matter what the science says.Shutterstock/rangizzz

As the scientific consensus for climate change has strengthened over the past decade, the arguments against the science of climate change have been on the increase.

That’s the surprise finding of a study, published in the journal Global...

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