Anxiety is the most common mental health problem – here’s how tech could help manage it

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Anxiety disorders are the worlds most common mental health problem. But it isnt always easy to get professional help, with long waiting lists in many countries. Worldwide, only about 28% of people with anxiety receive...

A portrait taken in North Philly in the 1980s reconnects poet with cherished memories of her own beloved father

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To celebrate Fathers Day, The Conversation U.S. asked Philadelphia anthropologist, playwright and poetic ethnographer Kimmika Williams-Witherspoon to reflect on a poem she recently performed to accompany a 1986 photograph...

More free school meals is a start – here’s what would really address child poverty

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All children in England living in households claiming universal credit will soon be eligible for free school meals, the UK government has announced. This will improve the lives of 500,000 more children and save their...

What family firms like Rothschild can teach Canadian businesses about resilience

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Family businesses constitute a vital component of Canadas economic landscape. They make up 63 per cent of privately held firms, employ nearly seven million people and generate about $575 billion a year. While Canadian...

The leading risk factor for cancer isn’t what you think

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If you were to ask most people what causes cancer, the answer would probably be smoking, alcohol, the sun, hair dye or some other avoidable element. But the most important risk factor for cancer is something else: aging....

‘Microaggressions’ can fly under the radar in schools. Here’s how to spot them and respond

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Bullying is sadly a common experience for Australian children and teenagers. It is estimated at least 25% experience bullying at some point in their schooling. The impacts can be far-reaching and include depression and...

Were the first kings of Poland actually from Scotland? New DNA evidence unsettles a nation’s founding myth

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For two centuries, scholars have sparred over the roots of the Piasts, Polands first documented royal house, who reigned from the 10th to the 14th centuries. Were they local Slavic nobles, Moravian exiles, or warriors from...