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An engraving of the surrender of British forces to George Washington at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781. Michael Lee/Moment via Getty Images via The Conversation

What happened at the end of the Revolutionary War? Here’s how Americans set up a brand-new country once the fighting ended

The United States came out of the Revolutionary War victorious. But building a new nation was very different from fighting a war.

Sandra Slater, College of Charleston, The Conversation
Thursday, October 1
_E. coli_ uses memories of the past to inform its present behavior.

Learning without a brain – how bacteria store memories and remember the past like artificial neural networks

Bacteria use strategies similar to artificial neural networks to use the past to adapt to the future.
Shiladitya Banerjee, Georgia Institute of Technology, The Conversation
Friday, September 11
Very interesting
A special Los Angeles preview event for the movie 'Ramayana' on March 30, 2026.
From ‘A Little Princess’ to ‘Black Panther,’ how Hollywood films have reimagined the South Asian epic ‘Ramayana’
There is no single way to tell the story of the ‘Ramayana.’ People from different religious traditions and cultural backgrounds have reimagined the epic in countless ways.
Sohini Sarah Pillai, Kalamazoo College, The Conversation
Wednesday, October 14
Middle-class students often enjoy many advantages that other students don’t when it comes to getting help at home with their homework. Kentaroo Tryman via Getty Images via The Conversation
Not all students have access to the same level of parental help at home. So why are they judged as if they do? Two scholars probe how educators view students who fail to complete their homework.
Jessica Calarco, Indiana University and Ilana Horn, Vanderbilt University, The Conversation
Tuesday, October 6
The Crossword Puzzle

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Friday, September 23, 2022

Scammers are finding new ways to target your phone. Here are 5 ways to protect yourself

Malwarebytes reports scammers are targeting mobile users with increasingly sophisticated scams.

Michael Sherwood for Malwarebytes
Yesterday at 10:45 AM

Study explores which states are the most curious about global products

EveryMarket reports that a new study ranks the most globally curious states, with New York, California, and Florida topping the list; Virginia and Colorado also make the top ten.

Chris Baton for EveryMarket
Yesterday at 9:30 AM
A special Los Angeles preview event for the movie 'Ramayana' on March 30, 2026.

There is no single way to tell the story of the ‘Ramayana.’ People from different religious traditions and cultural backgrounds have reimagined the epic in countless ways.
Sohini Sarah Pillai, Kalamazoo College, The Conversation
Wednesday, October 14
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