The Conversation

Recent publications of University of Memphis faculty.

The Conversation is a nonprofit, independent news organization that publishes trustworthy and informative articles written by academic experts for the general public. Their articles share researchers’ expertise in policy, science, health, economics, education, history, ethics, and most every subject studied in colleges and universities.

Many of UofM’s own faculty have written for The Conversation, with 31 UofM authors creating 84 articles summing over 2.8 million reads since 2015. One of our top authors is Dr. Roger Kreuz, associate dean of the College of Arts & Sciences and a professor of Psychology. Kreuz has written a total of 16 articles for The Conversation, summing over 800,000 reads. His article “The pandemic is changing the English language” was also published by CNN, totaling approximately 52,000 reads.

Dr. Kreuz has recently published three articles for The Conversation:

• ’Thirst trap’ and ‘edgelord’ were recently added to the dictionary—so why hasn’t ‘nibling’ made the cut? (January 10, 2024)
• Plagiarism is not always easy to define or detect (January 9, 2024)
• Merriam-Webster’s word of the year—authentic—reflects growing concerns over AI’s ability to deceive and dehumanize (November 28, 2023)

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