Top 5: OK boomer, that’s age discrimination + Tons of acorns

The Conve... [Click here to view this message in your web-browser](. Edition: US 24 November 2019 [The Conversation]( Academic rigor, journalistic flair OK, boomer… Motortion Films/Shutterstock.com [Why saying ‘OK boomer’ at work is considered age discrimination – but millennial put-downs aren’t]( Elizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon An employment law expert explains why you shouldn't use an age-related insult at work to demean an older colleague. A mast year can be a squirrel’s dream come true. Editor77/Shutterstock.com [Tons of acorns? It must be a mast year]( Emily Moran, University of California, Merced Masting is what biologists call the pattern of trees for miles around synchronizing to all produce lots of seeds – or very few. Why and how do they get on schedule? - [Why the CDC warns antibiotic-resistant fungal infections are an urgent health threat]( Cornelius (Neil) J. Clancy, University of Pittsburgh Mention fungi and most people think of eating mushrooms or yeasts in bread or beer. But fungi are now on the CDC's list of public health threats as the number of deadly infections they cause rise. - [Do we actually grow from adversity?]( Eranda Jayawickreme, Wake Forest University; Frank J. Infurna, Arizona State University We like to think there's a silver lining to tragedy – and this may be influencing both how studies on post-traumatic growth are constructed and how subjects are responding. - [Did bees live in the time of dinosaurs?]( Fred Dyer, Michigan State University How do we know that bees were around when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth? The main evidence comes from fossils – the mineralized remains of long-dead organisms. [Follow us on Twitter.]( [Join us on Facebook.]( You’re receiving this newsletter from [The Conversation](. Not interested anymore? [Unsubscribe instantly](. We’ll miss you. 89 South Street - Suite 202 Boston, MA 02111