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How VR and AI could help the next generation grow kinder and more connected
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Ekaterina Muravevskaia, Assistant Professor of Human-Centered Computing, Indiana University Technology can be isolating, but it can also help kids learn emotional connection. Dusan Stankovic/E+ via Getty Images Empathy is not just a “nice-to-have” soft skill – it is a foundation of how children and adults regulate…
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Meet Irene Curie, the Nobel-winning atomic physicist who changed the course of modern cancer treatment
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Artemis Spyrou, Professor of Nuclear Physics, Michigan State University Irene and Frederic Joliot-Curie shared the Nobel Prize in 1935. Bettmann/Contributor via Getty Images The adage goes “like mother like daughter,” and in the case of Irene Joliot-Curie, truer words were never spoken. She was the daughter…
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Moral panics intensify social divisions and can lead to political violence
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Ron Barrett, Professor of Anthropology, Macalester College The day before Charlie Kirk was assassinated, I was teaching a college class on science, religion and magic. Our class was comparing the Salem witch trials of the 1690s with the McCarthy hearings of the early 1950s, when U.S.…
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Where George Washington would disagree with Pete Hegseth about fitness for command and what makes a warrior
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Maurizio Valsania, Professor of American History, Università di Torino On Dec. 4, 1783, after six years fighting against the British as head of the Continental Army, George Washington said farewell to his officers and returned to civilian life. Engraving by T. Phillibrown from a painting by…
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NHS league tables are back – but turning rankings into better care is harder than it looks
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Catia Nicodemo, Professor of Health Economics, Brunel University of London Andre Place/Shutterstock The UK government has launched NHS league tables for every trust in England, promising transparency and an incentive for improvement. The idea is simple: rank providers of health care and reward the best. But…
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Most of your actions are driven by habit, not thought – here’s why that’s not a bad thing
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Benjamin Gardner, Professor in Psychology, University of Surrey fizkes/Shutterstocl Reaching for our phones upon waking, standing in the same point on the station platform, sneaking in a sweet treat after the evening meal – we all have habits that shape our lives. But you may underestimate…
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Specialised teachers can make mainstream schools better for children with special educational needs
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Johny Daniel, Associate Professor, School of Education, Durham University PeopleImages/Shutterstock Most pupils who go through the lengthy process of being identified with dyslexia, autism or another condition end up spending the bulk of their time supported not by a trained specialist teacher but by a teaching…
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Singapore’s national identity excludes those who don’t look like a ‘regular family’
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Pavan Mano, Lecturer in Global Cultures, King’s College London Nationalism usually works on the basis that a nation should imagine itself as a “we”, with a common identity, history and culture. But it doesn’t always clearly say who the “we” are. Instead, it often works by…
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Acalculia: why many stroke survivors struggle with numbers
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Yael Benn, Senior Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University Acalculia can have a huge impact on daily life. Lightspring/ Shutterstock Numbers are all around us. In the morning, we wake up to an alarm that tells us it’s time to get out of bed. When deciding what to…
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Where does Trump’s peace plan leave the Palestinians?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor, The Conversation This article was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email newsletter. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox. As the world waits for…