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Research: Endemic anoa and babirusa show surprising resilience on small islands
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Indonesia – By Sabhrina Gita Aninta, Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Copenhagen ● Small-island populations are thriving in their small numbers. ● Small islands can be natural refugia for endangered megafauna. ● Protecting ecosystems on small islands is crucial for national conservation plans. Animal populations on small islands are…
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Ubuntu matters: rural South Africans believe community care should go hand-in-hand with development
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Simphiwe Gongqa, PhD candidate, Rhodes University The failure of many development initiatives has led some scholars, especially those associated with the post-development and decolonial schools of thought, to call for alternatives to development. The idea of development is a very influential way of explaining inequalities between…
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Drones, disinformation and guns-for-hire are reshaping conflict in Africa: new book tracks the trends
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Alessandro Arduino, Affiliate Lecturer, King’s College London Alessandro Arduino has researched Africa’s security affairs with a particular focus on the use of private military companies and other guns-for-hire across the continent. In his latest book, Money for Mayhem, Arduino examines how military privatisation intersects with…
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The Victorian sportswomen who had to fight misogynistic abuse, just like the Lionesses
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Tarini Bhamburkar, Research Affiliate, University of Bristol Much of England has been celebrating the Lionesses’ historic win at the Uefa European Women’s Championship – the first time a senior England football team has won a major championship abroad and retained a major trophy. However, not everyone…
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The Soviet Union’s secret tsunami
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Patrick David Sharrocks, PhD Candidate in Tsunami Geohazards, University of Leeds On July 30, one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded struck off the Kamchatka peninsula, in Russia’s far east. Within minutes, tsunami warnings were issued in Russia, much of Asia and across the Pacific in…
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The contagion scale: which diseases spread fastest?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Dan Baumgardt, Senior Lecturer, School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol Gelefin/Shutterstock.com When the COVID pandemic hit, many people turned to the eerily prescient film Contagion (2011) for answers – or at least for catharsis. Suddenly, its hypothetical plot felt all too real. Applauded…
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Love in the age of WhatsApp – a philosopher explains how technology reduces the power of a relationship
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Tony Milligan, Research Fellow in the Philosophy of Ethics, King’s College London antoniodiaz/Shutterstock A sense of distance has always been part of romantic love. The experience of wanting to be with another person often requires separation, if only in the form of days apart for work…
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Why the US is letting China win on energy innovation
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Stephen Lezak, Programme Manager at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford The Heyuan Queyashan wind farm near the Chinese city of Heyuan, Guangdong province. maple90 / Shutterstock During the cold war, the US and Soviet Union were locked in a desperate…
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Young carers face higher risks of depression, anxiety and lost futures – and most receive no support
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Aoife Bowman Grangel, PhD Candidate in Health Psychology, University of Limerick Around 12% of teens are unpaid carers and it’s harming their prospects. Daisy Daisy/Shutterstock In developed countries, around 12% of young people provide regular, unpaid care for a family member. It’s work that’s essential, often…
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Technology could open up new ways to track prisoners
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Amin Al-Habaibeh, Professor of Intelligent Engineering Systems, Nottingham Trent University Ankle bracelet monitoring technology could be taken a step further. Stock City/Shutterstock Technology firms have apparently suggested placing tracking devices or a microchip under the skin of convicted criminals to monitor them in prison or when…