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How climate cooperation turned into a global race for green power
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Rahmat Poudineh, Honorary Research Associate, Oxford Sustainable Finance Group, University of Oxford shutterstock Piyaset / shutterstock Nearly a decade after the Paris agreement, the world is emitting more greenhouse gases than ever. Global emissions reached a record 53 billion tonnes in 2024 – about 10% higher…
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How I found an unexpected connection to science in the works of Iris Murdoch – by a molecular biophysicist
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Rivka Isaacson, Professor of Molecular Biophysics, King’s College London When I first began appropriating the plots of British-Irish novelist Iris Murdoch’s novels to explain scientific concepts, I never stopped to think about whether Murdoch herself would have approved of such an endeavour. As a professor of…
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Why two tiny mountain peaks became one of the internet’s most famous images
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Christopher Schaberg, Director of Public Scholarship, Washington University in St. Louis The icon has various iterations, but all convey the same meaning: an image should be here. Christopher Schaberg, CC BY-SA It’s happened to you countless times: You’re waiting for a website to load, only…
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Don’t let food poisoning crash your Thanksgiving dinner
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Lisa Cuchara, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Quinnipiac University Undercooked turkey is a leading cause of foodborne illness on Thanksgiving. AlexRaths/iStock via Getty Images Plus Thanksgiving is a time for family, friends and feasting. However, amid the joy of gathering and indulging in delicious food, it…
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Nigeria’s new terror threat: JNIM is spreading but it’s not too late to act
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Folahanmi Aina, Lecturer in Political Economy of Violence, Conflict and Development, SOAS, University of London The Sahel region, south of the Sahara, is notorious for being the global epicentre of terrorism. With a combined population of 75 million people, the region has accounted for more…
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Why two tiny mountain peaks became one the internet’s most famous images
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Christopher Schaberg, Director of Public Scholarship, Washington University in St. Louis The icon has various iterations, but all convey the same meaning: an image should be here. Christopher Schaberg, CC BY-SA It’s happened to you countless times: You’re waiting for a website to load, only…
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How a Colorado law school dug into its history to celebrate its unsung Black graduates
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Rebecca Ciota, Assistant Teaching Professor, Law School, University of Colorado Boulder The first known Black law student at the University of Colorado is pictured in a class photo from 1899. Courtesy of the University of Colorado Law School. Class portraits line the hallways of the…
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Trump’s proposed cuts to work study threaten to upend a widely supported program that helps students offset college costs
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Samantha Hicks, Assistant Vice President of Financial Aid and Scholarships, Coastal Carolina University Work-study students often still have unmet financial needs, even after their 15- to 20-hour-per-week jobs fill in some of the gaps. champpix/iStock/Getty Images Plus Work study works, doesn’t it? Federal work study…
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Making progress is more than making policy – what Mamdani can learn from de Blasio about the politics of urban progress
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Nicole West Bassoff, Posdoctoral Research Fellow in Public Policy, University of Virginia New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speaks in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Nov. 8, 2025. AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo After a decisive election win, Zohran Mamdani will become mayor of New York on Jan.…
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Supply-chain delays, rising equipment prices threaten electricity grid
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Morgan Bazilian, Professor of Public Policy and Director, Payne Institute, Colorado School of Mines High-voltage power lines run through an electrical substation in Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Two new data centers in Silicon Valley have been built but can’t begin processing information: The equipment that…