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Sulfur-based batteries could offer electric vehicles a greener, longer-range option
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Golareh Jalilvand, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina Sulfur is abundant and inexpensive, making it an attractive ingredient for making batteries. Alanna Dumonceaux/Design Pics Editorial/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Picture an electric car that could go 600, 700 or even 1,000…
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Want to make America healthy again? Stop fueling climate change
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Jonathan Levy, Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Boston University Extreme heat can threaten human health, but it’s only one way climate change puts lives at risk. Drew Angerer/Getty Images If you’ve been following recent debates about health, you’ve been hearing a lot about…
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Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings: the first lady who redefined women’s power in Ghana.
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Nancy Henaku, Lecturer, Department of English, University of Ghana Tributes for Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings (1948-2025) have been pouring in since her death on 23 October 2025. For many Ghanaians, her broad-ranging empowerment work as leader of the 31st December Women’s Movement is deserving of full…
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How a Sudanese university kept learning alive during war
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Gihad Ibrahim, Assistant Professor and E-learning Department Head, Mashreq University The civil war in Sudan began in April 2023, causing death, hunger, displacement and destruction on a huge scale. Gihad Ibrahim, head of e-learning and senior manager at Mashreq University in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, spoke with…
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New technologies like AI come with big claims – borrowing the scientific concept of validity can help cut through the hype
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Kai R. Larsen, Professor of Information Systems, University of Colorado Boulder Closely examining the claims companies make about a product can help you separate hype from reality. Flavio Coelho/Moment via Getty Images Technological innovations can seem relentless. In computing, some have proclaimed that “a year…
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Turn shopping stress into purposeful gift giving by cultivating ‘consumer wisdom’ during the holidays
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Michael Luchs, JS Mack Professor of Business, William & Mary The most meaningful gifts reflect the giver’s values and identity – and the recipient’s, too. Halfpoint images/Moment via Getty Images Every fall I anticipate the winter holidays with almost childlike joy. I look forward to…
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A-League women: Wellington Phoenix players happy but fans stay away
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: Radio New Zealand Phoenix Mackenzie Barry during a game against Melbourne City FC at Porirua Park on 30 March 2025. Photo: Photosport The Wellington Phoenix women lost more than half of their attending fans last season compared to the season prior. On average the Phoenix had 739 people at their home games…
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A portrait of a ‘tragic’ heiress is expected to sell for more than $265 million
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: Radio New Zealand Two years ago, Gustav Klimt’s final portrait – a vibrant portrait of an unidentified woman with a fan – topped the artist’s auction record when it sold for a staggering US$108 million (NZ$191m). The Austrian painter’s record is expected to be shattered again by a monumental, six-foot-tall portrait of…
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Israel thanks Fiji and PNG for opening Jerusalam embassies
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: Radio New Zealand An Israeli minister touring the Pacific to discuss defence and cooperation says Fiji and Papua New Guinea are “great friends”. Israeli deputy foreign minister Sharren Haskel recently visited the two countries. RNZ Pacific spoke with her during a brief stop in Auckland. She said the main goal of her…
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How number systems shape our thinking and what it means for learning, language and culture
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Jean-Charles Pelland, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Psychosocial Science, University of Bergen Most of us have little trouble working out how many millilitres are in 2.4 litres of water (it’s 2,400). But the same can’t be said when we’re asked how many minutes are in 2.4 hours…