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Science costs money – research is guided by who funds it and why
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Ryan Summers, Associate Professor of Science Education, University of North Dakota NSF is one federal agency that funds a wide range of basic science research. Nicole Fuller/National Science Foundation, CC BY Scientists have always needed someone to help foot the bill for their work. In the…
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Virtual particles: How physicists’ clever bookkeeping trick could underlie reality
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Dipangkar Dutta, Professor of Nuclear Physics, Mississippi State University Scientists imagine virtual particles popping in and out of existence to explain how forces transfer between particles. koto_feja/iStock via Getty Images A clever mathematical tool known as virtual particles unlocks the strange and mysterious inner workings of…
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‘AI actor’ Tilly Norwood is dividing Hollywood – but real acting requires humanity
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Nicholas Scrivens, Programme Leader – MA Musical Theatre, University of Surrey Tilly Norwood is the hottest actor in Hollywood right now. Her career has been covered by Variety, the BBC and Forbes, to name just a few publications. All of this is publicity that a young…
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What is lupus, the condition Selena Gomez is diagnosed with?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Elizabeth Rosser, Associate Professor of Aging, Rheumatology and Regenerative Medicine, UCL Gomez first shared her diagnosis in 2015. Fred Duval/ Shutterstock Actress, singer and makeup mogul Selena Gomez has been candid about her experience of living with lupus. Since 2015, Gomez has documented on social media…
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From art form to asset: our study found popular songs are becoming more generic
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Johannes Petry, CSGR Research Fellow, University of Warwick GaudiLab/Shutterstock Does all music sound the same these days? Many listeners – and artists – think so. There’s a concern that today’s hits are increasingly generic, predictable and indistinguishable. And it might all come down to money. Streaming…
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Why the green transition must be just and inclusive for neurodivergent people
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Martina Angela Caretta, Associate Professor in Human Geography, Lund University FAMILY STOCK/Shutterstock Since 2024 I have been researching the social dynamics surrounding the establishment of one of the most prominent European battery manufacturers in Skellefteå, Sweden. I have interviewed almost 40 people, from civil servants, former…
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History is repeating itself at the FBI as agents resist a director’s political agenda
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Douglas M. Charles, Professor of History, Penn State FBI Director Kash Patel is sworn in to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 16, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Three converging events in the 1970s – the Watergate scandal, the chaotic U.S. withdrawal…
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What past education technology failures can teach us about the future of AI in schools
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Justin Reich, Professor of Digital Media, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Teachers need to be scientists themselves, experimenting and measuring the impact of powerful AI products on education. Hyoung Chang via Getty Images American technologists have been telling educators to rapidly adopt their new inventions…
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Florida’s 1,100 natural springs are under threat – a geographer explains how to restore them
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Christopher F. Meindl, Associate Professor of Geography, University of South Florida Gilchrist Blue Springs, located about 20 miles northwest of Gainesville, Fla., is a popular recreation site known for the clarity of its water. Christopher Meindl, CC BY “Behold … a vast circular expanse before…
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As an OB-GYN, I see firsthand how misleading statements on acetaminophen leave expectant parents confused, fearful and lacking in options
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Tami S. Rowen, Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Gynecologic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco About 20% of patients report experiencing a fever during pregnancy. John Fedele/Tetra images via Getty Images Plus When President Donald Trump adamantly proclaimed in a press conference on Sept.…