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Grandparent care: women from poorer backgrounds help out most with childcare
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Giorgio Di Gessa, Lecturer in Data Science, UCL szefei/Shutterstock Grandparents play a pivotal role in family life. They are often a vital part of the childcare puzzle, stepping in to look after their grandchildren while parents are at work or busy. And there’s a lot of…
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Physically restricting mental health patients can often harm them – my new study suggests compassion could change that
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Daniel Lawrence, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology, Cardiff Metropolitan University Restrictive practices in mental health settings – such as physical restraint and seclusion – are meant to be a last resort, used only when patients pose a risk to themselves or others. In 2021 and 2022…
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Counting the climate costs of abandoned shopping trolleys
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Neill Raath, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing, University of Warwick Richard Johnson/Shutterstock Despite the steady growth of online shopping, a majority of the UK public still prefers to buy groceries at the supermarket. Shopping trolleys can help us lug our purchases back to the…
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4.48 Psychosis revival: the play’s window into a mind on the edge is as brutal as ever
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Leah Sidi, Associate Professor of Health Humanities, UCL Under bright lights, the audience looks at a bare stage on two planes. Below, a small stage is white and empty, occupied only by a table and two chairs. Above, a huge, slanted mirror reflects a bird’s-eye view…
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Five reasons why driverless cars probably won’t take over your street any time soon
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Seyed Toliyat, Lecturer in Business Analytics and Technology, University of Stirling Karolis Kavolelis/Shutterstock The UK government has launched a consultation on driverless cars, ahead of on-the-road trials of the vehicles next year. It has now been more than a decade since the prospect of driverless cars…
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Understanding the violence against Alawites and Druze in Syria after Assad
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Güneş Murat Tezcür, Professor and Director of the School of Politics and Global Studies, Arizona State University Bedouin fighters at Mazraa village on the outskirts of Sweida city, during clashes in southern Syria on July 18, 2025. AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed In July 2025, clashes between…
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What Canada can learn from Australia on adequately protecting citizens at live events
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Sean Spence, Security Risk Management Pracitioner & Researcher, Royal Military College of Canada In April 2025, a man drove an SUV through a crowd of people attending a Filipino cultural festival in Vancouver, killing 11 people and injuring dozens more. In response, the British Columbia government…
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Understanding how Taylor Swift constructs her songs helps explain her phenomenal popularity
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Alexander Carpenter, Professor, Musicology, University of Alberta In 2023, Forbes published an article about Taylor Swift that included the following mind-boggling statistic: 55 per cent of adults in the United States identify themselves as Swift fans. In the wake of her recent epic world tour —…
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Binary star systems are complex astronomical objects − a new AI approach could pin down their properties quickly
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Andrej Prša, Professor of Astrophysics and Planetary Science, Villanova University In a binary star system, two stars orbit around each other. ESO/L. Calçada, CC BY Stars are the fundamental building blocks of our universe. Most stars host planets, like our Sun hosts our solar system, and…
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Ozzy Osbourne’s spirit of defiance changed music forever
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Douglas Schulz, Lecturer in Sociology and Criminology, University of Bradford Ozzy Osbourne’s death is not just the passing of another rock star. It marks the end of an era – the fading of a figure who helped shape an entire music genre and subculture. Both as…