Category: Academic Analysis
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How climate finance to help poor countries became a global shell game – donors have counted fossil fuel projects, airports and even ice cream shops
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Shannon Gibson, Professor of Environmental Studies, Political Science and International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Climate finance is meant to help low-income countries adapt to climate change and recover from disasters like Hurricane Melissa. Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images When Hurricane…
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Beyond the habitable zone: Exoplanet atmospheres are the next clue to finding life on planets orbiting distant stars
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Morgan Underwood, Ph.D. Candidate in Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Rice University Some exoplanets, like the one shown in this illustration, may have atmospheres that could make them potentially suitable for life. NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP When astronomers search for planets that could host liquid water on…
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Vice President Dick Cheney’s life followed the arc of the biggest breakthroughs in cardiovascular medicine
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By William Cornwell, Associate Professor of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Cardiovascular medical technology evolved rapidly over the past half-century. Mohammed Haneefa Nizamudeen/iStock via Getty Images Plus The life and political legacy of former Vice President Dick Cheney, who died on Nov. 4, 2025,…
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Florida residents’ anxiety is linked to social media use and varies with age, new study shows
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Stephen Neely, Associate Professor of Public Affairs, University of South Florida Younger Floridians who spend a lot of time on social media tend to be more anxious on average than other adults in the Sunshine State. Pheelings Media/iStock via Getty Images Plus Over 40 million…
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When did kissing evolve and did humans and Neanderthals get off with each other? New research
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Matilda Brindle, Postdoctoral researcher, University of Oxford Moncar0/Shutterstock If I asked you to imagine your dream snog, chances are it wouldn’t be with a Neanderthal; burly and hirsute as they may be. However, my team’s new research suggests that these squat beefcakes might have been right…
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Why MAGA is obsessed with Epstein − and why the files are unlikely to dent loyalty to Trump
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Alex Hinton, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Director, Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University – Newark MAGA hats are placed on a table at an election night party in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Nov. 5, 2024. Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via…
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Silent cyber threats: How shadow AI could undermine Canada’s digital health defences
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Abbas Yazdinejad, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Artificial Intelligence, University of Toronto Across Canada, doctors and nurses are quietly using public artificial-intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot and Gemini to write clinical notes, translate discharge summaries or summarize patient data. But even though these services offer speed…
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Wicked: For Good – the second part of this reimagining of Oz takes a much darker political turn
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Julian Woolford, Head of Musical Theatre, GSA, University of Surrey The Wicked Witch of the West is back in part two of the film adaptation, of Wicked. Part one recounted the musical’s first half and with an interval of a year, audiences can now find out…
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Calling Israel an ‘apartheid state’ doesn’t help anyone
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Tahani Mustafa, Lecturer in International Relations, King’s College London Over the years, a charge that has repeatedly been levelled at the state of Israel is that is operates an “apartheid state”. And it’s easy to see why Israel’s opponents return to this argument. The country’s regime…
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How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple – the 8,000-year history of America’s only native major nut
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Shelley Mitchell, Senior Extension Specialist in Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Oklahoma State University Pecan pie is a popular holiday treat in the United States. Julie Deshaies/iStock via Getty Images Pecans, America’s only native major nut, have a storied history in the United States. Today, American…