Category: Academic Analysis
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Jane Austen was a satirist – why isn’t she treated like one?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Adam J Smith, Associate Professor in 18th-century Literature, York St John University From the pompous vanity of Sir Walter Elliot in Persuasion (1817), to the shallow reading habits of Isabella in Northanger Abbey (1817), few characters in the works of Jane Austen are spared the gentle…
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World Athletics’ mandatory genetic test for women athletes is misguided. I should know – I discovered the relevant gene in 1990
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Andrew Sinclair, Deputy Director of the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute World Athletics president Sebastian Coe recently announced a new rule for women athletes, requiring mandatory genetic tests to verify their biological sex. This test must be done if athletes wish to…
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Why do I feel so emotional when I listen to music from my teenage years?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Sandra Garrido, NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellow, Western Sydney University stockbusters/Getty Images Deep in your memory, your brain has created a playlist of music from your teenage years. Even though life has moved on, hearing that music now likely still brings up some really powerful…
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Researchers watched 150 episodes of Bluey – they found it can teach kids about resilience for real life
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Bradley Smith, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, CQUniversity Australia Dad (Bandit), Mum (Chilli), Bluey and Bingo. Ludo Studios She’s six years old, lives in Brisbane and might just be one of the best resilience coaches on television. We’re talking about Bluey, the animated Aussie pup whose…
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Research: Endemic anoa and babirusa show surprising resilience on small islands
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Indonesia – By Sabhrina Gita Aninta, Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Copenhagen ● Small-island populations are thriving in their small numbers. ● Small islands can be natural refugia for endangered megafauna. ● Protecting ecosystems on small islands is crucial for national conservation plans. Animal populations on small islands are…
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Drones, disinformation and guns-for-hire are reshaping conflict in Africa: new book tracks the trends
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Alessandro Arduino, Affiliate Lecturer, King’s College London Alessandro Arduino has researched Africa’s security affairs with a particular focus on the use of private military companies and other guns-for-hire across the continent. In his latest book, Money for Mayhem, Arduino examines how military privatisation intersects with…
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Ubuntu matters: rural South Africans believe community care should go hand-in-hand with development
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Simphiwe Gongqa, PhD candidate, Rhodes University The failure of many development initiatives has led some scholars, especially those associated with the post-development and decolonial schools of thought, to call for alternatives to development. The idea of development is a very influential way of explaining inequalities between…
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The contagion scale: which diseases spread fastest?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Dan Baumgardt, Senior Lecturer, School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol Gelefin/Shutterstock.com When the COVID pandemic hit, many people turned to the eerily prescient film Contagion (2011) for answers – or at least for catharsis. Suddenly, its hypothetical plot felt all too real. Applauded…
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The Soviet Union’s secret tsunami
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Patrick David Sharrocks, PhD Candidate in Tsunami Geohazards, University of Leeds On July 30, one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded struck off the Kamchatka peninsula, in Russia’s far east. Within minutes, tsunami warnings were issued in Russia, much of Asia and across the Pacific in…
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The Victorian sportswomen who had to fight misogynistic abuse, just like the Lionesses
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Tarini Bhamburkar, Research Affiliate, University of Bristol Much of England has been celebrating the Lionesses’ historic win at the Uefa European Women’s Championship – the first time a senior England football team has won a major championship abroad and retained a major trophy. However, not everyone…