Category: Academic Analysis
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Even a government shutdown that ends quickly would hamper morale, raise costs and reduce long-term efficiency in the federal workforce
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Gonzalo Maturana, Associate Professor of Finance, Emory University Congress failed to reach a deal in time, leaving the federal government shut down. AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib The U.S. government shutdown couldn’t come at a worse time for federal workers. With a government shutdown, hundreds of thousands…
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We teach young people to write. In the age of AI, we must teach them how to see
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By T.J. Thomson, Senior Lecturer in Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University Vikas Anand Dev/Unsplash From the earliest year of school, children begin learning how to express ideas in different ways. Lines across a page, a wobbly letter, or a simple drawing form the foundation…
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12,000-year-old rock art marked ancient water sources in Arabia’s desert
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Maria Guagnin, Director, Ha’il Archaeology Identification Project, University of Sydney; Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology Sahout Rock Art and Archaeology Project About 12,000 years ago, high up on a cliff in the desert of northern Arabia, an artist – or perhaps artists – was hard…
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The 5 big problems with Trump’s Gaza peace plan
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Ian Parmeter, Research Scholar, Middle East Studies, Australian National University The 20-point plan announced by US President Donald Trump at a joint news conference with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu comes close to living up to Trump’s hype. It is a bold attempt to address all…
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How safe is your face? The pros and cons of having facial recognition everywhere
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Joanne Orlando, Researcher, Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University Maria Korneeva / Getty Images Walk into a shop, board a plane, log into your bank, or scroll through your social media feed, and chances are you might be asked to scan your face. Facial recognition and…
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Kamala Harris’ candid memoir reveals her ‘ideal’ vice president – and why she thinks she lost
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Bruce Wolpe, Non-resident Senior Fellow, United States Study Centre, University of Sydney It is downright eerie to read, right now, Kamala Harris’ memoir of her 2024 presidential campaign. These events feel so far away now, when we read them from within the frequent shocks of…
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When China makes a climate pledge, the world should listen
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Myles Allen, Head of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, University of Oxford A few years ago, one of us (Myles Allen) asked a Chinese delegate at a climate conference why Beijing had gone for “carbon neutrality” for its 2060 target rather than “climate neutrality” or “net…
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A new exhibition explores John le Carré’s writing process and what it says about his political conscience
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jessica Douthwaite, Historian and curator, University of Oxford To what do we owe our conscience? John le Carré once stated that all his fictional characters were, one way or another, navigating a world where duty to self is not necessarily duty to society. A new exhibition…
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As the UK plans to introduce digital IDs, what can it learn from pioneer Estonia?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Alex Hardy, Postdoctoral research associate, University of Liverpool Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced that all UK citizens and legal residents are to have a mandatory digital ID to prove their right to live and work in the country. Starmer and Liberal Democrat leader Sir…
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Calm in a can? Here’s what the evidence says about the chill-out drink craze
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Dipa Kamdar, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, Kingston University Studio Romantic/Shutterstock In a world that rarely slows down, a new wave of “functional beverages” is promising to help us do exactly that. So-called “chill-out drinks”, marketed as natural stress relievers, are appearing in supermarkets and online…