Category: Academic Analysis
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Worries about climate change are waning in many well-off nations – but growing in Turkey, Brazil and India
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Paul Whiteley, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex HM Shahidul Islam/Shutterstock Polling on public attitudes to climate change show a dip in the numbers who worry about it in many high-income countries, compared with three years ago. This declining public concern will be a worry…
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Fish farming is booming in Lake Victoria, but pollution and disease are wiping out millions. How to reduce losses
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Ekta Patel, Scientist, International Livestock Research Institute Aquaculture – the farming of fish and other aquatic organisms – is the world’s fastest-growing food production system. The sharpest growth in aquaculture is happening in Africa. Average annual growth rates have exceeded 10% in recent years measured…
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Senegal’s credit rating: Moody’s latest downgrade was questionable – here’s why
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Misheck Mutize, Post Doctoral Researcher, Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Cape Town The decision by the rating agency Moody’s to downgrade Senegal’s sovereign credit rating in late October 2025 triggered an immediate week-long sell-off in Senegal’s Eurobonds. This was the third downgrade in one…
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Florida’s new open carry law combines with ‘stand your ground’ to create new freedoms – and new dangers
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Caroline Light, Senior Lecturer on Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality, Harvard University As of September 2025, Florida allows open carry and permitless carry, in addition to its stand your ground law. Joe Raedle/Getty Images News Twenty years ago, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush signed the first…
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White nationalism fuels tolerance for political violence nationwide
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Murat Haner, Assistant Professor, School of Criminology & Criminal Justice, Arizona State University Law enforcement set up in Green Isle, Minn., on June 15, 2025, as they search for a suspect in the killing of state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images…
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If evolution is real, then why isn’t it happening now? An anthropologist explains that humans actually are still evolving
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Michael A. Little, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Binghamton University, State University of New York Inuit people such as these Greenlanders have evolved to be able to eat fatty foods with a low risk of getting heart disease. Olivier Morin/AFP via Getty Images Curious Kids is…
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Student cheating dominates talk of generative AI in higher ed, but universities and tech companies face ethical issues too
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Jeffrey C. Dixon, Professor of Sociology, College of the Holy Cross A wider look at ethical questions around generative AI brings in much more than academic integrity. Huaxia Zhou via Getty Images Debates about generative artificial intelligence on college campuses have largely centered on student…
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Most colleges score low on helping students of all faiths – or none – develop a sense of belonging. Faculty can help change that
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Matthew J. Mayhew, Professor of Higher Education, The Ohio State University Students don’t need to be protected from others’ views, but they can benefit from support to keep those conversations respectful. PIKSEL/iStock via Getty Images Plus What helps students from all walks of life have…
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Why aging shouldn’t be classified as a disease
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Ahmed Al-Juhany, PhD Candidate, University of Calgary In 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) released the 11th edition of the International Classification of Diseases — a global, standard-setting guideline for how institutions should understand and organize health information. In it was a new diagnostic category for…
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When we gamble with the integrity of sport, we risk losing the values it offers
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Jennifer Walinga, Professor, Communication and Culture, Royal Roads University In the sports documentary miniseries The Last Dance, Michael Jordan describes how, as a young rookie, he was confronted with an invitation to take part in illicit activities with teammates, including drugs and gambling. He “did not…