Category: Academic Analysis
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For birds, flocks promise safety – especially if you’re faster than your neighbor
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Joan Strassmann, Professor of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis Sanderlings run in groups as they hunt for food in the sand on Long Beach Island, N.J. Vicki Jauron, Babylon and Beyond Photography/Moment via Getty Images As I walked along Bolivar Flats, just across from…
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Scams and frauds: Here are the tactics criminals use on you in the age of AI and cryptocurrencies
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Rahul Telang, Professor of Information Systems, Carnegie Mellon University Scammers often direct victims to convert cash to untraceable cryptocurrency and send it to them. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Scams are nothing new – fraud has existed as long as human greed. What changes are the tools. Scammers…
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A cold shock to ease the burn − how brief stress can help your brain reframe a tough workout
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Marcelo Bigliassi, Assistant Professor, Florida International University When you lift weights, walk up a steep hill or ride a bike, your body is continuously sending sensory signals to your brain. These signals paint a picture of the physical sensation of what you’re doing. Your brain then…
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Pneumonia vaccines for adults are now recommended starting at age 50 – a geriatrician explains the change
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Laurie Archbald-Pannone, Associate Professor of Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Virginia A new version of the pneumonia vaccine that specifically targets strains that affect adults helped spur the updated recommendations. zoranm/E+ via Getty Images Autumn brings a chill in the air – and the start…
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The latest Tory defector to Reform wrote David Cameron’s ‘hug a hoodie’ speech – here’s why that matter now
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Nicholas Dickinson, Lecturer in Politics, University of Exeter Conservative party leader David Cameron gave a speech in 2007 on social justice which is remembered as the “hug a hoodie” moment. In it, he laid out the foundations of what would become the “big society” social programme…
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Stones have been ‘overfished’ from the sea – here’s how Denmark’s rocky reefs are being restored
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Dominique Townsend, Visiting Researcher, School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton A seaweed garden: rocks provide vital surfaces for marine life to grow. Dominique Townsend, CC BY-NC-ND At the end of the last ice age, billions of boulders and cobbles were left scattered over…
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If you’re a fan of Downton Abbey, this Grand Finale is a big letdown
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Laura O’Flanagan, PhD Candidate, School of English, Dublin City University After 15 years on screen, Downton Abbey limps to its conclusion with The Grand Finale. Directed by Simon Curtis and billed as the ultimate farewell, it reunites the ensemble cast for one last bow. Marketed as…
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Does your child need more protein? The answer is probably not
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Sophia Komninou, Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition, Swansea University Most kids won’t need extra protein added into their diet. Asada Nami/ Shutterstock Protein is everywhere nowadays. From yogurt to breakfast cereal, bread to pasta or even chocolate bars, the obsession with making sure we get enough…
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Curious kids: why do we dream?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Anthony Bloxham, Lecturer in Psychology, Nottingham Trent University Jorm Sangsorn/Shutterstock Why do we dream? Vishnu, aged nine, Kerala That’s a really interesting question, and people have been asking it for thousands of years. But it’s difficult to answer because dreams are difficult to study scientifically. Think…
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Millennial pink, gen Z yellow, brat green… Tell me your favourite colours, and I’ll guess your generation
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – France – By Sabine Ruaud, Professeur de marketing, EDHEC Business School Although each generation seems to adopt a particular palette, it would be simplistic to view this as a biological or universal phenomenon. While colour is the visual effect produced by the spectral composition of light that is emitted,…