Category: Academic Analysis
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Why do some of us love AI, while others hate it? The answer is in how our brains perceive risk and trust
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Paul Jones, Associate Dean for Education and Student Experience at Aston Business School, Aston University Kundra From ChatGPT crafting emails, to AI systems recommending TV shows and even helping diagnose disease, the presence of machine intelligence in everyday life is no longer science fiction. And yet,…
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Bangladesh’s accession to the UN Water Convention has a ripple effect that could cause problems with India
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Pintu Kumar Mahla, Research Associate at the Water Resources Research Center, University of Arizona A boat crosses the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Oct. 5, 2025. MD Abu Sufian Jewel/NurPhoto via Getty Images When Bangladesh became the first country in South Asia to join…
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African countries need strong development banks: how they can push back against narrative to weaken them
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Misheck Mutize, Post Doctoral Researcher, Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Cape Town A quiet but consequential contest is playing out in the global financial architecture. One that could determine Africa’s ability to finance its own development. In recent months, powerful voices from the International…
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Mark Carney’s apology to Donald Trump: Far from ‘elbows up,’ it seems Canada has no elbows at all
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Stewart Prest, Lecturer, Political Science, University of British Columbia Canadians have learned in recent days that Prime Minister Mark Carney did indeed apologize for an Ontario advertisement that used Ronald Reagan’s own words to correctly portray the late United States president’s views on the importance of…
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Can a pro-federation win in Northern Cyprus revive the island’s stalled reunification?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Spyros A. Sofos, Assistant Professor in Global Humanities, Simon Fraser University In the recent Northern Cyprus presidential election, an overwhelming majority of the Turkish Cypriot electorate rejected incumbent Ersin Tatar, backed by the Turkish government, and his hard-line two-state rhetoric. Opposition leader Tufan Erhürman’s landslide victory…
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Is it healthier to only eat until you’re 80% full? The Japanese philosophy of hara hachi bu
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Aisling Pigott, Lecturer, Dietetics, Cardiff Metropolitan University The principle of ‘hara hachi bu’ is to stop eating just before you get full. Only_NewPhoto/ Shutterstock Some of the world’s healthiest and longest-living people follow the practice of “hara hachi bu” — an eating philosophy rooted in moderation.…
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The Samurai Detectives by Shōtarō Ikenami: a tale of honour, desire and mystery in Edo Japan
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Hui-Ying Kerr, Senior Lecturer in Fashion Communication and Promotion, Nottingham Trent University An upright young samurai, a cross-dressing sword-wielding maiden, a retired warrior, honour killings, killings not-so-honourable, and lovers of all kinds. Welcome to The Samurai Detectives, the first part of a series of popular historical…
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Why some humans grow horns
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Dan Baumgardt, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol A cutaneous horn is a cone-shaped growth on the skin formed from compacted, dead keratin. Jojo via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Equids, members of the horse family including horses, donkeys and zebras, share curious…
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Earthshot prize’s request for a vegan menu for Prince William leaves a bitter taste in the Amazon
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Belinda Zakrzewska, Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Birmingham Brazilian chef Saulo Jennings is a champion of Amazonian ingredients including the pirarucu fish. Instagram Saulo Jennings, an acclaimed Amazonian chef and UN gastronomy tourism ambassador, was reportedly outraged when organisers of Prince William’s Earthshot prize asked…
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Why national parks and nature reserves don’t always safeguard ecosystems as expected
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Miguel Lurgi, Associate Professor in Computational Ecology, Swansea University A peregrine falcon foraging in the forest. Wang LiQiang/Shutterstock Setting aside land for nature is one of the main global strategies to conserve biodiversity. From national parks to local reserves, these areas are designed to give wildlife…