Category: Academic Analysis
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Kim Kardashian’s brain aneurysm diagnosis: what it means and who is most at risk
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Adam Taylor, Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University In the run up to the launch of the latest series of The Kardashians, her new legal drama All’s Fair and the celebrations for her 45th birthday, Kim Kardashian made a very different kind of headline. She revealed that…
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What’s the difference between ghosts and demons? Books, folklore and history reflect society’s supernatural beliefs
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Penelope Geng, Associate Professor of English, Macalester College Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. What’s the difference between ghosts and demons? – Landon W., age 15,…
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An Indigenous approach shows how changing the clocks for Daylight Saving Time runs counter to human nature – and nature itself
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Rachelle Wilson Tollemar, Lecturer in Spanish Environmental Cultural Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison Humans and nature can find balance in each other. timnewman/E+ via Getty Images It is that time again. Time to wonder: Why do we turn the clocks forward and backward twice a year?…
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Woven baskets aren’t just aesthetically pleasing – materials science research finds they’re sturdier and more resilient than stiff containers
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Guowei (Wayne) Tu, Ph.D. Student in Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan Woven fabric is resilient to stress because it tends to bend more than rigid materials before breaking. Jordan Lye/Moment via Getty Images People have been using flat, ribbonlike materials, such as reed strips,…
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Trump’s ‘golden age’ economic message undercut by his desire for much lower interest rates – which typically signal a weak jobs market
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Joshua Stillwagon, Associate Professor of Economics, Babson College President Donald Trump has said he believes the U.S. economy has entered a ‘golden age’ on his watch. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein President Donald Trump seems to want to have it both ways on the U.S. economy. On…
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AI is changing who gets hired – what skills will keep you employed?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Murugan Anandarajan, Professor of Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems, Drexel University Success in the age of AI may depend less on technical skills and more on human judgment, adaptability and trust. Malte Mueller/Getty Images The consulting firm Accenture recently laid off 11,000 employees while…
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Despite naysayers and rising costs, data shows that college still pays off for students – and society overall
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Stanley S. Litow, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University College graduates earn more immediately after graduation and later on in their careers than high school graduates. DBenitostock/Moment No industry has perhaps felt the negative effect of a radical shift in federal policy…
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The Trump administration’s anti-immigrant housing policy reflects a long history of xenophobia in public housing
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Rahim Kurwa, Associate professor of Sociology, University of Illinois Chicago An aerial view of a housing development Las Vegas, Nev., on Aug. 8, 2025. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The U.S. housing market has been ensnared in a growing affordability crisis for decades. The problem has gotten dramatically…
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Why most of us are reluctant to switch banks, even though it could cut our environmental impact
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Marcel Lukas, Senior Lecturer in Banking and Finance and Vice-Dean Executive Education, University of St Andrews Geobor/Shutterstock Beyond cutting back on meat or making the jump to an electric vehicle, another way consumers can reduce their environmental impact is to switch to a green bank. It’s…
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Why fasting won’t cleanse your body – or beat cancer
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Justin Stebbing, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University Jo Panuwat D/Shutterstock Every few months, a new “miracle cure” for cancer trends on social media. From superfoods and supplements to extreme diets, the promises are always bold – and almost always misleading. The latest claim suggests…