Category: Academic Reportage

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Shelbie Witte, Dean, College of Education and Human Development, University of North Dakota Most kids want to know whether the adults in their lives are genuinely interested in their day – and aren’t just going through the motions. FG Trade/E+ via Getty Images Each afternoon,…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Donald Heflin, Executive Director of the Edward R. Murrow Center and Senior Fellow of Diplomatic Practice, The Fletcher School, Tufts University U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Alaska on Aug. 15, 2025. Here, they arrive for a group photo at…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Anne-Marie Nicol, Associate Professor, Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University In recent decades, the number and severity of wildfires across Canada has increased due to climate change and a more wildfire-prone landscape. While wildfires can wreak havoc in their immediate area, wildfire smoke can travel thousands of…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Scott Mills, PhD Candidate, Kinesiology and Health Studies, University of Regina Creatine supplementation is booming among those seeking greater muscle size and performance. Although creatine is certainly not a new discovery, with research dating back to the 1830s, its popularity and sales have continued to grow,…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – France – By Emmanuel Carré, Professeur, directeur de Excelia Communication School, chercheur associé au laboratoire CIMEOS (U. de Bourgogne) et CERIIM (Excelia), Excelia It is 7.30am at Terminal 2E at Charles de Gaulle airport near Paris, and in the line leading to the security gates, an executive is removing…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Jerit Leo Mitchell, Physics PhD Candidate, University of Regina Advanced technologies reveal new information about ancient fossils. (J. Mitchell), CC BY Despite the fact that much of the current research in paleontology focuses on trying to find traces of organic remains in fossils, dinosaur DNA has…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Afsoon Soudi, Assistant Professor, RTA school of Media, Toronto Metropolitan University The AI robot, Ai-Da, at a United Nations summit with its paintings, which sold for US$1 million. 2025 © Ai-Da Robot Studios Many writers, actors and other creatives are currently experiencing a small wave of…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Mak Okay-Ikenegbu, Researcher, University of Portsmouth Global standards for heating comfort are largely based on cooler, northern hemisphere climates. How relevant are these benchmarks in low-cost housing in warmer African regions? Mak Okay-Ikenegbu did his doctoral research on thermal comfort in low-cost housing for warm…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Wendy Cadge, Professor of Sociology and President, Bryn Mawr College Navy Chaplain Judy Malana sings during the funeral service for former first lady Rosalynn Carter on Nov. 29, 2023, in Plains, Ga. Photo by Alex Brandon – Pool/Getty Images There is an ongoing push to…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Rami Zeedan, Associate Professor, University of Kansas An elderly Druze man stands near Syria’s new flag and the multicolored Druze flag in Al Karama Square in the city of Sweida on March 4, 2025. AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki Fighting has flared on and off in southern…