Category: Academic Reportage

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Julie Walsh, Whitehead Associate Professor of Critical Thought and Associate Professor of Philosophy, Wellesley College An illustration from ‘The History of Witches and Wizards,’ published in 1720, depicting witches offering wax dolls to the devil. Wellcome Collection/Wikimedia Commons Between 1400 and 1780, an estimated 100,000…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Lauren Gifford, Faculty, Ecosystem Science & Sustainability; Director, Soil Carbon Solutions Center, Colorado State University Ralph Regenvanu, climate change minister of Vanuatu, speaks outside the International Court of Justice in The Hague on July 23, 2025. John Thys/AFP via Getty Images The International Court of…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By William E. Watson, Professor of History, Immaculata University Caskets of Irish railroaders whose remains were excavated from a mass grave outside Philadelphia. AP Photo/Matt Rourke When commuters on the R5 SEPTA train that connects suburban Chester County to Philadelphia approach Malvern station, they might spot a…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Jialing Lin, Research fellow in Health Systems, International Centre for Future Health Systems, UNSW Sydney The CDC recommends shingles vaccination for all adults age 50 and older. xavierarnau/E+ via Getty Images Vaccination against shingles increased among adults age 50 and older in the U.S. during…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By William Cornwell, Associate Professor of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Hulk Hogan’s international fame as a wrestling superstar began in the 1980s. This photo is from 2009. Paul Kane via Getty Images Entertainment On July 24, 2025, the American pro wrestling celebrity Hulk…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Tinashe Mushakavanhu, Assistant Professor, Harvard University Driven by a desire to explore Nigeria’s literary and cultural history beyond the metropolis of Lagos, I took a road trip to Ibadan, once the most important university town in the country. Ibadan, in Oyo State, was the first city…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Ann Dale, Professor Emerita, Environment & Sustainability, Royal Roads University Simple things like avoiding chemical pesticides and leaving leaves where they fall can help make your garden a more welcoming environment for wildlife and support biodiversity. (Jeffrey Hamilton/Unsplash) Biodiversity is essential to mitigating and adapting to…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Ardavan Eizadirad, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Wilfrid Laurier University Summer is popularly imagined as bringing joy to all young people. Yet it is not an equal break or of the same quality for all students. Learning loss is the decline in academic skills and knowledge…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Habib Noorbhai, Professor (Health & Sports Science), University of Johannesburg If you were to walk through the corridors of some of the world’s leading cricket schools, you might hear the crack of leather on willow long before the bell for the end of the day rings.…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Michael E Odijie, Associate Professor, University of Oxford When historians and the public think about the end of domestic slavery in west Africa, they often imagine colonial governors issuing decrees and missionaries working to end local traffic in enslaved people. Two of my recent publications tell…