Category: Academic Reportage

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Yasemin Pacaci, Postdoctoral Fellow, Smith School of Business, Queen’s University, Ontario When practiced with integrity, mindfulness and self-compassion can improve the collective well-being and personal agency of employees. (Shutterstock) Mindfulness and self-compassion have become popular tools for improving mental health and well-being in the workplace. Mindfulness…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Hanika Rizo, Associate Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago, during the geological eon known as the Hadean. The name “Hadean” comes from the Greek god of the underworld, reflecting the extreme heat that likely characterized the planet at…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Daniel Atlin, Adjunct Professor, Gordon S. Lang School of Business, University of Guelph Trying to navigate an environment where massive disruption and unprecedented change is the norm presents a challenge for business leaders everywhere. Social-purpose, multi-stakeholder organizations like post-secondary institutions, hospitals, governments and NGOs are particularly…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Hanika Rizo, Associate Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago, during the geological eon known as the Hadean. The name “Hadean” comes from the Greek god of the underworld, reflecting the extreme heat that likely characterized the planet at…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Lauren S. Hughes, State Policy Director, Farley Health Policy Center; Associate Professor of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Health policy experts predict that cuts to Medicaid will push more rural hospitals to close. sneakpeekpic via iStock / Getty Images Plus The public…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Lesley Green, Professor of Earth Politics and Director: Environmental Humanities South, University of Cape Town Urban water bodies – rivers, lakes and oceans – are in trouble globally. Large sewage volumes damage the open environment, and new chemicals and pharmaceutical compounds don’t break down on their…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Abigail Bishop, Ph.D. Student in Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison At the South Pole, which way is up? Abigail Bishop 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. Are…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Shaon Lahiri, Assistant Professor of Public Health, College of Charleston Misinformation on social media has the potential to manipulate millions of people. Pict Rider/iStock via Getty Images Plus In 2019, a rare and shocking event in the Malaysian peninsula town of Ketereh grabbed international headlines.…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Susanne Schindler, Research Fellow at the Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard Kennedy School Activists in Seattle gather signatures to put a social housing initiative on the ballot. In early 2025, voters passed the measure, which implements a payroll tax on high incomes to fund…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Lisa Schirch, Professor of the Practice of Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame A protester calls out Facebook for facilitating the spread of disinformation. AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Every design choice that social media platforms make nudges users toward certain actions, values and emotional states. It is…