Category: Academic Reportage

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Ian Smith, Research Scientist in Earth & Environment, Boston University Trees like these in Boston can help keep neighborhoods cooler on hot days. Yassine Khalfalli/Unsplash, CC BY When summer turns up the heat, cities can start to feel like an oven, as buildings and pavement…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Marie-Claire Beaulieu, Associate Professor of Classical Studies, Tufts University Ixia Beach, located on the northwestern coast of the Greek island of Rhodes, is a popular destination. Norbert Nagel via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Many of us are heading to the beach to bask in the…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Brendan Szendro, Faculty Lecturer in Political Science, McGill University History offers plenty of lessons about what happens when governments support faith groups – and it doesn’t always help them. cosmonaut/iStock via Getty Images Plus The IRS will offer religious congregations more freedom to endorse political…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Jun Wang, Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa Smoke from Canadian wildfires prompted air quality alerts in Chicago as it blanketed the city on June 5, 2025. Scott Olson/Getty Images Canada is facing another dangerous wildfire season, with burning forests sending smoke plumes…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Jun Wang, Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa Smoke from Canadian wildfires prompted air quality alerts in Chicago as it blanketed the city on June 5, 2025. Scott Olson/Getty Images Canada is facing another dangerous wildfire season, with burning forests sending smoke…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Valere Gaspard, Research Fellow, Leadership and Democracy Lab, Western University There is a heightened concern about the current state of democracy around the globe. These include worries about a decrease in freedom, the growing number of autocracies around the world and citizens’ dissatisfaction with democracy or…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Fateme Ejaredar, PhD candidate in Sociology, University of Calgary, University of Calgary Iranian Canadians have been following the news in Iran carefully. Sadaf Vakilzadeh/Unsplash, CC BY The recent war waged by Israel and the United States on Iran killed at least 935 people and wounded another…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Kathryn Dane, Postdoctoral associate, University of Calgary Rugby union, commonly known as just rugby, is a fast-paced and physical team sport. More girls and women in Canada and around the world are playing it now than ever before. As of 2021, women’s rugby reached a record…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By J. Andrew Deman, Professor of English, University of Waterloo The Fantastic Four: First Steps is the second cinematic reboot of the Fantastic Four franchise, and there’s a lot riding on this film. While cinema-goers have responded enthusiastically to many of the films in the Marvel Cinematic…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Omid Haeri Ardakani, Research scientist at Natural Resources Canada; Andjunct associate professor, University of Calgary Since their formation billions of years ago, the oldest parts of the Earth’s continental rocks have generated natural hydrogen in massive amounts. Some of this hydrogen may have accumulated within accessible…