Category: Academic Reportage

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By David Patterson Soule, Lecturer of Economics, University of Richmond The new congressional districts in Texas, and the ones proposed for California, are pervasive upheavals of the relationship between voters and those they elect. Douglas Rissing/iStock/Getty Images Plus After the U.S. census is conducted every 10 years,…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Nandini Asavari Bharadwaj, Ph.D. Candidate, Learning Sciences Program, Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, McGill University A “transformation” is upon us. After a multi-year procession of educational technology products that once promised to shake things up, now it’s AI’s turn. Global organizations like the Organization for…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Alan Whitfield, Emeritus Chief Scientist, NRF-SAIAB, National Research Foundation The origins and migrations of modern humans around the world are a hot topic of debate. Genetic analyses have pointed to Africa as the continent from which our ancestors dispersed in the Late Pleistocene epoch, which…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Laura Tensen, Assistant Professor, University of Greifswald Biologists often form deep bonds with the species they study. For some, that relationship begins early in their careers and shapes decades of research. The connection can be personal, even affectionate, but it can also create tensions when…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Oleksa Drachewych, Assistant Professor in History, Western University Donald Trump’s administration recently announced a forthcoming meeting between the American president and Russian leader Vladimir Putin to take place in Hungary. High-level talks from representatives of both the United States and Russia were to set up such…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By C. Michael White, Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut Several batches of the drug did not dissolve properly, which means the person taking them would receive a lower dose. Chimperil59/iStock via Getty Images If you take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, you may have…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Eli Alshanetsky, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Temple University If students can’t demonstrate their thinking, how can professors know whether they are learning? SDI Productions via Getty Images The latest generation of artificial intelligence models is sharper and smoother, producing polished text with fewer errors and…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Carl F. Weems, Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Iowa State University Whatever your beliefs, existential anxiety is likely the fear at the root of why certain issues trigger you. francescoch/iStock via Getty Images Plus Opening my social media feed, I’m often confronted with a…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Tyler J. Woodward, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Iowa Tardigrades – also known as moss piglets – prefer damp environments, but they can survive just about anywhere. Thomas Shahan/Flickr, CC BY-SA A newly discovered protein from Earth’s toughest animal is inspiring breakthrough therapies for cancer and…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Canton Winer, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Northern Illinois University People who experience gender detachment don’t feel gender is important to how they understand themselves. gremlin/E+ via Getty Images When I asked Manisha to describe her gender identity, she gave a simple answer: “Meh.” “I don’t have…