Category: Academic Reportage

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Shiri Melumad, Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Pennsylvania The work of seeking and synthesizing information can improve understanding of it compared to reading a summary. Tom Werner/DigitalVision via Getty Images Since the release of ChatGPT in late 2022, millions of people have started using…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Shannon Gibson, Professor of Environmental Studies, Political Science and International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Climate finance is meant to help low-income countries adapt to climate change and recover from disasters like Hurricane Melissa. Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images When Hurricane…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Morgan Underwood, Ph.D. Candidate in Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Rice University Some exoplanets, like the one shown in this illustration, may have atmospheres that could make them potentially suitable for life. NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP When astronomers search for planets that could host liquid water on…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By William Cornwell, Associate Professor of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Cardiovascular medical technology evolved rapidly over the past half-century. Mohammed Haneefa Nizamudeen/iStock via Getty Images Plus The life and political legacy of former Vice President Dick Cheney, who died on Nov. 4, 2025,…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Stephen Neely, Associate Professor of Public Affairs, University of South Florida Younger Floridians who spend a lot of time on social media tend to be more anxious on average than other adults in the Sunshine State. Pheelings Media/iStock via Getty Images Plus Over 40 million…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Alex Hinton, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Director, Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University – Newark MAGA hats are placed on a table at an election night party in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Nov. 5, 2024. Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Abbas Yazdinejad, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Artificial Intelligence, University of Toronto Across Canada, doctors and nurses are quietly using public artificial-intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot and Gemini to write clinical notes, translate discharge summaries or summarize patient data. But even though these services offer speed…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Shelley Mitchell, Senior Extension Specialist in Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Oklahoma State University Pecan pie is a popular holiday treat in the United States. Julie Deshaies/iStock via Getty Images Pecans, America’s only native major nut, have a storied history in the United States. Today, American…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Britta Baechler, Adjunct Professor, Department of Physical & Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto When swallowed, plastics can block or puncture an animal’s organs or cause lethal twisting of the digestive tract, also known as torsion. (Troy Mayne/Ocean Conservancy) Plastics are everywhere, and the ocean is no…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Jamie Anderson, PhD Candidate, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary The Supreme Court of Canada recently released its ruling that mandatory minimum sentences for access or possession of child sexual abuse and exploitation material — previously called child pornography — may be unconstitutional in some…