Category: Academic Reportage

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Shannon Pruden, Professor of psychology, Florida International University A student looks at different images, as eye-tracking technology monitors how she is visualizing the objects. Chris Necuze/FIU, CC BY What do puzzles, gymnastics, writing and using maps all have in common? They all rely on people’s…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By James Higgins, Professor of Aviation, University of North Dakota Flying is routine and safe. Hard lessons were learned to make it that way. Vernon Yuen/NurPhoto via Getty Images Approximately 185,000 people have died in civilian aviation accidents since the advent of powered flight over a century…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Taylor Lonner, Ph.D. Candidate in Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder Between adjusting to gravity and floating through choppy waves, returning to Earth from space can be nauseating. Keegan Barber/NASA via Getty Images When learning about the effects of spaceflight on human health, you typically will…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By David W. Lawson, Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara Most polygamous marriages are “polygynous,” a union between one husband and multiple wives. HerminUtomo/iStock via Getty Images Plus In July 2025, Uganda’s courts swiftly dismissed a petition challenging the legality of polygamy, citing the protection…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – France – By Ghassan Paul Yacoub, Associate Professor of Innovation and Strategy, EDHEC Business School In recent years, several websites selling ultra-low-cost goods have appeared on the French market. Shein, Temu and Aliexpress, to name but a few, are shaking up the online retail landscape. According to a study…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Robert Wyss, Professor Emeritus of Journalism, University of Connecticut Scenes from downtown St. Louis on ‘Black Tuesday,’ Nov. 28, 1939, show how thick the smoke was even in the middle of the day. Missouri Historical Society It was a morning unlike anything St. Louis had…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Tony Cookson, Associate Professor of Finance, University of Colorado Boulder Many people who lost their homes in the Marshall Fire were underinsured. The Washington Post/GettyImages Most Colorado homeowners do not have enough insurance coverage to rebuild their house after a total loss. That’s according to…

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 Sea walls now ring much of the Marshall Islands’ capital, Majuro, as the ocean rises. Lt. Anna Maria Vaccaro/U.S. Coast Guard In the Marshall Islands, where…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Frederick John Packer, Associate Professor of Law and former Director of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (2014-2025), L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa Widespread, unrestrained hatred and polarization in the United States recently jolted Americans when conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was gunned down in broad daylight.…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Johanna Weststar, Associate Professor of Labour and Employment Relations, DAN Department of Management & Organizational Studies, Western University Electronic Arts (EA) is one of the world’s largest gaming companies. It has agreed to be acquired for US$55 billion in the second largest buyout in the industry’s…