Category: Academic Reportage

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Daniel J. Mallinson, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Administration, Penn State Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s first budget, in 2023, was not fully passed until mid-December. AP Photo/Daniel Shanken While Americans across the country deal with the consequences of the federal government shutdown, residents of Pennsylvania…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Isla C. Duporge, British–French zoologist and Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Princeton University The Great Wildebeest Migration is one of the most remarkable natural spectacles on Earth. Each year, immense herds of wildebeest, joined by zebras and gazelles, travel 800-1,000km between Tanzania and Kenya in search of…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Matthew Smith, Visiting Assistant Professor of History, Miami University The Erie Canal, seen here in Pittsford, N.Y., opened up western regions to trade, immigration and social change. Andre Carrotflower via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Two hundred years ago, on Oct. 26, 1825, New York Gov.…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Anna Hudson, Professor, Art History, York University, Canada Cree artist Kent Monkman is a contemporary old master most celebrated for his reworking of figurative painting. Now in his 60th year, Monkman’s gut-wrenching recastings of images drawn from the western canon are produced by his atelier, a…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Michelle Anagnostou, Banting Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biology, University of Oxford When most people hear terms like poaching, wildlife trafficking or illegal wildlife trade, they probably think of threatened species such as elephants, rhinos, tigers or sharks. Geographically, wildlife crime may feel like a problem confined…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Charles Vanthournout, Ph.D. Student in Ancient History, Université de Lorraine In the American South, ancient Egypt and its pharaohs became a way to justify slavery. Stefano Bianchetti/Corbis via Getty Images When Napoleon embarked upon a military expedition into Egypt in 1798, he brought with him…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By George Anastasia, Adjunct Professor of Law and Justice Studies, Rowan University Former mob boss John Stanfa, pictured here in 1980, waged a bloody war for control of the Philadelphia mafia in the late 1990s. Bettmann via Getty Images The bloody mob war that is the…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Jordan Bretzfelder, Postdoctoral Fellow, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology Analog missions, like those conducted at NASA’s CHAPEA facility at the Johnson Space Center, help scientists study human spaceflight without leaving Earth. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images Humanity’s drive to explore has taken us…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Yuanyuan (Gina) Cui, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Coastal Carolina University AI could soon be buying things for you – maybe without even asking. Andriy Onufriyenko/Moment via Getty Images Your phone buzzes at 6 a.m. It’s ChatGPT: “I see you’re traveling to New York this week. Based…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Michael Watson, Interim Associate Chair and Instructor of Retailing, University of South Carolina One thing uniting humans across history is their willingness to suffer for fashion. Victoria Kotlyarchuk/iStock via Getty Images Plus Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have…