Category: Academic Reportage

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Justin Willis, Professor of History, Durham University Raila Amollo Odinga, who has died at the age of 80, was something of a paradox in post-independence Kenyan politics. A leader who repeatedly ran for president, he never won – in part due to the 2007 election…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Vukosi Marivate, Chair of Data Science, Professor of Computer Science, Director AfriDSAI, University of Pretoria The African Next Voices project has started out with sites in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. Iuliia Anisimova/iStock Artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Siri or Google Assistant are developed…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Ediberto Román, Professor of Law, Florida International University Bad Bunny recently decided to avoid performing on the U.S. mainland, citing fears that some of his fans could be targeted and deported by ICE. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Coachella Soon after the NFL’s announcement that Puerto…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Brandon Nabors, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Public Health, University of Mississippi Information about PrEP in the clinic can go only so far without community support. Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images The American South has the highest HIV rates in the country, accounting for…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Kate Hua-Ke Chi, Doctoral Fellow, The Fletcher School, Tufts University Renewable energy is expanding, but a fossil fuel phaseout appears to still be far in the future. Hendrik Schmidt/picture alliance via Getty Images Fossil fuels still power much of the world, even though renewable energy…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Susan D. Daggett, Professor of the Practice of Law, University of Denver More mixed-use development is likely coming to another parking lot near Coors Field. RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Removing parking requirements for new buildings could help thousands of Coloradans who struggle…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Seda Saluk, Assistant Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies, University of Michigan Abortion rights protesters march against Trump’s deployment of federal troops to Washington, D.C., on Sept. 2, 2025. Jose Luis Magana/AP Pregnant women crossing borders to get an abortion. People who miscarry facing jail time…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Shraddha Lall, Ph.D. Candidate in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University Even fruit flies have personal preferences. Antagain/E+ via Getty Images As a Ph.D. student, I wanted to understand the evolution of individual differences in fruit fly behavior – the building blocks of personality. My experiments…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Valentina Dargam, Research Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Florida International University The basic premise of the stethoscope has been around for centuries, largely unchanged. Jonathan Kitchen/DigitalVision via Getty Images When someone opens the door and enters a hospital room, wearing a stethoscope is a telltale sign…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Marguerite Xenopoulos, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Global Change of Freshwater Ecosystems, Trent University Fifty years ago, winter didn’t just visit the Great Lakes — it took up residence. If you blinked too slowly, your eyelashes froze together. Standing on the ice at the edge…