Category: Academic Reportage

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Kirk Freudenburg, Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor of Classics, Yale University A marble statue of Nero on loan from the Louvre in Paris is seen at the Landesmuseum in Germany in 2016. Harald Tittel/Picture Alliance via Getty Images President Donald Trump’s first term saw a…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Elizabeth W. Covington, Associate Clinical Professor of Pharmacy, Auburn University Penicillin is a substance produced by penicillium mold. About 80% of people with a penicillin allergy will lose the allergy after about 10 years. Clouds Hill Imaging Ltd./Corbis Documentary via Getty Images Imagine this: You’re…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Nicole Amoyal Pensak, Researcher of Caregiver Stress Management and Clinical Psychologist, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Research shows that the risks of untreated depression in pregnancy is much larger than the risks posed by SSRIs. RyanKing999/iStock via Getty Images Plus At a meeting held…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Jay L. Zagorsky, Associate Professor Questrom School of Business, Boston University Recently, Delta Air Lines announced it would expand its use of artificial intelligence to provide individualized prices to customers. This move sparked concern among flyers and politicians. But Delta isn’t the only business interested…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Skip Mark, Assistant professor of political science, University of Rhode Island Only about 1 in 10 U.S. workers belong to unions today. champc/iStock via Getty Images Plus Despite the strength of the U.S. economy, the gap between rich and poor Americans is increasing. The wealthiest…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Joseph Sageman, Postdoctoral Researcher in Sociology, University of Pennsylvania In Pennsylvania, nearly 15% of students are Black, but less than 4% of teachers are. JohnnyGreig/E+ Collection via Getty Images Zikia, a 12th grader in Philadelphia, was stressing over where she would attend college in the…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Michael Childers, Associate Professor of History, Colorado State University The Ahwahnee is a privately run hotel inside Yosemite National Park. George Rose/Getty Images The Trump administration’s cuts to the National Park Service’s budget and staffing have raised concerns among park advocates and the public that…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Timothy Rodgers, Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental Engineering, University of British Columbia In the 1990s, scientists restoring streams around Seattle, Wash., noticed that returning coho salmon were dying after rainstorms. The effects were immediate: the fish swam in circles, gasping at the surface, then died in a…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Spyros A. Sofos, Assistant Professor in Global Humanities, Simon Fraser University A new round of violence recently erupted in southern Syria, where clashes between local Druze militias and Sunni fighters have left hundreds dead. In response, Israel launched airstrikes in and around the province of Sweida…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Ryan Clutterbuck, Assistant Professor in Sport Management, Brock University WNBA all-star players, led by Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark and the Minnesota Lynx’s Naphessa Collier, recently made headlines by wearing “Pay Us What You Owe Us” T-shirts during the pregame warm-up. The T-shirts, which are now available…