Category: Academic Reportage

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Diane Winston, Professor and Knight Center Chair in Media & Religion, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism Rev. Jimmy Swaggart preaches at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena on March 29, 1987. AP Photo/Mark Avery, file Jimmy Swaggart, one of the most popular and…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By John C. Quindry, Professor of Integrative Physiology and Athletic Training, University of Montana Air pollution from wildfire smoke can worsen heart and lung disease. helivideo/iStock via Getty Images Plus As the summer’s sunny days take hold, many people turn to outdoor exercise. But in parts…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Pooja Shree Chettiar, Ph.D. Candidate in Medical Sciences, Texas A&M University Chatbot ‘therapists’ use artificial intelligence to mimic real-life therapeutic conversations. Pooja Shree Chettiar/ChatGPT, CC BY-SA Recently, I found myself pouring my heart out, not to a human, but to a chatbot named Wysa on…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Danielle Wilhour, Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Migraines can be debilitating – and frustrating when triggered by weather you can’t control. fizkes/iStock/Getty Images Plus “Is it just me, or is there a storm coming?” If you are one of the…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Lauren Berger, Ph.D. Student in Geology, Texas A&M University The author did some of her fieldwork at the Algodones Dunes in California. Ryan Ewing Our two-person team loaded the car with a GPS, a drone, notebooks, sample bags, a trowel and a flat spatula lovingly called…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Daniel Hungerman, Professor of Economics, University of Notre Dame Tax policy changes can influence how much Americans donate. Douglas Rissing/iStock via Getty Images Plus The multitrillion-dollar bill that President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4, 2025, will change how the U.S. tax code…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Kawser Ahmed, Adjunct Professor at the Political Science department, University of Winnipeg This week, the RCMP arrested four men in Québec, alleging they were attempting to create an anti-government militia. The RCMP used the umbrella term “Ideologically Motivated Violent Extremism” to categorize the suspects. Essentially, this…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Kawser Ahmed, Adjunct Professor at the Political Science department, University of Winnipeg This week, the RCMP arrested four men in Québec, alleging they were attempting to create an anti-government militia. The RCMP used the umbrella term “Ideologically Motivated Violent Extremism” to categorize the suspects. Essentially, this…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Kim Honey, CEO|Editor-in-Chief, The Conversation Canada The Conversation Canada is looking for a Culture & Society editor for a 10-month contract position. (Sandra Seitamaa/Unsplash) The Conversation Canada is seeking a dynamic and thoughtful Culture & Society Editor with a background in critical race scholarship to join…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Jiaying Zhao, Associate Professor, Psychology, University of British Columbia Imagine you’re standing at a bottle depot with an empty pop can. You can get a dime back, or you can take a chance at winning $1,000. Which would you choose? Every year, the world produces two…