Category: Academic Reportage

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Arash Javanbakht, Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University Greater numbers of people are being exposed to horrific violence than in the past, in large part through the amplification on social media. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images News via Getty Images On Sept. 10, 2025, the nation’s attention…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By David Silver, Chair in Business and Professional Ethics, University of British Columbia Aspiring autocrats are increasingly pressuring businesses to co-operate with their quest for wealth and power, such as by demanding they direct corporate funds towards their personal enrichment or fire personnel who are critical of…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Simon Blouin, Postdoctoral Fellow, Astronomy, University of Victoria An artist’s impression of the Square Kilometre Array telescope in South Africa. (SKAO) When the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory goes online later this decade, it will create one of science’s biggest data challenges. The SKA Observatory is…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Saheed Babajide Owonikoko, Researcher, Centre for Peace and Security Studies, Modibbo Adama University of Technology Attacks by non-state armed groups are a security challenge in the Sahel, including Nigeria. In northern Nigeria, the activities of Jama’at Ahl al-Sunna li al-Da’wa wa al-Jihad (also known as…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Imraan Valodia, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Climate, Sustainability and Inequality and Director, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand The relationship between inequality and economic growth is a complex one, especially in Africa. Inequality is the result of a host of factors, including policy choices, institutional…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Sura Alwan, Clinical Instructor in Medical Genetics (Teratology & Birth Defects Epidemiology); Co-Director, TERIS (The Teratogen Information System), University of British Columbia Over the past couple of months, headlines have warned expectant parents that something as ordinary as a pain reliever or an antidepressant taken during…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Alice Zhang, Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Penn State A vending machine dispenses Narcan nasal spray, a medication that reverses opioid overdose, and other items. Penn State College of Medicine In the lobby of the YMCA in Reading, Pennsylvania, stands a row of…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Aeimit Lakdawala, Associate Professor of Economics, Wake Forest University Republican-leaning economists tend to predict stronger economic growth when a Republican is president than Democrats do – and because of this partisan optimism, their forecasts end up being less accurate. I’m an economist, and my colleagues…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Sarah J. Morath, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for International Affairs, Wake Forest University Microplastics are a growing concern in marine environments. As they break down, the particles can become microscopic. Oregon State University via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Microplastics seem to be everywhere…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Nina Fontana, Researcher in Native American Studies, University of California, Davis Blue oak woodlands in California offer beauty and opportunities to sustain traditional knowledge and ecological resilience. Nina Fontana, CC BY-NC-ND It took decades, stacks of legal paperwork and countless phone calls, but, in the…