Category: Academic Reportage

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Margaret Riley, Professor of Law, Public Health Sciences, and Public Policy, University of Virginia Under medical privacy regulations, health care providers can disclose health information in response to a subpoena, but they are not required to. designer491/iStock via Getty Images On Sept. 10, 2025, a…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Pablo Arrona Cardoza, Ph.D. Candidate in Human Nutrition, McGill University Whether you’re at a party, a family gathering or even at work, chances are you’ve heard someone say: “I’m on the (insert name) diet. It’s amazing!” Or maybe you’ve been the one to say it. Either…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Andrew Yockey, Assistant Professor of Public Health, University of Mississippi Driving under the influence of drugs – be it prescription, legal or illegal – is just as deadly as alcohol. Darwin Brandis/iStock via Getty Images Plus In October 2023, an unthinkable tragedy unfolded in Coleman,…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén, Kluge Fellow at the Library of Congress, University of Southern California Over the course of his career, Giorgio Armani outfitted characters in more than 200 films. Franco Origlia/Getty Images The death of Giorgio Armani marks the passing of one of Italy’s most…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Nick Marx, Professor of Film and Media Studies, Colorado State University ‘South Park’ creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker appear at Comic-Con 2025 in San Diego on July 24, 2025. Amy Sussman/Getty Images The Season 27 premiere of “South Park” in July 2025 began like…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Jayde N. Hirniak, Ph.D. Candidate in Archaeology, Arizona State University Collecting microscopic glass samples at Border Cave in the Lebombo Mountains in South Africa. Katherine Elmes If you were lucky 74,000 years ago, you would have survived the Toba supereruption, one of the largest catastrophic events…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Spyros A. Sofos, Assistant Professor in Global Humanities, Simon Fraser University The bombing of a Hamas office on Qatari soil by Israeli jets was more than a strike against a militant group. It was a bold and deeply consequential act against a state that has long…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Chad Hanna, Professor of Physics, Penn State When two massive objects – like black holes or neutron stars – merge, they warp space and time. Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library Scientists first detected ripples in space known as gravitational waves from the merger of two black holes…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Robert B. Gibson, Professor of Environment, Resources and Sustainability, University of Waterloo The federal government is about to refer its initial selection of national interest project candidates to its new Major Projects Office. The news stirs both excitement and trepidation. Projects considered in the national interest…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Onyedikachi Madueke, Teaching Assistant, University of Aberdeen Political activities heralding Nigeria’s 2027 general elections are beginning to pick up. Politicians are limbering up, alliances are being whispered about, political war chests are being filled, and campaign narratives are being sharpened. The country’s rapidly growing social…