Category: Analysis
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3-legged lizards can thrive against all odds, challenging assumptions about how evolution works in the wild
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By James T. Stroud, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolution, Georgia Institute of Technology A brown basilisk missing both its entire left forearm and part of its right hind limb. Brian Hillen We are lizard biologists, and to do our work we need to catch lizards –…
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Why are elements like radium dangerous? A chemist explains radioactivity and its health effects
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Kelling Donald, Professor of Chemistry, University of Richmond Radioactive elements release particles that can damage cells. MirageC/Moment via Getty Images Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. “What…
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Far fewer Americans support political violence than recent polls suggest
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Ryan Kennedy, Timashev Chair of Data Analytics and Professor of Political Science, The Ohio State University Some surveys have reported that a large number of Americans are willing to support the use of force for political ends. stellalevi, DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images A series of recent events…
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Diane Keaton pioneered new kinds of complex femininity on screen
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jen Harvie, Professor of Contemporary Theatre and Performance, Queen Mary University of London American film actress Diane Keaton, who has died aged 79, was an icon of style but also character. She challenged the boundaries and range of what it was possible for women to play…
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How the National Trust’s art collections can shape meadow restoration
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Samuel Shaw, Lecturer in History of Art, The Open University Ox-eye daises in Ismore meadow, Attingham Park, Shropshire. Samuel Shaw, CC BY-NC-ND Earlier this year I found myself stood among a sea of swaying ox-eye daises in a floodplain meadow on the Attingham estate in Shropshire,…
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‘Sex for rent’ is illegal in the UK. Why are thousands of people still affected?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Chris Waugh, Lecturer in Sociology and Criminology, Manchester Metropolitan University WPixz/Shutterstock When Andrew (not his real name) lost his job during the COVID-19 pandemic, he turned to work as a courier. His days became a slog – cycling for hours in rain or shine, juggling Deliveroo,…
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Does resistance training really improve your gut microbiome?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Rosie Young, PhD Candidate, Gut Microbes in Health and Disease, Quadram Institute Burnt Red Hen/Shutterstock.com Lifting weights just two or three times a week can significantly change the trillions of bacteria living in your gut, and it might happen in as little as eight weeks. That’s…
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The cooking pot that became a symbol of Sweden’s commitment to helping Palestine
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Maria Småberg, Senior Lecturer, Peace and Conflict Research, Department of HIstory, Lund University In the hills of the southern West Bank, a Swedish cooking pot has become a symbol of trust, resilience and forgotten solidarity. Half a century after it was first distributed as emergency aid,…
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Travel between African countries is still hard: fresh ideas to get movement flowing
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Alan Hirsch, Senior Research Fellow New South Institute, Emeritus Professor at The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town It remains too difficult for Africans to travel between African countries. Africa-wide reforms have failed. The keynote continental agreement, the African Union’s Protocol on…
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In Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein,’ what makes us monstrous is refusing to care
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Billie Anderson, Lecturer, Disability Studies, King’s University College, Western University In Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, the true horror lies in scientist Victor Frankenstein’s hubris and refusal to care for The Creature he creates. Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein gave The Creature an eloquent voice — but…