Category: Analysis
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Would you watch a film with an AI actor? What Tilly Norwood tells us about art – and labour rights
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Amy Hume, Lecturer In Theatre (Voice), Victorian College of the Arts, The University of Melbourne Particle6 Productions Tilly Norwood officially launched her acting career this month at the Zurich Film Festival. She first appeared in the short film AI Commissioner, released in July. Her producer,…
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People trust podcasts more than social media. But is the trust warranted?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Jason Weismueller, Lecturer, UWA Business School, The University of Western Australia Medy Siregar/Unsplash There’s been a striking decline in public confidence in social media platforms, according to the 2025 Ethics Index published by the Governance Institute of Australia. One in four Australians now rate social…
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These 4 aeroplane failures are more common than you think – and not as scary as they sound
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Guido Carim Junior, Senior Lecturer in Aviation, Griffith University redcharlie/Unsplash “It is the closest all of us passengers ever want to come to a plane crash,” a Qantas flight QF1889’s passenger said after the plane suddenly descended about 20,000 feet on Monday September 22, and…
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Federal shutdown deals blow to already hobbled cybersecurity agency
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Richard Forno, Teaching Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, and Associate Director, UMBC Cybersecurity Institute, University of Maryland, Baltimore County The federal cybersecurity agency is crippled by layoffs and shutdown furloughs. The Conversation, CC BY-ND As the United States experiences its latest government shutdown, most…
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AI tools promise efficiency at work, but they can erode trust, creativity and agency
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Jordan Loewen-Colón, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Smith School of Business, Queen’s University, Ontario What if your biggest competitive asset is not how fast AI helps you work, but how well you question what it produces? Business leaders tend to prioritize efficiency and compliance in the workplace. It’s…
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How land restoration could address malnutrition among India’s Indigenous families
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Ipshita Basu, Associate professor (Reader) in Global Development and Politics, University of Westminster When asked how she was doing during her second pregnancy, Neethu, 24, told us she felt worried and cautious. “The doctor said the baby is in a sensitive state,” said Neethu who is…
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Can Labour’s plan to fund deprived communities see off Reform? What the evidence shows
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Abigail Taylor, Research Fellow, City-Region Economic Development Institute (City-REDI), University of Birmingham Sonicpuss/Shutterstock More than a year after the UK government abandoned the phrase “levelling up”, it has now launched a fresh strategy to distribute funding to disadvantaged communities. The promise to these deprived areas is…
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Caught in Nepal’s protests, I witnessed how sport can bring people hope during times of crisis
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Ross Walker, Lecturer in Sports Management, University of Stirling On September 8, the day before my holiday in Nepal was scheduled to end, police in the capital, Kathmandu, and other cities opened fire on young members of the public who were protesting against government corruption. At…
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Labour wants to restrict repeat protests – but that’s what makes campaigns successful
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By David J. Bailey, Associate Professor in Politics, University of Birmingham The UK government has announced plans for police to get new powers to restrict “repeat protests”, including banning such protests outright. The home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, said that police should be able to consider the “cumulative…
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Bob Vylan Glastonbury complaints upheld: here’s what viewers complain to Ofcom and the BBC about most
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Matt Walsh, Head of the School of Journalism, Media and Culture, Cardiff University The BBC’s livestreaming of the Glastonbury performance by punk-rap duo Bob Vylan broke editorial guidelines on preventing harm and offence to viewers, according to the corporation’s complaints unit. More than 5,000 people complained…