Category: Analysis
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What is lupus, the condition Selena Gomez is diagnosed with?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Elizabeth Rosser, Associate Professor of Aging, Rheumatology and Regenerative Medicine, UCL Gomez first shared her diagnosis in 2015. Fred Duval/ Shutterstock Actress, singer and makeup mogul Selena Gomez has been candid about her experience of living with lupus. Since 2015, Gomez has documented on social media…
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From art form to asset: our study found popular songs are becoming more generic
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Johannes Petry, CSGR Research Fellow, University of Warwick GaudiLab/Shutterstock Does all music sound the same these days? Many listeners – and artists – think so. There’s a concern that today’s hits are increasingly generic, predictable and indistinguishable. And it might all come down to money. Streaming…
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Why the green transition must be just and inclusive for neurodivergent people
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Martina Angela Caretta, Associate Professor in Human Geography, Lund University FAMILY STOCK/Shutterstock Since 2024 I have been researching the social dynamics surrounding the establishment of one of the most prominent European battery manufacturers in Skellefteå, Sweden. I have interviewed almost 40 people, from civil servants, former…
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History is repeating itself at the FBI as agents resist a director’s political agenda
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Douglas M. Charles, Professor of History, Penn State FBI Director Kash Patel is sworn in to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 16, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Three converging events in the 1970s – the Watergate scandal, the chaotic U.S. withdrawal…
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What past education technology failures can teach us about the future of AI in schools
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Justin Reich, Professor of Digital Media, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Teachers need to be scientists themselves, experimenting and measuring the impact of powerful AI products on education. Hyoung Chang via Getty Images American technologists have been telling educators to rapidly adopt their new inventions…
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Florida’s 1,100 natural springs are under threat – a geographer explains how to restore them
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Christopher F. Meindl, Associate Professor of Geography, University of South Florida Gilchrist Blue Springs, located about 20 miles northwest of Gainesville, Fla., is a popular recreation site known for the clarity of its water. Christopher Meindl, CC BY “Behold … a vast circular expanse before…
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As an OB-GYN, I see firsthand how misleading statements on acetaminophen leave expectant parents confused, fearful and lacking in options
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Tami S. Rowen, Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Gynecologic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco About 20% of patients report experiencing a fever during pregnancy. John Fedele/Tetra images via Getty Images Plus When President Donald Trump adamantly proclaimed in a press conference on Sept.…
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My voyage to explore how Pacific island sailors find their way at sea without technology
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Maria Ahmad, PhD Candidate, Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychology and Language Sciences, UCL Indigenous Marshallese sailor Clansey Takia. Chewy Lin, CC BY-NC-ND One of the biggest navigation challenges is knowing where you are in the open ocean without tools or devices. This remarkable skill is exemplified by the…
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Cuba’s leaders see their options dim amid blackouts and a shrinking economy
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Joseph J. Gonzalez, Associate Professor of Global Studies, Appalachian State University Cubans gather amid a blackout in Havana on Sept. 10, 2025. Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images The lights went out in Cuba again. For the fifth time in a year, all of Cuba plunged…
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Why coral reefs damaged by blast fishing struggle to recover — even after decades
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Indonesia – By Satrio Hani Samudra, Data Manager, UCL When we think about rapid decline in coral reefs, climate change often first that comes to mind — bringing heatwaves, bleaching events, and intensified cyclones. But in parts of Indonesia, an old, lasting wound still lingers beneath the waves —…