Category: Analysis
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Hold up, humans. Ants figured out medicine, farming and engineering long before we did
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Tanya Latty, Associate Professor in Entomology, University of Sydney Tambon Nong Chaeng/Pexels Think back to a time you helped someone move a heavy object, such as a couch. While at first the task may have appeared simple, it actually required a suite of advanced behaviours.…
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Is spinal cord stimulation safe? Does it work? Here’s what you need to know if you have back pain
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Caitlin Jones, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney AsiaVision/Getty Spinal cord stimulators are electrical devices that are surgically implanted in the body to treat long-term pain. They have a battery pack and leads that deliver electrical impulses directly to the spinal cord.…
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The first video of Earth’s surface lurching sideways in an earthquake offers new insights into this force of nature
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Jesse Kearse, Postdoctoral Researcher, Geophysics, Kyoto University Sai Aung MAIN/AFP via Getty Images During the devastating magnitude 7.7 Myanmar earthquake on March 28 this year, a CCTV camera captured the moment the plate boundary moved, providing the first direct visual evidence of plate tectonics in…
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Sun advice from a skin cancer researcher and physician
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Elaine McWhirter, Chair, Melanoma/Skin Disease Site Group, Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton Health Sciences, and Associate Professor, Oncology, McMaster University There is certainly growing awareness of the damaging effects of overexposure to the sun, including skin cancers. Still, I see in both my medical practice as a…
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More people are considering AI lovers, and we shouldn’t judge
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Neil McArthur, Director, Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics, University of Manitoba People are falling in love with their chatbots. There are now dozens of apps that offer intimate companionship with an AI-powered bot, and they have millions of users. A recent survey of users found…
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Why in-person dating is making a comeback — and why Gen Z is struggling with it
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Treena Orchard, Associate Professor, School of Health Studies, Western University With the decline of dating apps, we are seeing a return to in-person dating activities like speed dating, running clubs and daytime raves. (Unsplash+) With plummeting subscriber numbers, rising costs and users who are sick of…
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‘Indigenous helpers’ are essential to culturally responsive mental health care
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Louis Busch, Psychotherapist, Doctoral Candidate (UofT OISE), Bear Clan Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation., University of Toronto For Indigenous Peoples who have been discriminated against in health institutions, healing can take place outside of conventional health practices. (Freepic), CC BY For nearly two decades, I worked as a…
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Big Beautiful Bill: Why Donald Trump is obsessed with the manipulative language of size
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Andy Curtis, Distinguished Guest Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, City University of Macau Small is Beautiful: A Study of Economics as if People Mattered is the title of the highly influential 1973 book written by the German-born British economist E.F. Schumacher. The book marked…
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South African university programmes to support black students aren’t working. What needs to be done
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Anthea Adams, Lecturer: Academic Staff Development, Rhodes University Most universities and colleges have formal and informal programmes and initiatives to support student and staff development. Their goal is to create learning experiences that help students succeed academically. Typically, academic development practitioners design and run these programmes.…
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How the QAnon movement entered mainstream politics – and why the silence on Epstein files matters
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Art Jipson, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton QAnon supporters wait for Donald Trump to speak at a campaign rally at Atlantic Aviation on September 22, 2020, in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. eff Swensen/Getty Images The Justice Department asked a federal court on July 18,…