Category: Analysis
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Poll finds bipartisan agreement on a key issue: Regulating AI
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Adam Eichen, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, UMass Amherst Are concerns about AI a bridge across the polarization divide? ZargonDesign/iStock via Getty Images In the run-up to the vote in the U.S. Senate on President Donald Trump’s spending and tax bill, Republicans scrambled to revise the…
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Supreme Court justices’ political leanings got a lot more newspaper coverage after the 2016 death of Scalia – and reporters have been mentioning them ever since
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Joshua Boston, Associate Professor of Political Science, Bowling Green State University Reporters used to treat the Supreme Court as a nonpolitical institution, but not anymore. Tetra Images/Getty The U.S. Supreme Court has always ruled on politically controversial issues. From elections to civil rights, from abortion to…
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Philly’s City Council turned down a new rental inspection program − studies show that might harm tenants’ health
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Gabriel L. Schwartz, Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy, Drexel University Tenants who complain to landlords about housing conditions can risk eviction. Photo Jeff Fusco/The Conversation U.S., CC BY-NC-ND As Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker’s US$2 billion housing plan moves forward, heated debates continue about another…
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Research replication can determine how well science is working – but how do scientists replicate studies?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Amanda Kay Montoya, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles Some research teams work on replicating prior studies to assess the value of a body of work. AzmanL/E+ via Getty Images Back in high school chemistry, I remember waiting with my bench partner for…
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Babies born with DNA from three people hailed as breakthrough – but questions remain
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Cathy Herbrand, Professor of Medical and Family Sociology, De Montfort University Ten years after the UK became the first country to legalise mitochondrial donation, the first results from the use of these high-profile reproductive technologies – designed to prevent passing on genetic disorders – have finally…
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East African countries and open borders: great strides, but still a long way to go
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’s not uncommon to find a Ugandan taxi driver in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali, just as one regularly meets Zimbabwean Uber drivers in South Africa.…
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What will batteries of the future be made of? Four scientists discuss the options – podcast
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Gemma Ware, Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation The majority of the world’s rechargeable batteries are now made using lithium-ion. Most rely on a combination of different rare earth metals such as cobalt or nickel for their electrodes. But around the world, teams of researchers…
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New discovery at Cern could hint at why our universe is made up of matter and not antimatter
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By William Barter, UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, University of Edinburgh Why didn’t the universe annihilate itself moments after the big bang? A new finding at Cern on the French-Swiss border brings us closer to answering this fundamental question about why matter dominates over its opposite – antimatter.…
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From coal to crops: Dayak women lead a just transition through backyard farming
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Indonesia – By Aidy Halimanjaya, Associate lecturer, Universitas Katolik Parahyangan The global shift toward renewable energy is no longer a choice but a necessity: the climate crisis intensifies, with 2024 confirmed as the warmest year on record. Yet in Indonesia, coal remains an economic lifeline for several regions. In…
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Do women really need more sleep than men? A sleep psychologist explains
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Amelia Scott, Honorary Affiliate and Clinical Psychologist at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, and Macquarie University Research Fellow, Macquarie University klebercordeiro/Getty If you spend any time in the wellness corners of TikTok or Instagram, you’ll see claims women need one to two hours more…