Category: Analysis
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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…
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Catholic clergy are speaking out on immigration − more than any other political issue except abortion
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Evan Stewart, Assistant Professor of Sociology, UMass Boston Catholic bishops invited by Mark Seitz, center, the bishop of El Paso, Texas, lead a march in solidarity with migrants on March 24, 2025, in downtown El Paso. AP Photo/Andres Leighton Catholic priests across the U.S. discuss…
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The government wants local authorities to embrace AI – here’s one way it could work in practice
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Alex Lord, Professor, Lever Chair of Urban Planning, University of Liverpool Francesco Scatena/Shutterstock Few issues ignite communities more fiercely than what to do with land. The prospect of releasing small portions of green belt land for housing developments, a windfarm proposal or plans for a new…
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Why drones and AI can’t quickly find missing flood victims, yet
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Robin R. Murphy, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University The landscape In the aftermath of a flood makes it challenging to spot victims. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert For search and rescue, AI is not more accurate than humans, but it is far faster. Recent…
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Design and Disability at the V&A is a rich, thought-provoking exhibition
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Laudan Nooshin, Professor of Music, School of Communication and Creativity, City St George’s, University of London One of the first things to greet visitors at the V&A’s new Design and Disability exhibition is a striking blue bench by artist Finnegan Shannon titled, Do You Want Us…
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Why Russia is not taking Trump’s threats seriously
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Patrick E. Shea, Senior Lecturer in International Relations and Global Governance, University of Glasgow The US president, Donald Trump, recently announced that Russia had 50 days to end its war in Ukraine. Otherwise it would face comprehensive secondary sanctions targeting countries that continued trading with Moscow.…
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Worries about the UK economy are justified, but can the government afford to gamble on raising taxes?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Alan Shipman, Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University Gloomy economic figures have heaped more pressure on the British government and its promise to improve growth. And if that wasn’t enough, there have also been some stark warnings about public finances and the country’s ability to…
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Britons are less likely than Americans to invest in stocks – but they may not have the full picture
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Sam Pybis, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Manchester Metropolitan University ymgerman/Shutterstock UK chancellor Rachel Reeves would like Britons to invest more in stocks – particularly UK stocks – rather than keep their money in cash. She has even urged the UK finance industry to be less negative…
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From tea towels to TV remotes: eight everyday bacterial hotspots – and how to clean them
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Manal Mohammed, Senior Lecturer, Medical Microbiology, University of Westminster Parkin Srihawong/Shutterstock From your phone to your sponge, your toothbrush to your trolley handle, invisible armies of bacteria are lurking on the everyday objects you touch the most. Most of these microbes are harmless – some even…
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Seclusion rooms don’t make schools safe, and Ontario needs a policy
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Hunter Knight, Assistant Professor of Childhood and Youth Studies, Western University A recent report entitled Crisis in the Classroom: Exclusion, Seclusion and Restraint of Students with Disabilities in Ontario Schools shares accounts of the frightening use of seclusion rooms in schools. It makes recommendations towards improving…