Category: Analysis
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The tech prosperity deal is huge. But will the UK reap the benefits?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Richard Whittle, University Fellow in AI and Human Decision Making, University of Salford The much-lauded UK-US tech deal landed to coincide with President Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK. It has been dubbed the “tech prosperity deal”, but who, exactly, is set to prosper? After…
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Nuclear in your backyard? Tiny reactors could one day power towns and campuses – but community input will be key
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Aditi Verma, Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan Factories could one day produce and ship small nuclear reactors across the country. U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy You might imagine nuclear power plants as behemoth facilities spanning hundreds of…
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Suicide-by-chatbot puts Big Tech in the product liability hot seat
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Brian Downing, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Mississippi AI companies are finding that chatbots don’t have the same liability shield that internet platforms do. Westend61 via Getty Images It is a sad fact of online life that users search for information about suicide. In the…
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Thousands of flies keep landing on North Sea oil rigs then taking off a few hours later – here’s why
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Toby Doyle, Research Associate, Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter On a North Sea oil rig several years ago, an engineer noticed a strange phenomenon. A cloud of insects would descend from the sky and land on the upper reaches of the platform. There…
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How diamonds, gold and platinum became medical gamechangers
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Adam Taylor, Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University Imagine a world where dangerous conditions in unborn babies can be treated with diamonds smaller than a virus, where gold can find and destroy cancer cells with laser-like precision, and where platinum can change the genetic code of tumours.…
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Naming and categorizing objects is part of how young kids develop executive function skills – new research
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Aaron Buss, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Tennessee Understanding how young kids develop executive function could be key to teaching children these skills in the future. University of Tennessee, Knoxville Parents of young children probably recognize the hectic mornings filled with reminding the kids to…
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More Americans meet criteria for high blood pressure under new guidelines
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By William Cornwell, Associate Professor of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Under the new guidelines, more Americans qualify as having high blood pressure. Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank via Getty Images Nearly half of all Americans have high blood pressure – a condition called hypertension.…
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New website tracks how Pennsylvania’s $2.2B in opioid settlement funds is being spent
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Jonathan Larsen, Legal Technology Manager, Beasley School of Law Center for Public Health Law Research, Temple University There were about 3,330 overdose deaths in Pennsylvania in 2024, down from over 4,700 in 2023. Frazao Studio Latino/E+ Collection via Getty Images Pennsylvania is due to receive…
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Friday essay: I loved being a ‘90s rock journalist, but sometimes it was a boys’ club nightmare
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Liz Evans, Adjunct Researcher, English and Writing, University of Tasmania Liz Evans interviewing Ozzy Osbourne in Paris. In the 1990s, I was a rock journalist striving to assert myself as a young woman, working at the heart of the United Kingdom’s male-dominated music press. I…
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From a naked rider to icon of resistance, the legend of Lady Godiva lives on
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Elizabeth Reid Boyd, Senior Lecturer School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University Lady Godiva – an icon of protest, myth and sensual defiance – has galloped through centuries of our cultural imagination. She is most widely known for the legend of her naked horse…