Category: Analysis
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5 ways students can think about learning so that they can learn more − and how their teachers can help
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Jerrid Kruse, Professor of Science Education, Drake University Learning is more than just memorization. FG Trade/E+ via Getty Images During my years teaching science in middle school, high school and college, some of my students have resisted teaching that educators call higher-order thinking. This includes…
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How a corpse plant makes its terrible smell − it has a strategy, and its female flowers do most of the work
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Delphine Farmer, Professor of Chemistry, Colorado State University The corpse plant’s bloom appears huge, but its flowers are actually tiny and found in rows inside its floral chamber. John Eisele/Colorado State University Sometimes, doing research stinks. Quite literally. Corpse plants are rare, and seeing one…
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Emergency alerts may not reach those who need them most in Colorado
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Carson MacPherson-Krutsky, Research Associate, Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado Boulder A firefighter watches as the NCAR Fire burns on March 26, 2022, in Boulder, Colo. Michael Ciaglo via Getty Images Many Coloradans may never get an alert that could save their life during a…
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When insulation goes wrong – the science behind why botched retrofits can be so damaging
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Sarah Price, Research Fellow at the Leeds Sustainability Institute, Leeds Beckett University Chizhevskaya Ekaterina/Shutterstock Insulation is designed to make heating our homes more efficient, but if it isn’t installed properly it can sometimes lead to condensation, damp and mould. Recently UK government ministers revealed the scale…
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After Charlie Kirk’s murder, the US might seem hopelessly divided – is there any way forward?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Lee Bebout, Professor of English, Arizona State University Many people think the U.S. is at an inflection point. StudioM1/iStock via Getty Images Shortly following the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, many politicians and pundits were quick to highlight the importance of civil discourse.…
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Three ways your mental and physical health will benefit from being kinder to yourself
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jennifer Donnelly, Doctoral Researcher, Meditation-based Interventions in Clinical Settings, Centre of Positive Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences Self-compassion is viewing yourself with kindness instead of judgment. feodarina/ Shutterstock “Be kind to yourself” is a piece of advice that’s often given to people…
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Weight loss drug semaglutide shown to be safe and potentialy more effective at higher dose – new findings
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Martin Whyte, Associate Professor of Metabolic Medicine, University of Surrey These were the first trials to examine the effects of a 7.2mg dose of semaglutide on body weight. Caroline Ruda/ Shutterstock A higher dose of the weight loss drug semaglutide (better known by its brand name…
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Thailand’s politically influential Shinawatra family is fading from centre stage – for now
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Petra Alderman, Manager of the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science In the space of just three weeks, the Shinawatra family has suffered a succession of blows that threaten to undo its more than two decades at the top…
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Starmer’s Downing Street reshuffle: why he’s brought in Darren Jones for ‘phase two’ of his government
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Bradley Ward, Teaching Fellow, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Southampton Flickr/Number 10 , CC BY-NC-ND Prime Minister Keir Starmer was forced to make changes to his top team by Angela Rayner’s resignation amid a stamp duty scandal, but has ended up using the…
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Does anyone go to prison for federal mortgage fraud? Not many, the numbers suggest
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Jay L. Zagorsky, Associate Professor Questrom School of Business, Boston University Go directly to jail? Not quite. Sergey Chayko/Getty Images Plus Mortgage fraud is back in the news. Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor, is being investigated by the Department of Justice for allegedly making…