Category: Analysis
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How to avoid seeing disturbing content on social media and protect your peace of mind
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Annie Margaret, Teaching Assistant Professor of Creative Technology & Design, ATLAS Institute, University of Colorado Boulder Social media often serves up disturbing images but you can minimize your exposure. Jacob Wackerhausen/iStock via Getty Images When graphic videos go viral, like the recent fatal shooting of Charlie…
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Yes, this is who we are: America’s 250-year history of political violence
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Maurizio Valsania, Professor of American History, Università di Torino Punishment by tar and feather of Thomas Ditson, who purchased a gun from a British soldier in Boston in March 1775. Interim Archives/Getty Images The day after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while speaking…
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Scientists detected a potential biosignature on Mars – an astrobiologist explains what these traces of life are, and how researchers figure out their source
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Amy J. Williams, Assistant Professor of Geology, University of Florida NASA’s Perseverance rover explores Mars’ Jezero Crater. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS, CC BY-NC As the Perseverance rover traversed an ancient river valley in Mars’ Jezero Crater back in July 2024, it drilled into the surface and extracted a sample…
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Why OpenAI’s solution to AI hallucinations would kill ChatGPT tomorrow
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Wei Xing, Assistant Professor, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Sheffield OpenAI’s latest research paper diagnoses exactly why ChatGPT and other large language models can make things up – known in the world of artificial intelligence as “hallucination”. It also reveals why the problem…
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Bolsonaro’s conviction marks a historic moment in Brazil’s political history
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Marieke Riethof, Senior Lecturer in Latin American Politics, University of Liverpool Four out of five members of Brazil’s supreme court have voted to convict the former president, Jair Bolsonaro, for plotting a military coup after losing the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula…
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Regulating AI use could stop its runaway energy expansion
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Shweta Singh, Assistant Professor, Information Systems and Management, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick Generative AI promises to help solve everything from climate change to poverty. But behind every chatbot response lies a deep environmental cost. Current AI technology requires the use of large datacentres stationed…
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New exhibition explores history of decorative borders: from medieval manuscripts to William Morris
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Cynthia Johnston, Senior Lecturer in History of the Book, School of Advanced Study, University of London Sir Galahad, the Quest for the Holy Grail by Arthur Hughes (1870). Works from pre-Raphaelite artists like Hughes are on display in the exhibition. Courtesy of National Museums Liverpool The…
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Ten ways diabetes and dementia are linked
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Craig Beall, Associate Professor in Experimental Diabetes, University of Exeter Alones/Shutterstock.com The link between diabetes and dementia is becoming increasingly clear. New research shows how blood sugar problems affect brain health and vice versa. Here are ten evidence-based insights into how the two conditions are related.…
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Proposed cuts to NIH funding would have ripple effects on research that could hamper the US for decades
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Mohammad S. Jalali, Associate Professor, Systems Science and Policy, Harvard University The NIH is a node in an interconnected system producing health and medical advances. Anchalee Phanmaha/Moment via Getty Images In May 2025, the White House proposed reducing the budget of the National Institutes of…
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Beauty sleep isn’t a myth – a sleep medicine expert explains how rest keeps your skin healthy and youthful
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh Getting enough sleep is one of the most accessible and powerful ways to maintain healthy skin. TatyanaGl/iStock via Getty Images Have you ever woken up after a night of poor sleep, glanced in the mirror and…