Category: Analysis
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Why Jim Henson should be recognised as one of the foremost creators of fairytales on screen
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Andrea Wright, Senior Lecturer in Teaching and Learning Development, Edge Hill University In March 1955, an 18-year-old Jim Henson built a puppet from his mother’s old coat, a pair of blue jeans and some ping pong balls. The lizard-like creation first appeared on Afternoon, a television…
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Frankenstein: could an assembled body ever breathe, bleed or think? Anatomists explain
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Michelle Spear, Professor of Anatomy, University of Bristol Frankenstein’s creature is coming back to life – again. As Guillermo del Toro’s new adaptation of Mary Shelley’s gothic masterpiece airs on Netflix, we provide an anatomist’s perspective of her tale of reanimation. Could an assembled body ever…
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Supreme Court soon to hear a religious freedom case that’s united both sides of the church-state divide
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Charles J. Russo, Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton Oral arguments in Landor v. Louisiana are scheduled for Nov. 10, 2025. Susan Walsh/AP In recent years, litigation on certain types of religious freedom lawsuits have been practically run…
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Why does your doctor seem so rushed and dismissive? That bedside manner may be the result of the health care system
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Marisha Burden, Professor of Medicine–Hospital Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus It may seem personal, but usually a doctor’s negative attitude isn’t about you. ajr_images/iStock via Getty Images Plus We’ve all been there: You wait 45 minutes in the exam room when the doctor…
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How to keep dementia from robbing your loved ones of their sense of personhood – tips for caregivers
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By R. Amanda Cooper, Assistant Professor of Communication, University of Connecticut Different communication styles are needed for the progressive phases of dementia. Halfpoint Images/Moment via Getty Images Every three seconds, someone in the world develops dementia. There are over 6 million people living with dementia in…
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The unraveling of workplace protections for delivery drivers: A tale of 2 workplace models
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Daniel Schneider, Professor of Social Policy, Harvard Kennedy School American households have become dependent on Amazon. The numbers say it all: In 2024, 83% of U.S. households received deliveries from Amazon, representing over 1 million packages delivered each day and 9 billion individual items delivered…
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Chatbots don’t judge! Customers prefer robots over humans when it comes to those ’um, you know’ purchases
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Jianna Jin, Assistant Professor of Marketing at Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame When it comes to inquiring about – ahem – certain products, shoppers prefer the inhuman touch. That is what we found in a study of consumer habits when it comes…
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How the US cut climate-changing emissions while its economy more than doubled
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Valerie Thomas, Professor of Industrial Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology Wind power near Dodge City, Kan. Halbergman/iStock/Getty Images Plus Countries around the world have been discussing the need to rein in climate change for three decades, yet global greenhouse gas emissions – and global temperatures…
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As the Paris climate agreement turns ten, it’s showing its age
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Lisa Vanhala, Professor of Political Science, UCL Ten years after the world agreed on an historic framework for climate action, the very features that made the Paris agreement possible are now holding it back. Designed to foster cooperation, it has instead become a system for forging…
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Could pain medication be causing your headaches?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Dan Baumgardt, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol Krakenimages.com/Shutterstock.com It seems contradictory: the pills you’re taking for headaches might actually be perpetuating them. Medication-overuse headache is a well-documented medical phenomenon, but the good news is it’s often reversible once identified. Over 10…