Category: Analysis
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Sex with 1,000 men in 12 hours: why Bonnie Blue is neither a feminist nor a monster
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Lexi Eikelboom, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry, Australian Catholic University Stan The documentary, 1,000 Men & Me: The Bonnie Blue Story, has made Tia Billinger – stage name Bonnie Blue – a household name. Famous for her sexual stunts, including one…
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90 years of Monopoly: how the ‘new craze’ morphed from socialist critique to capitalist dream
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Lisa J. Hackett, Senior Lecturer, Sociology & Criminology, University of New England © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images Monopoly is the best-selling licensed board game of all time, popular since its 1935 release when “the new craze” swept the world. It has remained a staple,…
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If the US resumes nuclear weapons testing, this would be extremely dangerous for humanity
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Tilman Ruff, Honorary Principal Fellow, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne US President Donald Trump has instructed the Pentagon to resume nuclear weapons testing immediately, “on an equal basis” with other countries’ testing programs. If Trump is referring to the resumption…
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How the physics of baseball could help Kevin Gausman and the Blue Jays win the World Series
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Patrick Clancy, Assistant Professor, Physics & Astronomy, McMaster University There are few sports more exciting than playoff baseball, but behind every pitch there is also a fascinating story of physics. From gravity to spin, the science shaping the game can be just as compelling as the…
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4 urgent lessons for Jamaica from Puerto Rico’s troubled hurricane recovery – and how the Jamaican diaspora could help after Melissa
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Ivis García, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University Hurricane Melissa’s 185 mph winds and storm surge tore apart buildings and left streets strewn with debris in Black River, Jamaica, on Oct. 28, 2025. Ricardo Makyn/AFP via Getty Images Across Jamaica,…
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Drinking tequila and mezcal sustainably on the Day of the Dead
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Brendon Larson, Professor, School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability, University of Waterloo People in Mexico and elsewhere will soon be marking the annual Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) on Nov. 2. Many will celebrate the day with the quintessential Mexican beverage, tequila; perhaps in…
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Voters lose when maps get redrawn before every election instead of once a decade − a trend started in Texas, moving to California and likely spreading across the country
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By David Patterson Soule, Lecturer of Economics, University of Richmond The new congressional districts in Texas, and the ones proposed for California, are pervasive upheavals of the relationship between voters and those they elect. Douglas Rissing/iStock/Getty Images Plus After the U.S. census is conducted every 10 years,…
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Rate my AI teacher? Students’ perceptions of chatbots will influence how they learn with AI
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Nandini Asavari Bharadwaj, Ph.D. Candidate, Learning Sciences Program, Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, McGill University A “transformation” is upon us. After a multi-year procession of educational technology products that once promised to shake things up, now it’s AI’s turn. Global organizations like the Organization for…
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How to green your money
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Anna Turns, Senior Environment Editor, The Conversation Studio Romantic/Shutterstock This roundup of The Conversation’s climate coverage was first published in our award-winning weekly climate action newsletter, Imagine. Have you recycled today? Opted to walk or get public transport instead of taking the car? We all make…
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Why ‘green’ finance isn’t always as sustainable as it seems
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Maud Borie, Senior Lecturer in Environment, Science & Society, King’s College London VectorMine/Shutterstock In the wake of the 2007-08 global financial crisis, green finance has been increasingly celebrated as a way to tackle environmental challenges. Banks, investment funds and insurers have rolled out a growing range…