Category: Analysis
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Maths is most popular A-level again – more students should get the opportunity to take their study further
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Neil Saunders, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics, City St George’s, University of London Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock In 2025, more young people than ever have opened their A-level results to find out how they did in their maths exam. Once again, maths has been the most popular A-level subject, with…
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Trump’s Alaska summit with Russia is shaping up to be the most important of his second presidency
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham What happens when a convicted felon and a man under indictment for alleged war crimes get together? What sounds like the opening line of a great joke, sadly, is probably the defining meeting of the second term…
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Will Trump-Putin summit leave Ukraine and Europe out in the cold?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Michelle Bentley, Professor of International Relations, Royal Holloway University of London Donald Trump will sit down with Vladimir Putin at a snap summit in Alaska on August 15 to discuss the war in Ukraine. The American president has claimed it’s a victory his Russian counterpart is…
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Why are westerners so reluctant to eat seaweed? Our new study reveals the social and psychological reasons
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Steven David Pickering, Honorary Professor, International Relations, Brunel University of London 9nong/Shutterstock Seaweed is one of the few foods that can credibly claim to be good for both people and the planet. So why don’t westerners eat more of it? It’s rich in vitamins, minerals, omega-3…
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From bees doing maths to fish driving cars: teaching animals irrelevant skills can help unlock the secrets of cognition – podcast
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Gemma Ware, Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation Scientists can get animals to do the strangest things. They’ve taught goldfish to drive cars, primates to perform calculations with Arabic numerals and giraffes to do statistical reasoning. But what’s the point? In this episode of The…
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The Materialists: a sadly conservative view on marriage
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Sarah Louise Smyth, Lecturer in Department of Literature Film and Theatre Studies, University of Essex This article contains spoilers for The Materialists The Materialists purports to be a romantic comedy with a cynical and pragmatic look at romantic relationships. Its protagonist, Lucy (Dakota Johnson), a professional…
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Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global risk as mountain glaciers melt
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Alton C. Byers, Faculty Research Scientist, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado Boulder U.S. Geological Survey staff check monitoring equipment in Suicide Basin in June 2025. By August, the basin had filled with meltwater. Jeff Conaway/U.S. Geological Survey Each summer in the…
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Investing that protects people and the planet is growing: new study maps the progress in South Africa
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Kara Nel, Contract lecturer in Business Management, Stellenbosch University Institutional investors who invest on behalf of others are increasingly considering environmental conservation and safe working conditions as investment criteria. Sustainable investment has gained momentum in the last 20 years as asset managers – people who manage…
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At 50, The Rocky Horror Picture Show is ‘imperfectly’ good (and queer) as ever
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Craig Martin, Lecturer in Screen Studies, Swinburne University of Technology Stanley Bielecki Movie Collection/Getty Images For half a century, The Rocky Horror Picture Show has lured costumed fans to cinemas for late-night screenings. Its raunchy mix of Broadway musical, science fiction and schlock horror was…
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For people with ADHD, medication can reduce the risk of accidents, crime and suicide
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Adam Guastella, Professor and Clinical Psychologist, Michael Crouch Chair in Child and Youth Mental Health, University of Sydney Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects around 7% of children and 2.5% of adults. ADHD causes difficulties holding and sustaining attention over periods…