Category: Analysis
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Genomics can help insect farmers avoid pitfalls of domestication
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Christine Picard, Professor of Biology, Indiana University A biologist maintains a large population of black soldier flies for protein farming. picture alliance/Contributer via Getty Images Insects are becoming increasingly popular to grow on farms as feed for other animals, pet food and potentially as food for…
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Older Americans are using AI − study shows how and what they think of it
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Robin Brewer, Associate Professor of Information, University of Michigan Most older adults who use AI use smart speaker assistants. Six_Characters/E+ via Getty Images Artificial intelligence is a lively topic of conversation in schools and workplaces, which could lead you to believe that only younger people use…
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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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Alaska summit: why Donald Trump should heed the lessons of Munich 1938 when he meets Putin
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Tim Luckhurst, Principal of South College, Durham University Betrayal: where were the Czechs when their country was given away? Bundesarchiv, CC BY-ND Donald Trump meets Russian president Vladimir Putin in Alaska on September 15 for their first summit of Trump’s second term. Their topic of discussion…
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Edinburgh Festival: ten of the best art shows to see this summer
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Katarzyna Kosmala, Chair in Culture Media and Visual Arts, University of the West of Scotland Edinburgh is once again joyfully alive with creativity and originality as the UK’s largest arts event returns. Staged in the oak grove of the city’s Botanical Gardens, the opening night of…
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Botox: unlicensed injections are increasingly being linked to serious illness in the UK
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Adam Taylor, Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University A confirmed 41 cases of botulism have been reported in the UK between June and August of this year. Prostock-studio/ Shutterstock Botox is the most common non-surgical procedure performed globally – with nearly 9 million procedures estimated to take…
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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…