Category: Analysis
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How the Philadelphia Art Museum is reinventing itself for the Instagram age
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Sheri Lambert, Professor of Marketing, Temple University Modernizing a century-old cultural brand in Philly can be risky. Rob Cusick/Philadelphia Art Museum On Philadelphia’s famed Benjamin Franklin Parkway, where stone, symmetry and civic ambition meet, something subtle yet seismic has happened. The city’s grandest temple to…
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AI reveals which predators chewed ancient humans’ bones – challenging ideas on which ‘Homo’ species was the first tool-using hunter
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo, Professor of Anthropology, Rice University If *Homo habilis* was often chomped by leopards, it probably wasn’t the top predator. Made with AI (DALL-E 4) Almost 2 million years ago, a young ancient human died beside a spring near a lake in what is now…
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The Glozel affair: A sensational archaeological hoax made science front-page news in 1920s France
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Daniel J. Sherman, Lineberger Distinguished Professor of Art History and History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill All eyes were on a commission of professional archaeologists when they visited Glozel. Agence Meurisse/BnF Gallica In early November 1927, the front pages of newspapers all over France…
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Solar storms have influenced our history – an environmental historian explains how they could also threaten our future
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Dagomar Degroot, Associate Professor of Environmental History, Georgetown University Coronal mass ejections from the Sun can cause geomagnetic storms that may damage technology on Earth. NASA/GSFC/SDO In May 2024, part of the Sun exploded. The Sun is an immense ball of superheated gas called plasma. Because…
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AI chatbots are becoming everyday tools for mundane tasks, use data shows
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Jeanne Beatrix Law, Professor of English, Kennesaw State University The average person is more likely to use AI to come up with a meal plan than program a new app. Oscar Wong/Moment via Getty Images Artificial intelligence is fast becoming part of the furniture. A decade…
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Why the Trump administration’s comparison of antifa to violent terrorist groups doesn’t track
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Art Jipson, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton President Donald Trump speaks at the White House during a meeting on antifa, as Attorney General Pam Bondi, left, and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem listen, on Oct. 8, 2025. AP Photo/Evan Vucci When Homeland Security Secretary…
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Xi-Trump summit: Trade, Taiwan and Russia still top agenda for China and US presidents – 6 years after last meeting
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Rana Mitter, Professor of U.S.-Asia Relations, Harvard Kennedy School Six years have passed since presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump last met, but the substance of discussions remains largely the same. Back in 2019, trade and Taiwan also rode high on the agenda. Ahead of…
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How the explosion of prop betting threatens the integrity of pro sports
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By John Affleck, Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society, Penn State Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier was one of 34 people arrested as part of a wide-ranging investigation into illegal gambling. Scott Taetsch/Getty Images When I first heard about the arrests of Portland Trail Blazers…
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How the explosion of prop betting risks threatening the integrity of pro sports
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By John Affleck, Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society, Penn State Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier was one of 34 people arrested as part of a wide-ranging investigation into illegal gambling. Scott Taetsch/Getty Images When I first heard about the arrests of Portland Trail Blazers…
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Wind power has saved UK consumers over £100 billion since 2010 – new study
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Colm O’Shea, Researcher, Renewable Energy, Geography Department, UCL Lois GoBe/Shutterstock Renewable energy is often pitched as cheaper to produce than fossil fuel energy. To quantify whether this is true, we have been studying the financial impact of expanding wind energy in the UK. Our results are…
