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Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Aislinn Clarke, Lecturer in Film Studies, Queen’s University Belfast When I think of my first encounter with horror, I don’t think of a vampire, a witch, or even a possessed girl’s head spinning round (I saw The Exorcist at the age of seven). I think of…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Rachael Garrett, Moran Professor of Conservation and Development, University of Cambridge Tarcisio Schnaider/Shutterstock The vast tropical forest nations of Brazil and Indonesia are both home to millions of people, including Indigenous communities. They store enormous amounts of carbon to protect our climate and are home to…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Rebecca A. Drummond, Professor, Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham The most common fungal species found in our mycobiome are yeast from the _Candida_ family. Kateryna Kon/ Shutterstock The “gut microbiome” has become a popular health term in recent years. It’s easy to see why, with…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Manuel Corpas, Lecturer in Genomics, University of Westminster In some regions, youth mortality has actually risen in the past decade. KieferPix/ Shutterstock Global mortality continues to fall. Life expectancy has improved to unprecedented levels and deaths in young children have plummeted. Yet for adolescents and young…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Manuel Corpas, Lecturer in Genomics, University of Westminster In some regions, youth mortality has actually risen in the past decade. KieferPix/ Shutterstock Global mortality continues to fall. Life expectancy has improved to unprecedented levels and deaths in young children have plummeted. Yet for adolescents and young…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Robert Dover, Professor of Intelligence and National Security & Dean of Faculty, University of Hull helloRuby/Shutterstock The alleged Chinese spying affair currently troubling the UK government after the collapse of a trial is markedly different from previous espionage scandals. That is because it is centred not…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Mike Jones, Course Director MA (Music Industries), University of Liverpool The Mercury prize almost always produces surprises – among them, Gomez not The Verve in 1998, and English Teacher not Charlie XCX in 2024 – but perhaps the biggest surprise is that the prize has survived…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Mark Griffiths, Reader in Political Geography, Newcastle University Minerals such as cobalt, copper, lithium, tantalum, tin and tungsten, which are all abundant in central Africa, are essential to the comforts of everyday life. Our phones, laptops and electric vehicles would not function without them. These minerals…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Natasha Slutskaya, Chair Professor, Work and Organization Studies, University of Sussex In the early days of the pandemic, “solidarity” became a buzzword. As COVID-19 appeared to directly threaten us all, the UK celebrated its key workers who were keeping the country running. This idea ran through…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Naomi Joseph, Arts + Culture Editor, The Conversation Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has long served as a parable – a warning against the hubris of playing God, the dangers of motherless creation, reckless parenthood and unchecked scientific ambition. It’s a story that continues to resonate, revealing how…