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Breastfeeding is ideal for child and parent health but challenging for most families – a pediatrician explains how to find support
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Ann Kellams, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Virginia Many new parents start out breastfeeding but switch to formula within a few days. JGI/Jamie Grill via Tetra Images As a pediatrician, I thought my medical background and pediatric training meant I would be well prepared to…
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The sex lives of Presbyterians in 18th- and 19th-century Ulster were surprisingly colourful
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Leanne Calvert, Assistant Professor in Irish History, University of Limerick In the 18th and 19th centuries, Presbyterians from Ulster in Northern Ireland had a somewhat surprising reputation for being especially – if not excessively – concerned with sex. As the Ordnance Survey Memoirs Observer for the…
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Why it’s time to rethink the notion of an autism ‘spectrum’
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Aimee Grant, Associate Professor in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea University The phrases “autism spectrum” or “on the spectrum” have become part of everyday language. They are often used as different ways of referring to someone who is “neurodivergent”. The term was…
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Palm trees in Africa are in decline: these botanists made a plan to do something about it
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Fred Stauffer, Curator, Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de Genève (CJBG) Palm trees grace the landscape across Africa, thriving in environments as diverse as deserts and rainforests. Central Africa holds the richest variety, home to 52 species, while west Africa has 38 and east Africa 18.…
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Venezuela and US edge toward war footing − but domestic concerns, international risks may hold Washington back
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Robert Muggah, Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow na Bosch Academy e Co-fundador, Instituto Igarapé U.S. Marines park a Lockheed Martin F-35B fighter aircraft at Naval Station Roosevelt Roads in Puerto Rico on Sept 13, 2025. Kendall Torres Cortés/picture alliance via Getty Images For many in Venezuela,…
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Israel’s interception of the Gaza aid flotilla is a clear violation of international law
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Donald Rothwell, Professor of International Law, Australian National University The Israel Defence Force has intercepted a flotilla of humanitarian vessels seeking to deliver aid to Gaza, taking control of multiple vessels and arresting activists, including Greta Thunberg. The interceptions took place in the Mediterranean Sea…
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Why Major League Baseball keeps coming back to Japan
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Jared Bahir Browsh, Assistant Teaching Professor of Critical Sports Studies, University of Colorado Boulder When Shohei Ohtani stepped onto the field at the Tokyo Dome in March 2025, he wasn’t just playing a game – he was carrying forward more than 100 years of baseball…
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Trump scraps the nation’s most comprehensive food insecurity report − making it harder to know how many Americans struggle to get enough food
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Tracy Roof, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond Nearly 1 in 7 Americans had trouble consistently getting enough to eat in 2023. Patrick Strattner/fStop via Getty Images The Trump administration announced on Sept. 20, 2025, that it plans to stop releasing food insecurity…
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Shutdowns are as American as apple pie − in the UK and elsewhere, they just aren’t baked into the process
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Garret Martin, Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer, Co-Director Transatlantic Policy Center, American University School of International Service The obligatory showing of the red briefcase containing budget details is as exciting as it gets in the U.K. Justin Tallis – WPA Pool/Getty Images When it comes to shutdowns,…
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How VR and AI could help the next generation grow kinder and more connected
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Ekaterina Muravevskaia, Assistant Professor of Human-Centered Computing, Indiana University Technology can be isolating, but it can also help kids learn emotional connection. Dusan Stankovic/E+ via Getty Images Empathy is not just a “nice-to-have” soft skill – it is a foundation of how children and adults regulate…