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How I tracked the biggest hidden sources of forever chemical pollution in UK rivers – new study
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Patrick Byrne, Professor of Water Science, Liverpool John Moores University Patrick Byrne samples the water in the Mersey catchment. Patrick Byrne, CC BY-NC-ND The amount of toxic “forever chemicals” flowing into the River Mersey in north-west England has reached some of the highest levels recorded anywhere…
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Antisemitism on campus is a real problem − but headlines and government-proposed solutions don’t match the experience of most Jewish students
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Graham Wright, Associate Research Scientist, Maurice & Marilyn Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, Brandeis University While most students and faculty in the U.S. don’t experience widespread antisemitism, it remains a major problem for those who do. Nikita Payusov/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images It’s been…
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The president as partisan warrior: Trump’s rejection of traditional presidential statesmanship
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Julia R. Azari, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Marquette University After taking control of the board earlier in the year, President Donald Trump announced on Aug. 13, 2025, the nominees of the annual Kennedy Center Honors. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images In a classic work on the modern…
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Sourdough and submission in the name of God: How tradwife content fuses femininity with anti-feminist ideas
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Arie Perliger, Director of Security Studies and Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell Tradwives’ content, from recipes to makeup tips, often appeals to a wider audience than their views on religion, politics and gender. shironosov/iStock via Getty Images Plus When people think about…
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The nuance of flags – why one symbol can have many meanings
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By John Byrom, Associate Dean, School of Management, University of Liverpool Across England, flags are visible like never before. They are being hoisted on lamp-posts. Hastily painted representations of the St George’s flag, typically little more than a couple of red lines painted on an available white…
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The tech prosperity deal is huge. But will the UK reap the benefits?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Richard Whittle, University Fellow in AI and Human Decision Making, University of Salford The much-lauded UK-US tech deal landed to coincide with President Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK. It has been dubbed the “tech prosperity deal”, but who, exactly, is set to prosper? After…
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Nuclear in your backyard? Tiny reactors could one day power towns and campuses – but community input will be key
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Aditi Verma, Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan Factories could one day produce and ship small nuclear reactors across the country. U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy You might imagine nuclear power plants as behemoth facilities spanning hundreds of…
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Suicide-by-chatbot puts Big Tech in the product liability hot seat
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Brian Downing, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Mississippi AI companies are finding that chatbots don’t have the same liability shield that internet platforms do. Westend61 via Getty Images It is a sad fact of online life that users search for information about suicide. In the…
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Thousands of flies keep landing on North Sea oil rigs then taking off a few hours later – here’s why
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Toby Doyle, Research Associate, Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter On a North Sea oil rig several years ago, an engineer noticed a strange phenomenon. A cloud of insects would descend from the sky and land on the upper reaches of the platform. There…
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How diamonds, gold and platinum became medical gamechangers
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Adam Taylor, Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University Imagine a world where dangerous conditions in unborn babies can be treated with diamonds smaller than a virus, where gold can find and destroy cancer cells with laser-like precision, and where platinum can change the genetic code of tumours.…