Category: English
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Research: Endemic anoa and babirusa show surprising resilience on small islands
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Indonesia – By Sabhrina Gita Aninta, Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Copenhagen ● Small-island populations are thriving in their small numbers. ● Small islands can be natural refugia for endangered megafauna. ● Protecting ecosystems on small islands is crucial for national conservation plans. Animal populations on small islands are…
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Drones, disinformation and guns-for-hire are reshaping conflict in Africa: new book tracks the trends
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Alessandro Arduino, Affiliate Lecturer, King’s College London Alessandro Arduino has researched Africa’s security affairs with a particular focus on the use of private military companies and other guns-for-hire across the continent. In his latest book, Money for Mayhem, Arduino examines how military privatisation intersects with…
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Ubuntu matters: rural South Africans believe community care should go hand-in-hand with development
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Simphiwe Gongqa, PhD candidate, Rhodes University The failure of many development initiatives has led some scholars, especially those associated with the post-development and decolonial schools of thought, to call for alternatives to development. The idea of development is a very influential way of explaining inequalities between…
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The contagion scale: which diseases spread fastest?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Dan Baumgardt, Senior Lecturer, School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol Gelefin/Shutterstock.com When the COVID pandemic hit, many people turned to the eerily prescient film Contagion (2011) for answers – or at least for catharsis. Suddenly, its hypothetical plot felt all too real. Applauded…
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The Soviet Union’s secret tsunami
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Patrick David Sharrocks, PhD Candidate in Tsunami Geohazards, University of Leeds On July 30, one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded struck off the Kamchatka peninsula, in Russia’s far east. Within minutes, tsunami warnings were issued in Russia, much of Asia and across the Pacific in…
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The Victorian sportswomen who had to fight misogynistic abuse, just like the Lionesses
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Tarini Bhamburkar, Research Affiliate, University of Bristol Much of England has been celebrating the Lionesses’ historic win at the Uefa European Women’s Championship – the first time a senior England football team has won a major championship abroad and retained a major trophy. However, not everyone…
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Enjoyed together, Red Dwarf and Jane Austen offer a lesson in immersive world building
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Emma Newport, Associate Professor in English Literature, University of Sussex This year marks the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth. An Austen enthusiast might attend the birthday ball at the Alton Assembly Rooms in Hampshire or take an Austen-themed walking tour. They might dance at the…
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Technology could open up new ways to track prisoners
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Amin Al-Habaibeh, Professor of Intelligent Engineering Systems, Nottingham Trent University Ankle bracelet monitoring technology could be taken a step further. Stock City/Shutterstock Technology firms have apparently suggested placing tracking devices or a microchip under the skin of convicted criminals to monitor them in prison or when…
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Young carers face higher risks of depression, anxiety and lost futures – and most receive no support
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Aoife Bowman Grangel, PhD Candidate in Health Psychology, University of Limerick Around 12% of teens are unpaid carers and it’s harming their prospects. Daisy Daisy/Shutterstock In developed countries, around 12% of young people provide regular, unpaid care for a family member. It’s work that’s essential, often…
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Why the US is letting China win on energy innovation
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Stephen Lezak, Programme Manager at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford The Heyuan Queyashan wind farm near the Chinese city of Heyuan, Guangdong province. maple90 / Shutterstock During the cold war, the US and Soviet Union were locked in a desperate…