Category: MIL OSI
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Pharaohs in Dixieland – how 19th-century America reimagined Egypt to justify racism and slavery
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Charles Vanthournout, Ph.D. Student in Ancient History, Université de Lorraine In the American South, ancient Egypt and its pharaohs became a way to justify slavery. Stefano Bianchetti/Corbis via Getty Images When Napoleon embarked upon a military expedition into Egypt in 1798, he brought with him…
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How mobsters’ own words brought down Philly’s mafia − a veteran crime reporter has the story behind the end of the ‘Mob War’
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By George Anastasia, Adjunct Professor of Law and Justice Studies, Rowan University Former mob boss John Stanfa, pictured here in 1980, waged a bloody war for control of the Philadelphia mafia in the late 1990s. Bettmann via Getty Images The bloody mob war that is the…
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Space exploration in the backyard, on a budget – how NASA simulates conditions in space without blasting off
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Jordan Bretzfelder, Postdoctoral Fellow, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology Analog missions, like those conducted at NASA’s CHAPEA facility at the Johnson Space Center, help scientists study human spaceflight without leaving Earth. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images Humanity’s drive to explore has taken us…
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OpenAI slipped shopping into 800 million ChatGPT users’ chats − here’s why that matters
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Yuanyuan (Gina) Cui, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Coastal Carolina University AI could soon be buying things for you – maybe without even asking. Andriy Onufriyenko/Moment via Getty Images Your phone buzzes at 6 a.m. It’s ChatGPT: “I see you’re traveling to New York this week. Based…
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How AI can improve storm surge forecasts to help save lives
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Navid Tahvildari, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Florida International University A hurricane’s storm surge can quickly inundate coastal areas. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Hurricanes are America’s most destructive natural hazards, causing more deaths and property damage than any other type of disaster. Since 1980,…
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Why are women’s shoes so pointy? A fashion expert on impractical but stylish footwear
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Michael Watson, Interim Associate Chair and Instructor of Retailing, University of South Carolina One thing uniting humans across history is their willingness to suffer for fashion. Victoria Kotlyarchuk/iStock via Getty Images Plus Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have…
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Why is Halloween starting so much earlier each year? A business professor explains
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Jay L. Zagorsky, Associate Professor Questrom School of Business, Boston University Halloween is a fun, scary time for children and adults alike – but why does the holiday seem to start so much earlier every year? Decades ago, when I was young, Halloween was a…
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How a more flexible energy grid can cope better with swings in Britain’s weather
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Matthew Wright, PhD Candidate, Department of Atmospheric Physics, University of Oxford gazadavies93/Shutterstock For most Brits, January 8 2025 was an uneventful Wednesday, albeit slightly cold. But these low temperatures, coupled with a significant drop in wind speed, contributed to a spike in the real-time electricity price…
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The Mona Lisa, a gold toilet and now the Louvre’s royal jewels: a fascinating history of art heists
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Penelope Jackson, Adjunct Research Associate, School of Social Work and Arts, Charles Sturt University The world’s largest art museum, the Louvre has approximately half a million objects in its collection, with about 30,000 on display, and sees on average 8 million visitors per year. That’s…
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Keir Starmer needs to give voters short-term gain to persuade them he can deliver long-term renewal
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Matthew Barnfield, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Politics and International Relations, Queen Mary University of London And if you look way over there, you can just about see the light at the end of this long tunnel. Flickr/Number10, CC BY-NC-ND Whatever the Labour government is doing,…