Category: MIL OSI
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Is the AI bubble about to burst? What to watch for as the markets wobble
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Alex Dryden, PhD Candidate in Economics, SOAS, University of London Phonlamai Photo/Shutterstock The global investment frenzy around AI has seen companies valued at trillions of dollars and eye-watering projections of how it will boost economic productivity. But in recent weeks the mood has begun to shift.…
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The fast-fix for global warming that the UN climate summit can’t ignore
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Piers Forster, Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate, University of Leeds Burping cows are responsible for about a quarter of human-caused emissions of methane: a potent greenhouse gas. Jawinter / shutterstock Despite rapid progress in clean energy and electric…
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How the Louvre thieves exploited human psychology to avoid suspicion – and what it reveals about AI
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Vincent Charles, Reader in AI for Business and Management Science, Queen’s University Belfast On a sunny morning on October 19 2025, four men allegedly walked into the world’s most-visited museum and left, minutes later, with crown jewels worth €88 million (£76 million). The theft from Paris’s…
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Should we eat dinner earlier in winter? Why timing might matter more than you think
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Catherine Norton, Associate Professor Sport & Exercise Nutrition, University of Limerick There’s a connection between daylight and our metabolism. Strela Studio/ Shutterstock Once the clocks have gone back and darkness falls before many of us even leave work, the rhythms of winter can feel heavier —…
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How the rich world is fortifying itself against climate migration
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Andrea Rigon, Professor, Politecnico di Milano, and, UCL US Customs and Border Protection field officers during ICE deportation protests in Los Angeles, June 2025. Matt Gush / shutterstock The UK has announced much harsher rules for asylum seekers including the prospect of more deportations for those…
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South Africans have lost trust in the police, in parliament and in political parties – what that means
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Amanda Gouws, Professor of Political Science and Chair of the South African Research Initiative in Gender Politics, Stellenbosch University For democracies to function well, citizens have to trust their institutions. Every incidence of bad service delivery or corruption will influence how much citizens trust institutions.…
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New Zealand slumps again in climate-change league table
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s backflip on emission targets earned it ‘Fossil of the Day’ at the COP30 summit in Brazil. Photo: AFP / Ludovic Marin New Zealand has tumbled in an international climate-change league table, with authors now ranking it as “low-performing”. The country fell three places to 44th in the…
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Ex Machina: could “superintelligence” challenge the idea of creativity as a uniquely human activity?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Anthony Downey, Professor of Visual Culture, Birmingham City University Please note his piece contains spoilers for Ex Machina. In the more than a decade since its release in 2015, the film Ex Machina – written and directed by Alex Garland – has proved to be an…
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UK plans for pay-per-mile electric vehicle tax could make the system fairer – or provoke a fierce backlash
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By David Bailey, Professor of Business Economics, University of Birmingham H.E. Group Ltd/Shutterstock The growth in sales of electric vehicles is a positive step in the UK’s journey to net zero. They are cleaner, quieter and better for the environment. But while they produce less pollution, electric…
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What teenagers want adults to know about their digital lives
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Leo Ziegel, Independent Postdoc Affiliated with the Global & Sexual Health research group (GloSH), Karolinska Institutet VH-studio/Shutterstock Teenagers all over the world use social media and messaging apps as part of their daily lives. This is accompanied by growing concerns about negative effects of social media…
