Category: MIL OSI
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About a third of pregnant women in the US lack sufficient vitamin D to support healthy pregnancies − new research
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Melissa Melough, Assistant Professor of Nutrition Science, University of Delaware Higher vitamin D levels in a mother’s blood during pregnancy have been linked to higher IQ scores in early childhood and reduced behavioral problems. gpointstudio/iStock via Getty Images Children whose mothers had higher vitamin D…
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Leaders in India, Hungary and the US are using appeals to nostalgia and nationalism to attack higher education
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Riyad A. Shahjahan, Professor of Higher, Adult and Life Long Education, Michigan State University Two scholars argue that nostalgia and resentment fuel government attacks on universities. Rick Friedman/AFP Harvard University is under siege by the Trump administration – and the world is watching. But this…
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Can AI think – and should it? What it means to think, from Plato to ChatGPT
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Ryan Leack, Assistant Professor of Writing, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Ancient Greek concepts about intelligence can shed light on 21st-century tech they never knew. agsandrew/iStock via Getty Images Plus In my writing and rhetoric courses, students have plenty of opinions on…
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‘I just couldn’t stop crying’: How prison affects Black men’s mental health long after they’ve been released
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Helena Addison, Postdoctoral fellow, Yale University Black men who have been incarcerated have elevated rates of PTSD, depression and psychological distress. da-kuk/E+ Collection via Getty Images Mike returned home to Philadelphia after a 15-year prison sentence and suffered an emotional breakdown. “I just couldn’t stop…
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EU efforts to measure companies’ environmental impacts have global effects. Here’s how to make them more just
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – France – By Mira Manini Tiwari, Research Associate at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute If you choose to buy a sustainable product at the supermarket, or invest in a sustainable portfolio at your bank, how far does that sustainability reach? Does the product’s “sustainable”…
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Scroll, watch, burn: sunscreen misinformation and its real‑world damage
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Rachael Kent, Senior Lecturer in Digital Economy & Society Education, Department of Digital Humanities, King’s College London Krakenimages.com/Shutterstock On a sunny afternoon, I was scrolling through social media when I came across a video of a young woman tossing her sunscreen into a bin. “I don’t…
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Why did the government hide a data leak about Afghans working with British forces and why did the courts finally reveal it?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Alexandros Antoniou, Senior Lecturer in Media Law, University of Essex William Barton/Shutterstock When thousands of Afghans were quietly flown to the UK under a secret relocation scheme, few knew it was triggered by an error. A defence official had accidentally leaked the personal data of nearly…
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Immigrants in Europe and North America earn 18% less than natives – here’s why
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Are Skeie Hermansen, Professor of Sociology, University of Oslo F Armstrong Photography/Shutterstock As many countries grapple with ageing populations, falling birthrates, labour shortages and fiscal pressures, the ability to successfully integrate immigrants is becoming an increasingly pressing matter. However, our new study found that salaries…
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Chimamanda’s Lagos homecoming wasn’t just a book launch, it was a cultural moment
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Tinashe Mushakavanhu, Assistant Professor, Harvard University When the announcement of Chimamanda Adichie Ngozi’s latest novel Dream Count was made, it was regarded as a major event in African literature. The internationally celebrated Nigerian writer had not published a novel in the past 12 years, and…
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Connie Francis was the voice of a generation and the soundtrack of post-war America
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Leigh Carriage, Senior Lecturer in Music, Southern Cross University Hulton Archive/Getty Images Connie Francis dominated the music charts in the late 1950s and early 1960s with hits like Stupid Cupid, Pretty Little Baby and Don’t Break the Heart That Loves You. The pop star, author…