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Love IRL: a new Quarter Life series on modern dating from The Conversation
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Anna Walker, Senior Arts + Culture Editor Roman Samborskyi/Shutterstock None of the cultural love stories of the 2000s started with a swipe. Friends taught us that your social circle could double as a dating pool. The Office proved that love could blossom by the water cooler,…
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MethaneSat: The climate spy satellite that went quiet
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Vincent Gauci, Professorial Fellow, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham Satellites circling the Earth have many different functions, including navigation, communications and Earth observation. About 8%-10% of all active satellites are military or “dual use” serving intelligence or reconnaissance functions as spy…
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Angels, witches, crystals and black cats: How supernatural beliefs vary across different groups in the US
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Christopher P. Scheitle, Associate Professor of Sociology, West Virginia University Education, income and demographics shape our views of the unseen world, a survey found. karetoria/Collection Moment via Getty Images Younger Americans are more likely to express belief in witchcraft and luck, as our new research…
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California farmers identify a hot new cash crop: Solar power
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Jacob Stid, Ph.D. student in Hydrogeology, Michigan State University This dairy farm in California’s Central Valley has installed solar panels on a portion of its land. George Rose/Getty Images Imagine that you own a small, 20-acre farm in California’s Central Valley. You and your family…
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University students feel ‘anxious, confused and distrustful’ about AI in the classroom and among their peers
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Elise Silva, Director of Policy Research at the Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security, University of Pittsburgh Artificial intelligence has taken off on campus, changing relationships between students and professors and among students themselves. Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash The advent of generative…
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Patients who feel heard are more likely to stick with medical treatment
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – France – By Diana Pérez-Arechaederra, Associate Professor of Organizational Psychology, ESCP Business School In the 2000s, when I worked as a psychologist in long-term elderly care and primary healthcare services, many of the patients I saw were living with chronic or complex conditions. These situations required that patients trust…
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Bribery in South Africa: law now puts a duty on companies to act
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Rehana Cassim, Professor in Company Law, University of South Africa Bribery is one of the most common forms of corruption in South African companies and state institutions. This has a number of harmful outcomes. Firstly, research shows that it weakens democracy and slows down economic growth.…
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Florida is fronting the $450M cost of Alligator Alcatraz – a legal scholar explains what we still don’t know about the detainees
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Mark Schlakman, Senior Program Director, The Florida State University Center for the Advancement of Human Rights, Florida State University Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis leads a tour of the new Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility for President Donald Trump and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi…
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Trump free to begin gutting Department of Education after Supreme Court ‘shadow’ ruling − 5 essential reads
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Bryan Keogh, Managing Editor Protesters gather during a demonstration at the headquarters of the Department of Education in Washington. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein The Trump administration was given the green light by the Supreme Court on July 14, 2025, to proceed with mass layoffs at the…
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Taurine could power your energy drink – and maybe cancer cells too. Here’s what you need to know
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Gulshanara (Rumy) Begum, Senior Lecturer in Nutrition & Exercise Science, University of Westminster shutterstock New Africa/Shutterstock Energy drinks are big business. Marketed as quick fixes for fatigue and performance dips, energy drinks are especially popular among young people, athletes, sports enthusiasts, and so-called “weekend warriors” –…