Category: MIL OSI
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What the gut microbiome of the world’s oldest person can tell us about ageing
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Rachel Woods, Senior Lecturer in Physiology, University of Lincoln When María Branyas Morera died in 2024 at the age of 117, she left more than memories. She left science a gift: samples of her microbiome. Researchers discovered her gut was as diverse as someone decades younger:…
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Caravaggio’s Medusa: why we need to look the Gorgon in the eye
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Marie-Louise Crawley, Assistant Professor in Dance and Cultural Engagement, Coventry University Caravaggio’s Medusa (1597-1598). Uffizi Gallery/Canva The image is stark and shocking. A decapitated head, her eyes open, her mouth agape in a silent scream, her hair a nest of still-hissing snakes. Blood pours out from…
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The overlooked service that could make plans for a library in every primary school in England a reality
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Lucy Taylor, Lecturer in Education, University of Leeds Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock In a speech delivered at the Labour party conference, Chancellor Rachel Reeves committed to “providing a library in every single primary school in England by the end of this parliament”. This new scheme should help to achieve…
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As Hamas considers a peace deal, the man most Palestinians want to lead them sits in an Israeli jail
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Leonie Fleischmann, Senior Lecturer in International Politics, City St George’s, University of London Since the White House released Donald Trump’s plan to end the Gaza conflict on September 29, the chances of an end to Israel’s war on Gaza is as high as they have ever…
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An AI tool is trying to predict your risk of getting many diseases years in advance – here’s how it works
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Natalia Levina, Professor, Department of Information Systems Management & Analytics, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick; New York University The Delphi-2M model seeks to predict a person’s next health event, and when it will happen in the next 20 years. Nan_Got/ Shutterstock Being able to instantly…
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How different mushrooms learned the same psychedelic trick
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Fabrizio Alberti, Associate Professor in Life Sciences, University of Warwick Cannabis_Pic/Shutterstock Magic mushrooms have been used in traditional ceremonies and for recreational purposes for thousands of years. However, a new study has found that mushrooms evolved the ability to make the same psychoactive substance twice. The…
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The UK has a regional inequality problem – levelling the playing field for entrepreneurs could help
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Colin Mason, Emeritus Professor of Entrepreneurship and Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow Monster Ztudio/Shutterstock Regional inequality is a long-standing problem in the UK that successive governments haven’t been able to get to grips with. The Labour government is aiming for…
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Dams for development? Unpacking tensions in the World Bank’s hydropower policies
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Barnaby Joseph Dye, Lecturer, King’s College London Dams have been emblematic of the World Bank’s approach to development for many decades. From the bank’s early years in the 1960s and 1970s, large-scale infrastructure projects such as dams, power plants and transport networks were central to its…
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The smartphone in Saudi Arabia: between women’s empowerment and surveillance
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – France – By Hélène Bourdeloie, Sociologue, maîtresse de conférences en sciences de l’information et de la communication à l’université Sorbonne Paris Nord et chercheuse au LabSIC et associée au Centre Internet et Société (CIS– CNRS), Université Sorbonne Paris Nord In January 2019, the plight of Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun captured global…
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Bacchae is bold first choice for National Theatre’s new director
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Will Shüler, Vice-Dean of Education and Senior Lecturer, School of Performing and Digital Arts, Royal Holloway University of London Warning: this article contains spoilers. Indhu Rubasingham has begun her tenure as the director of the National Theatre with her production of Bacchae, playwright Nima Taleghani’s new…