Category: MIL OSI
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Trump’s budget cuts are adding to risk in life-threatening floods and emergencies
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Clodagh Harrington, Lecturer in American Politics, University College Cork Acclaimed author Michael Lewis wrote a book about the first Trump administration entitled The Fifth Risk, outlining the consequences when people who don’t understand how the government of a vast, complex and multifaceted nation works are put…
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Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think − an electrical engineer explains
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Anurag Srivastava, Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University Broken and worn-out solar panels can be recycled, but it’s not easy. Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images It’s hard work soaking up sunlight to generate clean electricity. After about 25 to…
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Jimmy Swaggart’s rise and fall shaped the landscape of American televangelism
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Diane Winston, Professor and Knight Center Chair in Media & Religion, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism Rev. Jimmy Swaggart preaches at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena on March 29, 1987. AP Photo/Mark Avery, file Jimmy Swaggart, one of the most popular and…
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Wildfire smoke can make your outdoor workout hazardous to your health – an exercise scientist explains how to gauge the risk
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By John C. Quindry, Professor of Integrative Physiology and Athletic Training, University of Montana Air pollution from wildfire smoke can worsen heart and lung disease. helivideo/iStock via Getty Images Plus As the summer’s sunny days take hold, many people turn to outdoor exercise. But in parts…
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The AI therapist will see you now: Can chatbots really improve mental health?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Pooja Shree Chettiar, Ph.D. Candidate in Medical Sciences, Texas A&M University Chatbot ‘therapists’ use artificial intelligence to mimic real-life therapeutic conversations. Pooja Shree Chettiar/ChatGPT, CC BY-SA Recently, I found myself pouring my heart out, not to a human, but to a chatbot named Wysa on…
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How weather changes cause migraines – a neurologist explains the triggers and what you can do to ease the pain
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Danielle Wilhour, Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Migraines can be debilitating – and frustrating when triggered by weather you can’t control. fizkes/iStock/Getty Images Plus “Is it just me, or is there a storm coming?” If you are one of the…
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Dune patterns in California desert hold clues that help researchers map Mars’ shifting sands
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Lauren Berger, Ph.D. Student in Geology, Texas A&M University The author did some of her fieldwork at the Algodones Dunes in California. Ryan Ewing Our two-person team loaded the car with a GPS, a drone, notebooks, sample bags, a trowel and a flat spatula lovingly called…
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Trump’s ‘big’ bill gives millions of taxpayers a new charitable tax break, but whether it will help nonprofits is unclear
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Daniel Hungerman, Professor of Economics, University of Notre Dame Tax policy changes can influence how much Americans donate. Douglas Rissing/iStock via Getty Images Plus The multitrillion-dollar bill that President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4, 2025, will change how the U.S. tax code…
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Sound recordings can give us an animal-eye view of the war in Ukraine
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Janine Natalya Clark, Professor of Transitional Justice and International Criminal Law, University of Birmingham The documentary film, Animals in War, tells the story of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine from the point of view of the animals affected by the conflict. Sota Cinema Group The 2025 Tribeca…
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The enduring anti-fascist legacy of places that mark Italy’s wartime resistance – podcast
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Gemma Ware, Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation A memorial in the town of Stazzema in Italy, site of a brutal Nazi massacre in 1944. Federico Neri/Shutterstock Across Europe, far-right movements are gaining ground. From the Netherlands, to Germany and Italy, they’re winning seats in…