Category: MIL OSI
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What a newly discovered gas bridge between galaxies tells us about the cosmic cycle of matter
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Lister Staveley-Smith, Professor at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), The University of Western Australia A composite image shows a diffuse ‘bridge’ of gas linking two dwarf galaxies. ICRAR, N. Deg, Legacy Surveys (D.Lang / Perimeter Institute) Most of the ordinary matter in…
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Lawsuits, cancellations and bullying: Trump is systematically destroying press freedom
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne Roberto Schmidt/Getty United States President Donald Trump is well advanced in his systematic campaign to undermine the American media and eviscerate its function of holding him and others in power to account.…
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Who are the worst fathers in literature? Our experts make the tough call
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Suzy Freeman-Greene, Books + Ideas Editor, The Conversation Penguin Books, Goodreads, Harper Collins, Text Publishing Literature has long portrayed messed-up families. As poet Philip Larkin famously wrote, “They fuck you up, your mum and dad. / They may not mean to, but they do.” In…
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Facing a shutdown, budget negotiations are much harder because Congress has given Trump power to cut spending through ‘rescission’
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Charlie Hunt, Associate Professor of Political Science, Boise State University Will Congress keep the government running? Phil Roeder/Getty Images Congress faces a deadline of Oct. 1 to adopt a spending measure to keep the federal government open. Various reporters will be interviewing serious people saying serious…
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Jane Austen’s real and literary worlds weren’t exclusively white – just read her last book, Sanditon
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Olivia Carpenter, Lecturer in Literature, University of York Jane Austen penned the last sentences of her unfinished manuscript for the novel we know as Sanditon in March 1817 before she died that July. Like me, many Austen fans often stumble upon this work after they have…
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Why you don’t have to block roads or glue yourself to buildings to be a climate activist
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Bob Walley, Researcher in Climate Change Engagement and Communication, University of Lancashire A protestor outside Preston New Road Fracking Site in Lancashire. Bob Walley, CC BY-NC-ND “Get a job!” shouted yet another driver going past me in the sweeping rain outside Preston New Road fracking site,…
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Marie Antoinette Style at the V&A is a rare opportunity to see what survives of the queen’s closet
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Serena Dyer, Associate Professor, Fashion History, De Montfort University Marie Antoinette (1755 to 1793) is a cultural icon of monumental proportions. She was the last queen of France before the brutal and bloody French Revolution, and her life was ended by the revolutionaries’ guillotine blade. Her…
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Fantasy rugby: how the animal kingdom could help you form a winning team
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Saskia Goeckeritz, Lecturer in Animal and Environmental Sciences, Nottingham Trent University The stereotypical rugby player is a larger than average male who is strong, stoic and, occasionally, a bit single minded. But an effective team needs much greater diversity in traits and behaviour, not least because…
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People with schizophrenia were hit hard by B.C.’s deadly 2021 heat dome
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Liv Yoon, Assistant Professor, School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia In June 2021, British Columbia experienced an extreme climate event. A heat dome trapped hot air over the province, pushing temperatures to record highs for several days, killing more than 600 people. A closer look…
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The US-UK tech prosperity deal carries promise but also peril for the general public
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Simon Thorne, Senior Lecturer in Computing and Information Systems, Cardiff Metropolitan University The UK government hailed the recent US state visit as a landmark for the economy. A record £150 billion of inward investment was announced, including £31 billion targeted at artificial intelligence (AI) development. That…