Category: MIL OSI
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Workplaces have embraced mindfulness and self-compassion — but did capitalism hijack their true purpose?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Yasemin Pacaci, Postdoctoral Fellow, Smith School of Business, Queen’s University, Ontario When practiced with integrity, mindfulness and self-compassion can improve the collective well-being and personal agency of employees. (Shutterstock) Mindfulness and self-compassion have become popular tools for improving mental health and well-being in the workplace. Mindfulness…
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The oldest rocks on Earth are 4.3 billion years old
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Hanika Rizo, Associate Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago, during the geological eon known as the Hadean. The name “Hadean” comes from the Greek god of the underworld, reflecting the extreme heat that likely characterized the planet at…
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University leaders have to make sense of massive disruption — 4 ways they do it
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Daniel Atlin, Adjunct Professor, Gordon S. Lang School of Business, University of Guelph Trying to navigate an environment where massive disruption and unprecedented change is the norm presents a challenge for business leaders everywhere. Social-purpose, multi-stakeholder organizations like post-secondary institutions, hospitals, governments and NGOs are particularly…
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Rural hospitals will be hit hard by Trump’s signature spending package
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Lauren S. Hughes, State Policy Director, Farley Health Policy Center; Associate Professor of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Health policy experts predict that cuts to Medicaid will push more rural hospitals to close. sneakpeekpic via iStock / Getty Images Plus The public…
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Ageing bridges around the world are at risk of collapse. But there’s a simple way to safeguard them
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Andy Nguyen, Senior Lecturer in Structural Engineering, University of Southern Queensland The Story Bridge, with its sweeping steel trusses and art deco towers, is a striking sight above the Brisbane River in Queensland. In 2025, it was named the state’s best landmark. But more than…
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We don’t need deep-sea mining, or its environmental harms. Here’s why
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Justin Alger, Associate Professor / Senior Lecturer in Global Environmental Politics, The University of Melbourne Potato-sized polymetallic nodules from the deep sea could be mined for valuable metals and minerals. Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Deep-sea mining promises critical minerals for…
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Astronomers have spied an interstellar object zooming through the Solar System
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Kirsten Banks, Lecturer, School of Science, Computing and Engineering Technologies, Swinburne University of Technology K Ly / Deep Random Survey This week, astronomers spotted the third known interstellar visitor to our Solar System. First detected by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on July…
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Cape Town’s sewage treatment isn’t coping: scientists are worried about what the city is telling the public
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Lesley Green, Professor of Earth Politics and Director: Environmental Humanities South, University of Cape Town Urban water bodies – rivers, lakes and oceans – are in trouble globally. Large sewage volumes damage the open environment, and new chemicals and pharmaceutical compounds don’t break down on their…
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Georgia: how democracy is being eroded fast as government shifts towards Russia
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Natasha Lindstaedt, Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex Georgia was once considered a post-Soviet success story. After years of authoritarian rule, followed by independence which brought near state collapse, corruption and chaos, Georgia appeared to have transitioned to democracy. In a period after…
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Are people at the South Pole upside down?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Abigail Bishop, Ph.D. Student in Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison At the South Pole, which way is up? Abigail Bishop Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Are…