Category: MIL OSI
-
The Moon is getting slightly farther away from the Earth each year − a physicist explains why
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Stephen DiKerby, Postdoctoral Researcher in Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University Earth rises over the Moon, as seen by the Apollo 8 astronauts. Bill Anders/NASA Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer,…
-
Meet the women who turned beach cleanups into a global movement – and what was forgotten along the way
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Elsa Devienne, Assistant Professor in History, Northumbria University, Newcastle Beach cleanup pioneer Linda Maraniss brandishing collected waste at the Texas senate assembly. Reproduced with permission from Linda Maraniss. In October 1984, volunteers on the coast of Oregon hauled away 26 tonnes of waste in a single…
-
The deep sea scientist who didn’t see the ocean until he was 27
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Digital Storytelling Team, The Conversation Read the interactive visual feature here Digital Storytelling Team does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic…
-
AI hype has just shaken up the world’s rich list. What if the boom is really a bubble?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Angel Zhong, Professor of Finance, RMIT University Just for a moment this week, Larry Ellison, co-founder of US cloud computing company Oracle, became the world’s richest person. The octogenarian tech titan briefly overtook Elon Musk after Oracle’s share price rocketed 43% in a day, adding…
-
Can you ‘microdose’ exercise?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Hunter Bennett, Lecturer in Exercise Science, University of South Australia Natalia Lebendinskaia/Getty “Microdosing” originally meant taking tiny amounts of psychedelics (such as mushrooms) to enhance mood or performance, with fewer side effects. But the term has taken off to mean anything where you incorporate a…
-
50 years without coups or dictators: how PNG built a durable democracy based on dignity and fairness
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Brad Underhill, Research fellow, Deakin University On April 20 1972, 100 newly elected parliamentarians gathered in Port Moresby for the opening of the Third House of Assembly, Papua New Guinea’s legislative body. Many of these members were young and some were new to politics: Chief…
-
How Charlie Kirk became a pioneering MAGA political organizer on campuses
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Dax D’Orazio, Peacock Postdoctoral Fellow in Pedagogy, Department of Political Studies, Queen’s University, Ontario With a suspect in custody in the murder of MAGA activist Charlie Kirk, it’s clear Kirk’s legacy is bound to be as polarized as the campus culture wars trenches where he dwelled.…
-
To close its productivity gap, Canada needs to rethink its higher education system
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By David J Finch, Professor and Senior Fellow, Institute for Community Prosperity, Mount Royal University, University of Calgary Canada is facing a productivity crisis that threatens wages, competitiveness and long-term prosperity. Canadian productivity lags behind the United States by 28 per cent and ranks 18th among Organisation…
-
Turning houses into homes: Community land trusts offer a fix to Canada’s housing crisis
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Alexandra Flynn, Associate Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia Imagine if every time a hospital was built, it came with an expiry date. Twenty-five years later, it would be sold to the highest bidder and patients would be told to find…
-
Evacuations of Indigenous communities during wildfires must prioritize keeping families together
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Lily Yumagulova, Research Associate, Indigenous Studies, University of Saskatchewan Across Canada, massive fires and hazardous smoke have forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate from northern and remote communities to shelters and hotels in large cities. For many, their homes, businesses, trap lines and the…