Category: MIL OSI
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Influencers of a bygone era: How late Victorian women artists mastered the art of networking
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Triveni Srikaran, PhD Candidate, Department of History, McMaster University In our age of digital influencers, it could be easy to believe that building a professional network is a modern phenomenon. However, long before the dawn of social media, women artists in late Victorian and Edwardian London…
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Charlie Kirk talked with young people at universities for a reason – he wanted American education to return to traditional values
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Daniel Ruggles, PhD Candidate in Politics, Brandeis University Charlie Kirk speaks at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah, shortly before he was shot and killed. Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated on Sept. 10, 2025,…
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Hunger among South African students: study shows those studying remotely need financial aid for food
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Angelo Fynn, Specialist Researcher, University of South Africa Food insecurity is associated with worse academic outcomes. PxHere The spectre of food insecurity unfortunately haunts many households in South Africa. Food security is commonly understood as having sufficient and nutritious food to live a healthy, active life.…
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Angolans are fed up with broken promises: why the ruling MPLA keeps stalling local elections
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Daniel Tjarks, Resarch Associate in Human Geography, Saarland University Weeks of protests in July 2025 in Angola left 30 dead and hundreds imprisoned. Sparked by a hike in fuel prices, the outcome of a governmental effort to reduce subsidies, the unrest quickly spread across the…
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We created a support programme for schools in Nairobi’s informal settlements: what we learned
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Benta A. Abuya, Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center School room in Kibagare, Nairobi, Kenya. Ninara, via Flickr, CC BY Access to school is considered to be better for children who live in urban areas than in rural areas in countries such as Kenya.…
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How to avoid seeing disturbing content on social media and protect your peace of mind
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Annie Margaret, Teaching Assistant Professor of Creative Technology & Design, ATLAS Institute, University of Colorado Boulder Social media often serves up disturbing images but you can minimize your exposure. Jacob Wackerhausen/iStock via Getty Images When graphic videos go viral, like the recent fatal shooting of Charlie…
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Yes, this is who we are: America’s 250-year history of political violence
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Maurizio Valsania, Professor of American History, Università di Torino Punishment by tar and feather of Thomas Ditson, who purchased a gun from a British soldier in Boston in March 1775. Interim Archives/Getty Images The day after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while speaking…
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Scientists detected a potential biosignature on Mars – an astrobiologist explains what these traces of life are, and how researchers figure out their source
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Amy J. Williams, Assistant Professor of Geology, University of Florida NASA’s Perseverance rover explores Mars’ Jezero Crater. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS, CC BY-NC As the Perseverance rover traversed an ancient river valley in Mars’ Jezero Crater back in July 2024, it drilled into the surface and extracted a sample…
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Why OpenAI’s solution to AI hallucinations would kill ChatGPT tomorrow
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Wei Xing, Assistant Professor, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Sheffield OpenAI’s latest research paper diagnoses exactly why ChatGPT and other large language models can make things up – known in the world of artificial intelligence as “hallucination”. It also reveals why the problem…
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Bolsonaro’s conviction marks a historic moment in Brazil’s political history
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Marieke Riethof, Senior Lecturer in Latin American Politics, University of Liverpool Four out of five members of Brazil’s supreme court have voted to convict the former president, Jair Bolsonaro, for plotting a military coup after losing the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula…
