Category: MIL OSI
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Blair’s ID cards failed in the 2000s – could Starmer’s version fare better?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Tim Holmes, Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Policing, Bangor University The UK government is once again looking at the possibility of introducing identity cards, with the prime minister Keir Starmer announcing plans for a new scheme for all UK citizens. The argument is familiar. With tougher…
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HPV: what you need to know about the common virus linked to cancer
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Dan Baumgardt, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol Few viruses are as widespread – and sometimes misunderstood – as the human papillomavirus, or HPV. It’s so common that most of us – up to 80% – will encounter it at some point…
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Jane Austen: why are adaptations of Mansfield Park and Northanger Abbey so rare?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Amy Wilcockson, Research Assistant, Scottish Literature, University of Glasgow More than two centuries after her death, Jane Austen is one of the most adapted authors of all time, her life and novels dramatised for film and television from every angle imaginable. Despite the plethora of Pride…
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No, organ transplants won’t make you live forever, whatever Putin says
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Julian Koplin, Lecturer in Bioethics, Monash University & Honorary fellow, Melbourne Law School, Monash University Getty Images What do world leaders talk about when they think we’re not listening? This week it was the idea of living forever. Russian president Vladimir Putin and his Chinese…
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Four victims, no remorse: Erin Patterson given a life sentence for mushroom murders
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia Erin Patterson, having been convicted in the Supreme Court of Victoria two months ago on three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder, has today received a life sentence from…
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With global powers barred, can Pacific nations find unity at their annual summit?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Meg Keen, Head of Pacific Research Program, Australian National University It’s been a testing time for Pacific regional unity. So far this year, there have been rifts between Cook Islands and New Zealand over security arrangements with China; New Caledonia and France over independence for…
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How MPs’ ‘abandoned’ cats became the unexpected symbol of Indonesia’s protests
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Ken M.P. Setiawan, Senior Lecturer in Indonesian Studies, The University of Melbourne Instagram/animals_hopeshelterindonesia During Indonesia’s recent mass protests, the looted homes of politicians in Jakarta revealed unexpected victims: cats reportedly left behind or stolen as their owners fled for safety. The cats have gone viral…
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How universities can become neuro-inclusive — and what can help autistic students thrive
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Megan Ames, Associate Professor, Psychology, University of Victoria With the prevalence of autism increasing in recent years, more autistic people are attending college and university. (There are different ways to identify in the autistic community, with some people prefering to call themselves “autistic” rather than “a…
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Our understanding of lightning has been driven by fear and shaped by curiosity
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Peter Watson, Emeritus professor, Physics, Carleton University Lightning can carry between 100 million to one billion volts of electricity. (Josep Castells/Unsplash), CC BY Playwright Tom Stoppard, in Rosencrantz and Guildernstern are Dead, provides one of the best definitions of science: “The scientific approach to the examination…
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Canada’s response to the war in Gaza raises questions about its commitment to human rights and justice
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Jeremy Wildeman, Research Fellow at the Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Carleton University Canada and Canadians have long considered themselves defenders of human rights, democracy, justice and the rule of law. Canada played a significant role in the…