Category: MIL OSI
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What happens if I eat too much protein?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Margaret Murray, Senior Lecturer, Nutrition, Swinburne University of Technology lakshmiprasad S/Getty Images The hype around protein intake doesn’t seem to be going away. Social media is full of people urging you to eat more protein, including via supplements such as protein shakes. Food companies have…
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So-called ‘clutch’ athletes might be more hype than nerveless match-winners
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Ger Post, Lecturer Neuroscience, PhD student collaborative reasoning, The University of Melbourne With the AFL finals approaching, discussions about the league’s clutch players – those who excel under pressure – will soon appear in the media and be debated among fans. Last year, Gold Coast…
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Russia’s GPS interference: do I need to worry when flying?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Lucia McCallum, Senior Scientist in Geodesy, University of Tasmania Gints Ivuskans / AFP via Getty Images On Sunday, a plane carrying European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen was reportedly forced to land in Bulgaria using paper maps after its GPS navigation systems were jammed.…
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Not all processed foods are bad for you. Here’s what you can tell from reading the label
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Clare Collins, Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle If you follow wellness content on social media or in the news, you’ve probably heard that processed food is not just unhealthy, but can cause serious harm. Eating a diet dominated by highly processed…
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What are ShinyHunters, the hackers that attacked Google? Should we all be worried?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Jennifer Medbury, Lecturer in Intelligence and Security, Edith Cowan University Cyber crime group ShinyHunters has received global attention after Google urged 2.5 billion users to tighten their security following a data breach via Salesforce, a customer management platform. Unlike data breaches where hackers directly break…
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How Australia’s anti-immigration rallies were amplified online by the global far right
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Callum Jones, Associate research fellow, Deakin University Over the weekend, rallies were staged across various Australian cities under the branding “March for Australia”. The rallies, which were attended by avowed neo-Nazis and elected politicians alike, called for an end to mass migration. These protests are…
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What’s behind the rioting in Indonesia? And will the much-loathed political elite back down?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Tim Lindsey, Malcolm Smith Professor of Asian Law and Director of the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, The University of Melbourne For many Indonesians, the violent riots currently wracking Jakarta and other cities across the archipelago are eerily reminiscent of the riots of…
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New gun law protections target domestic violence, but real prevention must start earlier
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Eden Hoffer, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Information and Media Studies & Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University In Canada, having a gun in the home is one of the strongest predictors that intimate partner violence (IPV) will turn fatal. Among intimate partner homicides, 62 per cent…
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Reluctance to reach out to old friends is a common experience, but reconnecting can pay off
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Kristina K. Castaneto, Ph.D. Candidate in Social Psychology, Simon Fraser University Picture this: One day while drinking your morning coffee, you are reminded of a friend from your past. You have not spoken to this person in some time, but you remember them fondly and wonder…
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In the Salish Sea, tensions surrounding killer whales and salmon are about more than just fishing
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Lauren Eckert, Postdoctoral research fellow, Centre for Indigenous Fisheries, University of British Columbia In the waters of the Salish Sea, endangered southern resident killer whales and the struggling Chinook salmon they depend on are at the centre of one of Canada’s most visible conservation conflicts. Since…