Category: MIL OSI
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Talking about sex isn’t always easy for teachers in South Africa. Here’s what they told us
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Vhothusa Edward Matahela, Associate Professor: Health Sciences Education, University of South Africa Young people in rural Limpopo, the South African province bordering Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, face high risks of HIV, unplanned pregnancy, and other societal challenges. One reason is that they aren’t always getting sexuality…
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Air conditioning isn’t the only answer
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Will de Freitas, Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation Keeping cool in Manchester, England. Iordanis / shutterstock I recently returned from visiting family in America and was struck by how hot I felt back home in London, despite the temperatures being lower. Partly, this was down…
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Cigarette filters do nothing for smokers’ health and just create plastic pollution – they should be banned
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jonathan Livingstone-Banks, Lecturer & Senior Researcher in Evidence-Based Healthcare, University of Oxford Kristine Rad/Shutterstock.com Cigarette filters were widely introduced in the 1950s, ostensibly to make smoking less harmful. With growing public concern about lung cancer and other smoking-related diseases, the tobacco industry responded not by making…
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Champion tennis player Monica Seles has myasthenia gravis – what is it and how does it affect sufferers?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Adam Taylor, Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University The tennis legend revealed recently that three years ago she was diagnosed with the rare autoimmune condition. lev radin/ Shutterstock Former tennis star Monica Seles has revealed she has been diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, a rare autoimmune condition that…
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Sun dogs, rainbows and glories are celestial wonders – and they may appear in alien skies too
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Peter Berthelemy, PhD Candidate in Atmospheric Physics , University of Bath Earth may not be the only planet with sun dogs, as shown here in a wintry landscape. Guozongxia/Shutterstock Every once in a while, you may look up towards the Sun and see strange bright lights…
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Netflix’s ‘Mo’ delivers humour and heartache as it explores Israel-Gaza war, Palestinian and Mexican migrant life in the U.S.
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Faiza Hirji, Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies and Media Arts, McMaster University I recently watched both seasons of the Netflix drama-comedy Mo (2022-25), expecting a good laugh, since the show is headlined and written by funny and smart comedian Mohammed Amer. Mo does provoke a…
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Phones and other tech can enhance teens’ connection to nature
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Samantha Friedman, Lecturer in Applied Psychology, University of Edinburgh New Africa/Shutterstock Screens, and technology more generally, are often seen to be at odds with engagement and connection with nature. Teenagers are implored to put down their phones and go outside instead. This is a key premise…
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Forcing Zelensky to hand Putin Ukraine’s ‘fortress belt’ in Donetsk will lose it the war
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Rod Thornton, Senior Lecturer in International Studies, Defence and Security., King’s College London In the recent summit talks in Alaska designed to halt the Russia-Ukraine war, Vladimir Putin demanded that Kyiv cede control of the entirety of its Donetsk oblast (region) to Russia. But this would…
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Being funny helps populist politicians create bonds and get voters on board
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Adam R. North, Early Career Researcher, Religions and Theology Department, University of Manchester Humour has become one of the most potent weapons in the populist politician’s playbook. Comedic populists like Donald Trump, Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage and Argentinian president Javier Milei use ridicule, absurdity and sarcasm…
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Nearly a third of female gamers feel guilty about their hobby – new study
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Steph Rennick, Philosopher & Lecturer in Interactive Media, University of Stirling DC Studio/Shutterstock While playing video games has traditionally been thought of as a male-dominated pastime, 51% of women now game in some capacity compared to 53% of men. However, although the number of women playing…