Category: MIL OSI
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Latin American literature contains warnings for American universities that yield to Trump
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Charlotte Rogers, Associate Professor of Spanish, University of Virginia Nobel Prize winner Gabriel García Márquez, who fled Colombia after learning that the government planned to arrest him, returns to his hometown, Aracataca, in 2007 for the first time in 20 years. Alejandra Vega/AFP via Getty…
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Why religious groups are pushing for psychedelics as sacrament
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Pardis Mahdavi, Professor of Anthropology, University of La Verne Congregants at Colorado’s first psychedelic church, in Colorado Springs, on Feb. 18, 2025. Jason Connolly/AFP via Getty Images Texas passed a landmark law in June 2025, supported by former Gov. Rick Perry, that allocates US$50 million…
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Pregnancy brings unique challenges for people with autoimmune diseases – but with early planning, pregnancy outcomes can be greatly improved
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Kristen Demoruelle, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Early discussions and proactive planning for pregnancy are critically important for those with autoimmune diseases. d3sign/Moment via Getty Images Only a few decades ago, a diagnosis of lupus could mean giving up the…
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When the government can see everything: How one company – Palantir – is mapping the nation’s data
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Nicole M. Bennett, Ph.D. Candidate in Geography and Assistant Director at the Center for Refugee Studies, Indiana University Palantir’s technology allows government agencies to connect the dots about individuals. Yuichiro Chino/Moment via Getty Images When the U.S. government signs contracts with private technology companies, the fine…
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When federal courts fail to punish lawyers for potential misconduct, states can step in
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Ray Brescia, Associate Dean for Research and Intellectual Life, Albany Law School James Boasberg, chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, attends a panel discussion in Washington, D.C., on April 2, 2025. Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images In early August 2025,…
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‘Phubbing’: why ignoring your partner for your phone infuriates certain people – and causes them to retaliate
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Claire Hart, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Southampton Picture this: you’re out for dinner with your partner. The food arrives, the conversation flows – and then their phone buzzes. They glance down, smile faintly and start typing. You sit there, fork in hand, suddenly invisible.…
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When surgical tools don’t fit: how gender bias in design puts women surgeons at risk
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Gráinne Tyrrell, Doctoral Researcher in Biomedical Device Design, School of Architecture and Product Design, University of Limerick S Eirich/Shutterstock “If you can’t handle this, you’ll never keep up with your peers.” That’s what a young vascular surgeon in training reported hearing from a senior colleague during…
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Defendants in sexual assault cases are just as likely to misremember the event as alleged victims – new study
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Ciara Greene, Associate Professor of Psychology, University College Dublin StunningArt/Shutterstock Psychologists have intensively studied the factors that make both eyewitnesses and victims more or less susceptible to memory distortion. But to date there has been no experimental evidence comparing memory suggestibility between the complainants and accused…
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New finds shed light on Canopus – the ancient Egyptian port city lost to the sea
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Claire Isabella Gilmour, PhD Candidate, Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Bristol This year has seen a number of artefacts recovered from the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Egypt. The area has attracted interest for some time due to ongoing searches for the tomb of Cleopatra…
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Scientists have been wrong about phantom limbs for decades – new study
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Malgorzata Szymanska, PhD Candidate, Cognition and Brain Science, University of Cambridge 22ImagesStudio/Shutterstock.com Inside every human brain lies a detailed map of the body, with different regions dedicated to different body parts – the hands, lips, feet and more. But what happens to this map when a…