Category: MIL OSI
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Swimming in the Seine in Paris: an old pastime resurfaces in the age of global warming
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – France – By Julia Moutiez, Doctorante en Architecture et Enseignante à l’École d’architecture de Paris Val-de-Seine, Université Paris Nanterre – Université Paris Lumières Bathing on a hot day in Paris, 1932. Agence Rol / Gallica / BNF As the 2024 Olympic Games drew near, the promise of being able…
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Squash has been played in Philly for 125 years − a sports psychologist explains why it’s one of the city’s best-kept secrets
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Eric Zillmer, Professor of Neuropsychology, Drexel University Olivia Weaver, in foreground, is an American professional squash player from Philadelphia who is ranked No. 4 in the world. Courtesy US Squash What sport combines the intensity of a high-wire circus act with the strategic thinking of…
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Active Clubs are white supremacy’s new, dangerous frontier
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Art Jipson, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton What looks like a fitness group could actually be a white supremacist training cell. starush/iStock via Getty Images Small local organizations called Active Clubs have spread widely across the U.S. and internationally, using fitness as a cover…
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College students are bombarded by misinformation, so this professor taught them fact-checking 101 − here’s what happened
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Sam Wineburg, Emeritus Professor of Education, Stanford University Smartphones are a window into a world of misinformation. Jacob Wackerhausen/iStock via Getty Images Mike Evans knew something had to change. As the lead instructor for American Government 1101 at Georgia State University in 2021, Evans had watched…
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Like Reagan, Trump is slashing US environment regulations, but his strategy may have a far deeper impact
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Barbara Kates-Garnick, Professor of Practice in Energy Policy, The Fletcher School, Tufts University When the Trump administration announced it was moving to eliminate dozens of U.S. climate policies, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said he was sending “a dagger straight into the heart of…
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Brain chemistry reveals psychiatry’s false divisions – new study
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Sameer Jauhar, Clinical Associate Professor, Imperial College London Fahroni/Shutterstock.com For decades, psychiatrists have treated psychosis as if it were separate conditions. People experiencing hallucinations and delusions might be diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, severe depression and related diagnoses, and receive completely different treatments based on diagnosis.…
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Are ultramarathon runners really at increased risk of bowel cancer?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Justin Stebbing, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University Izf/Shutterstock.com Exercise is a cornerstone of good health and evidence shows it can even help prevent cancers returning following treatment. But new findings are raising an unexpected question: could very high-volume endurance training carry its own risks?…
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How a church row over a pre-Christian ritual reflects an ancient Italian village’s battle for survival
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Aurora Moxon, Postdoctoral Fellow, University College Cork High in the Aspromonte mountains in the toe of Italy’s boot lies the ancient Calabrian village of Bova. Over the last two millennia, a series of invaders and settlers have left their mark on the Aspromonte, including the ancient…
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Why I had to become a murder detective for my book about an 18th-century Jewish pedlar
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Tony Kushner, James Parkes Professor of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations, University of Southampton An illustration of the crime from 1771. London Jewish Museum This article contains details of antisemitism and violence that some readers may find upsetting. It’s evening at a remote Sussex pub in 1734 and a…
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Five pieces of sleep advice that could be making your insomnia worse – a sleep therapist explains
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Kirsty Vant, Doctoral Researcher, Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway University of London Shisu Ka/Shutterstock We all know how much better we feel after a good night’s sleep. Science backs this up: high-quality sleep boosts cardiovascular health, immune function, brain health and emotional wellbeing. Unsurprisingly, many people…