Category: MIL OSI
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Why preventive mastectomy isn’t offered to everyone at risk
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Ahmed Elbediwy, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Biochemistry / Cancer Biology, Kingston University salajean/Shutterstock When Jesse J, Christina Applegate and Katie Thurston spoke openly about their mastectomies, their candour did more than share private struggles. It highlighted a procedure that, while often life saving, is unevenly available…
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Why the Arthur’s Seat burn is a cautionary tale for the UK’s wildfire management strategy
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Elliot David Convery-Fisher, Research Fellow in the Socio-Ecology of Fire Management, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh For the tenth time this year, a wildfire warning covers most of Scotland. The latest alert came after a recent, and not the first, gorse fire on Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh’s iconic…
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Freud would have called AI a ‘narcissistic insult’ to humanity – here’s how we might overcome it
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Antje Jackelén, Senior Advisor and Systematic Theologian., Lund University AI can deal a fateful blow to human self-understanding. Stokkete/Shutterstock In 1917, Sigmund Freud described three “narcissistic insults” that had been caused by science. These were moments of scientific breakthrough that showed humans that we are not…
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With over 17,000 shops in the UK expected to close this year, city centres must move on from retail
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Lyndon Simkin, Professor of Strategic Marketing, Manchester Metropolitan University Claire’s has gone into administration. nrqemi/Shutterstock British businesses are under such strain that around 50,000 are on the brink of collapse according to a recent report. Retail is an especially vulnerable sector, with predictions that over 17,300…
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Extreme weather alerts can move markets – here’s what investors can learn from our new research
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Styliani Panetsidou, Assistant Professor of Finance, Coventry University mick wass photography Many of us check the weather forecast to plan our day – to decide whether to carry an umbrella, postpone a trip or work from home when snow is on the horizon. But weather alerts…
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Pierre Poilievre wins Alberta byelection — but he’s got a long road ahead to broaden his base
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Sam Routley, PhD Candidate, Political Science, Western University Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will return to Parliament, this time as the new member for the Alberta riding of Battle River-Crowfoot. With more than 80 per cent of the popular vote in a byelection, Poilievre has managed to…
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Cameroon’s conflict is part of a bigger trend: negotiations are losing ground to military solutions
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Jacqui Cho, PhD Fellow, swisspeace Mediation Program, University of Basel In central Africa, a violent conflict has been unfolding for nearly eight years. What began in 2016 as peaceful protests by lawyers and teachers against the increasing “francophonisation” of the legal and education systems in…
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Young South Africans don’t bother with elections: would lowering the voting age make a difference?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Dirk Kotze, Professor in Political Science, University of South Africa South Africa is due to hold local government elections in 2026. In the last election in 2021, only 15% of the eligible voters aged 18 to 21 registered for the election. In view of this,…
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Hype and western values are shaping AI reporting in Africa: what needs to change
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Sisanda Nkoala, Associate professor, University of the Western Cape News media shape public understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) and influence how society interacts with these technologies. For many people, especially those who have not sought more knowledge about AI elsewhere, media platforms are a primary…
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Chikungunya: what UK travellers should know about this mosquito-borne virus
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Paul Hunter, Professor of Medicine, University of East Anglia All of the Chikungunya cases in England were associated with travel to regions which have had ongoing outbreaks of the virus. nechaevkon/ Shutterstock The UK’s Health Security Agency has advised overseas travellers to take precautions to avoid…