Category: MIL OSI
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What’s a ‘black box’ warning? A pharmacologist explains how these labels protect patients
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By C. Michael White, Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut Black box warnings can influence whether or not clinicians decide to prescribe a drug. SDI Productions/E+ via Getty Images A “black box” warning on a health product sounds pretty scary – maybe even more…
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‘Simulation theory’ brings an AI twist out of ‘The Matrix’ to ideas mystics and religious scholars have voiced for centuries
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Rizwan Virk, Faculty Associate, PhD Candidate in Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology, Arizona State University Computer code appears during an immersive reality screening of the 1999 movie ‘The Matrix,’ held in Inglewood, Calif., on May 28, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty…
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The rise of the autistic detective – why neurodivergent minds are at the heart of modern mysteries
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Soohyun Cho, Assistant Professor at the Center for Integrative Studies in the Arts & Humanities, Michigan State University There never seems to be a shortage of good crime shows on TV, and network television is teeming with detectives who think – and act – differently.…
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Global companies are still committing to protect the climate – and they’re investing big money in clean tech
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Lily Hsueh, Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Arizona State University Electric delivery vehicles powered by renewable energy are helping several multinationals lower their emissions. Mustafa Hussain/Getty Images The Trump administration has given corporations plenty of convenient excuses to retreat from their climate commitments,…
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Why rural Maine may back Democrat Graham Platner’s populism in the Senate campaign − but not his party
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Nicholas Jacobs, Goldfarb Family Distinguished Chair in American Government, Colby College; Institute for Humane Studies Graham Platner, left, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, chats with his neighbor, Denis Nault, on Nov. 3, 2025, in Sullivan, Maine. AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty Every few years, Democrats try to…
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Space debris struck a Chinese spacecraft – how the incident could be a wake-up call for international collaboration
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By R. Lincoln Hines, Assistant Professor of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology China’s Shenzhou-20 spacecraft – shown here hitching a ride on a Long March-2F carrier rocket – was hit by a piece of space debris. Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images China’s Shenzhou-20 spacecraft took a…
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Let’s go on an ESCAPADE – NASA’s small, low-cost orbiters will examine Mars’ atmosphere
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Christopher Carr, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology This close-up illustration shows what one of the twin ESCAPADE spacecraft will look like conducting its science operations. James Rattray/Rocket Lab USA/Goddard Space Flight Center Envision a time when hundreds of spacecraft are exploring the…
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Darker Shade of Pale: why I wrote a book about my grandfather and how it changed my view of him
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Leslie Swartz, Professor, Stellenbosch University Deborah Posel, the founding director of the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research, an interdisciplinary research institute in the humanities and social sciences in South Africa, has published a new book, Darker Shade of Pale: Shtetl to Colony. Using a…
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Teacher recruitment and retention are separate issues – they need tackling in different ways
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Emily MacLeod, Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Education, UCL Wpadington/Shutterstock It is well known that more teachers are needed in England. A shortage of teachers affects young people’s attainment at school and puts pressure on the existing education workforce. There are two key reasons for this…
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How to make new housing estates work for the people who live there
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Keetie Roelen, Senior Research Fellow, Co-Deputy Director, Centre for the Study of Global Development, The Open University The UK is grappling with a housing crisis, with a shortage of 2.5 million homes in England alone. To address this, the government has pledged to build 1.5 million…