Category: MIL OSI
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The ten best songs under one minute long
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Glenn Fosbraey, Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Winchester (L-R) Masters of brevity Kate Bush, Tierra Whack and Billie Joe Armstrong. Wiki Commons/Canva, CC BY-SA Life is busy these days, so when you manage to get some well-earned free time, it’s important to…
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Quentin Blake and Me at the Lowry: the magic touch of Britain’s best-loved children’s illustrator
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Maria Stuart, Course leader, Illustration & Children’s Book Illustration, School of Arts and Media, University of Lancashire I’m greeted at the Lowry by Roald Dahl’s grinning Enormous Crocodile, who looks a bit too happy to see me and the toddler in a pushchair watching his father…
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Alzheimer’s disease: lithium may help slow cognitive decline – new research in mice
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Rahul Sidhu, PhD Candidate, Neuroscience, University of Sheffield Previous research has shown that as people move from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease, their lithium levels drop. photo_gonzo/ Shutterstock Alzheimer’s disease steals memories and devastates lives. Yet despite an abundance of research, the earliest brain changes…
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Three reasons plastic pollution treaty talks ended in disagreement and deadlock (but not collapse)
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Steve Fletcher, Professor of Ocean Policy and Economy, University of Portsmouth New Africa/Shutterstock The latest round of negotiations for a UN global plastics treaty has ended without a deal. After more than three years of talks, deep divisions remain. Agreement is only marginally closer than before…
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The ‘third nuclear age’ is a politically motivated label that seeks to justify a renewed arms race
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Tom Vaughan, Lecturer in International Security, University of Leeds US nuclear weapons testing in Nevada, 1953. National Nuclear Security Administration In August 1945 the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing more than 200,000 people, overwhelmingly civilians. Eighty years…
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Iran’s nature is under threat – here’s how better environmental stewardship can save it
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Shooka Bidarian, Media and Journalism Fellow, Sustainability and Climate at United Nations University Institute of Water Health and Environment, United Nations University From arid deserts and alpine meadows to dense wetlands and temperate forests, Iran’s natural landscapes give rise to rich native wildlife. This country is…
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Who was Jane Austen’s best leading man? These experts think they know
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By James Vigus, Senior Lecturer in English, Queen Mary University of London To mark the 250th anniversary of her birth, we’re pitting Jane Austen’s much-loved novels against each other in a battle of wit, charm and romance. Seven leading Austen experts have made their case for her…
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South Africa has chosen a risky approach to global politics: 3 steps it must take to succeed
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Adam Habib, Vice-Chancellor, SOAS, University of London South Africa finds itself in a dangerous historical moment. The world order is under threat from its own primary architect. The US wants to remain the premier global political power without taking on any of its responsibilities. This…
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Is Israel committing genocide in Gaza? International court will take years to decide, but states have a duty to act now
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Magnus Killander, Professor, Centre for Human Rights in the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria South Africa instituted a case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague in late December 2023, claiming Israel was violating the Convention on the Prevention…
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Protestant ideas shaped Americans’ support for birth control – and the Supreme Court ruling protecting a husband and wife’s right to contraception
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Samira Mehta, Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies & Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder Sixty years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that married couples have a constitutional right to use contraception. Griswold v. Connecticut, decided in 1965, made it illegal for states to…