Category: MIL OSI
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RFK Jr.’s plans to overhaul ‘vaccine court’ system would face legal and scientific challenges
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Anna Kirkland, Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies, University of Michigan The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program was established in 1986 by an act of Congress. MarsBars/iStock via Getty Images Plus For almost 40 years, people who suspect they’ve been harmed by a vaccine have been…
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The growing fad of ‘microdosing’ mushrooms is leading to an uptick in poison control center calls and emergency room visits
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Joshua Kellogg, Assistant Professor of Natural Product Chemistry, Penn State _Amanita_ mushrooms are commonly used in mushroom-based products. Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library via Getty Images Imagine you purchase a bag of gummies labeled nootropic – a term used to describe substances that claim to enhance…
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When workers’ lives outside work are more fulfilling, it benefits employers too
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Louis Tay, Professor of Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Purdue University If you never take a break, the extra hours of effort might not pay off. JGI/Tom Grill/Tetra images via Getty Images Many employers are demanding more from workers these days, pushing them to log as many hours…
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Why universities are hiring more chief marketing officers – even as budgets shrink
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Prachi Gala, Associate Professor of Marketing, Kennesaw State University Faculty hiring freezes. Department budget cuts. Declining public trust. Across the United States, higher education is navigating one of its most challenging periods in decades. Yet, quietly, something else is happening: More universities are adding chief…
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Kids need soft skills in the age of AI, but what does this mean for schools?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Jennifer L. Steele, Professor of Education, American University Generative AI is forcing K-12 schools to reconsider what key skills to teach students. Cavan Images via Getty Images For the past half-century, the jobs that have commanded the greatest earnings have increasingly concentrated on knowledge work,…
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Grand Canyon’s Dragon Bravo megafire shows the growing wildfire threat to water systems
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Faith Kearns, Scientist and Director of Research Communication for the Arizona Water Innovation Initiative, Arizona State University Tourists watch smoke from the Dragon Bravo wildfire float through the Grand Canyon. Scott Olson/Getty Images As wildfire crews battled the Dragon Bravo Fire on the Grand Canyon’s…
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Sanctuary cities in the US were born in the 1980s as Central American refugees fled civil wars
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Laura Madokoro, Associate Professor of History, Carleton University Protesters outside the federal courthouse in San Antonio, Texas, rally to oppose a Texas ‘anti-sanctuary cities’ bill on June 26, 2017. AP Photo/Eric Gay Sanctuary cities in the United States, which limit local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement,…
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Afghans in US face uncertainty after the cancellation of their humanitarian relief
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Mitra Naseh, Assistant Professor of Migration, Washington University in St. Louis Members of the Afghanistan community and their supporters take part in a demonstration calling for an ‘open door’ policy for Afghanistan refugees on Aug. 28, 2021, in Los Angeles. AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu Thousands of…
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Understanding tick immunity may be key to preventing killer viruses from spreading
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Marine J. Petit, Lecturer in Virology, Section of Virology, Institute for Sustainability, University of Surrey 24K-Production/Shutterstock A tiny tick crawls across your skin, potentially carrying a virus so lethal it kills up to four out of every ten people it infects. Yet that same tick shows…
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What’s the secret to fixing the UK’s public finances? Here’s what our panel of experts would do
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Steve Schifferes, Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre, City St George’s, University of London Unexpected growth in the UK economy isn’t enough to detract from the gaping hole in the country’s public finances. Speculation is ramping up about what steps the chancellor of the…