Category: MIL OSI
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Why racehorses might hold the key to saving human lives
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Kamalan Jeevaratnam, Head of School of Veterinary Medicine, Professor in Clinical Physiology, University of Surrey Mish d P/Shutterstock After a routine gallop on the morning of October 31 2023, the American thoroughbred racehorse Practical Move collapsed and died. A necropsy – the animal equivalent of a…
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Why some climate policies are more popular than others – a psychologist explains
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Wouter Poortinga, Professor of Environmental Psychology, Cardiff University Low-traffic neighbourhoods can be considered controversial by some people. Hazel Plater/Shutterstock Despite growing concern about climate change, many countries have seen backlashes against certain environmental policies, often because they are seen as costly, restrictive or unfair. In France,…
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‘I have multiple side-hustles … It’s exhausting’: the challenges facing young freelance creatives
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Heidi Ashton, Associate professor, University of Warwick KinoMasterskaya/Shutterstock If you’re a freelancer, you know there are many perks to how you make a living. For some, this includes being free to work when and how you please, setting your own rates, and being your own boss.…
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Politics has always been a game – but why does it now feel like we’re being cheated?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Tim Beasley-Murray, Associate Professor of European Thought and Culture, UCL Too many politicians are collecting $200 without passing Go. Wikipedia/Landlordsgame.info/T Forsyth Donald Trump – who has spent at least 45 days of his presidency so far on the golf course – has once again been accused…
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Quantum alternative to GPS navigation will be tested on US military spaceplane
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Samuel Lellouch, Assistant Professor in Digital Twinning, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham A US military space-plane, the X-37B orbital test vehicle, is due to embark on its eighth flight into space on August 21 2025. Much of what the X-37B does in space…
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Animal Farm at 80: why the animals really matter in Orwell’s parable about communism
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Charlotte Sleigh, Associate Professor, Dept of Science & Technology Studies, UCL George Orwell’s Animal Farm (1945) turns 80 on August 17 2025. If there’s one thing every student of history or politics knows, it’s that the novella is not really about animals. Sure, the principal characters…
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The car finance scandal proves that the financial sector still has trust issues that need to be sorted
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Alper Kara, Head of Department of Economics, Finance & Accounting, Brunel University of London The car finance scandal could have ended up costing UK banks and lenders up to £44 billion in compensation payments. But after the latest court ruling, the expected bill has been reduced…
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Why being open about science can make people trust it less – and what to do about it
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Byron Hyde, Philosopher of Science and Public Policy, University of Bristol, Honorary Research Associate, Bangor University People stop trusting science when it doesn’t meet high expectations. Billion Photos/Shutterstock When people trust science, they can make better decisions, follow helpful rules and work together on big problems…
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Irregular migrants in Europe face obstacles to exercising legal rights – where they have them
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – France – By Clare Fox-Ruhs, Part-Time Assistant Professor, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute It is said that a true measure of any society is how it treats its most vulnerable members. To what extent, however, does this litmus test extend to the irregular migrants among…
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Expressing gratitude isn’t necessary, but a little appreciation may still go a long way
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Lara B Aknin, Distinguished Professor of Social Psychology, Simon Fraser University Gratitude statements like “Thanks! You are so kind!” and “Thank you! What you did was really helpful,” are common when someone receives assistance from another person. Such expressions of gratitude and appreciation have long been…