Category: MIL OSI
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No time to recover: Hurricane Melissa and the Caribbean’s compounding disaster trap
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Farah Nibbs, Assistant Professor of Emergency and Disaster Health Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Hurricane Melissa tore off roofs and stripped trees of their leaves, including in many parts of Jamaica hit by Hurricane Beryl a year earlier. Ricardo Makyn/AFP via Getty Images Headlines…
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Colorado’s rural schools serve more than 130,000 students, and their superintendents want more pay for their teachers
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Robert Mitchell, Associate Professor, College of Education, University of Colorado Colorado Springs Leaders of Colorado’s rural schools are more likely to encourage a total stranger to go into teaching than a member of their own family, according to a Colorado-based survey published in October 2025.…
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Bad Bunny is the latest product of political rage — how pop culture became the front line of American politics
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Adam G. Klein, Associate Professor of Communication and Media Studies, Pace University Bad Bunny performs in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on July 11, 2025. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images When the NFL in September 2025 announced that Bad Bunny would headline the next Super Bowl halftime show, it…
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What is time? Rather than something that ‘flows,’ a philosopher suggests time is a psychological projection
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Adrian Bardon, Professor of Philosophy, Wake Forest University Time isn’t an illusion, unlike optical illusions that trick your eyes. There’s nothing to ‘trick’ because it has no physical basis. BSIP/UIG Via Getty Image “Time flies,” “time waits for no one,” “as time goes on”: The way…
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Community health centers provide care for 1 in 10 Americans, but funding cuts threaten their survival
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Jennifer Spinghart, Clinical Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences, University of South Carolina Community health clinics provide primary care to 1 in 10 people in the U.S., but they often operate on razor-thin margins. Ariel Skelley/Photodisc via Getty Images Affordable health care was the primary point…
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Emetophobia: what it’s like to have a fear of vomiting
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Molly Sheila Harbor, PhD Candidate in Psychology, University of Reading Emetophobia can have a serious impact on a person’s daily life. Nicoleta Ionescu/ Shutterstock It’s safe to say nobody likes vomiting. But while it’s not a pleasant experience by any means, few of us really give…
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String theory: scientists are trying new ways to verify the idea that could unite all of physics
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Marika Taylor, Pro-vice-chancellor, Professor, University of Birmingham Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Adam Ginsburg (University of Florida), Nazar Budaiev (University of Florida), Taehwa Yoo (University of Florida); Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI) In 1980, Stephen Hawking gave his first lecture as Lucasian Professor at the University…
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How the market for international students puts pressure on universities’ academic freedom
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By David Yates, Senior Lecturer in Accounting, University of Sheffield Ground Picture/Shutterstock It is difficult to ignore the intertwined nature of the commercialised UK higher education model and its reliance on international student fee income. One in four students enrolled in higher education courses in the UK…
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Apocalyptic images of melting glaciers and sinking islands won’t help anyone imagine a better future
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Natalie Pollard, Professor of Contemporary Literature and Culture, University of Exeter What do you picture when you think about climate change? For many of us, it is the same set of dramatic images: melting glaciers, sinking landforms, rising seas or extreme weather. These are powerful visuals.…
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Exhausted employees don’t want it – so why has Greece introduced a 13-hour work day?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Elena Papagiannaki, Lecturer in Economics, Edinburgh Napier University Hospitality workers are likely to be hit hard by the law. Mulevich/Shutterstock The Greek government has passed a law allowing private employers to extend shifts to 13 hours per day, framed in terms of “flexibility” and “growth”. It’s…