Category: MIL OSI
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Fears that falling birth rates in US could lead to population collapse are based on faulty assumptions
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Leslie Root, Assistant Professor of Research, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado Boulder Unfortunately for demographers, birth rates are hard to predict far into the future. gremlin/E+ via Getty Images Pronatalism – the belief that low birth rates are a problem that must be…
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The 3 worst things you can say after a pet dies, and what to say instead
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Brian N. Chin, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Trinity College Loss of a pet falls into what researchers call disenfranchised grief in which the pain is often minimized or discounted. Claudia Luna/iStock via Getty Images Plus I saw it firsthand after my cat Murphy died earlier…
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How bachata rose from Dominican Republic’s brothels and shantytowns to become a global sensation
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Wilfredo José Burgos Matos, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Latin American and Latino Studies, Lehman College, CUNY Once viewed by elites with disdain, bachata has become popular worldwide. Erika Santelices/AFP via Getty Images What began as songs about heartbreak in the brothels and barrios of the…
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Trump’s push for more deportations could boost demand for foreign farmworkers with ‘guest worker’ visas
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Scott Morgenstern, Professor of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh Mexican farmworkers with H-2A visas weed a North Carolina tobacco field in 2016. Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images The U.S. has an important choice to make regarding agriculture. It can import more people to pick crops…
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Deportation tactics from 4 US presidents have done little to reduce the undocumented immigrant population
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Kevin Johnson, Dean and Professor of Public Interest Law and Chicana/o Studies, University of California, Davis Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents escort a detained immigrant into an elevator on June 17, 2025, in New York. AP Photo/Olga Fedorova All modern U.S. presidents, both Republican and Democratic,…
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Beijing’s ‘plausible deniability’ on arms supply is quickly becoming implausible – and could soon extend to Iran
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Linggong Kong, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, Auburn University Could longtime allies have a closer relationship than meets the eye? Thomas Peter/Pool Photo via AP China has long maintained that it does not supply arms to any party at war – a central tenet of…
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Birds use hidden black and white feathers to make themselves more colourful
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Simon Griffith, Professor of Avian Behavioural Ecology, Macquarie University The green-headed tanager (_Tangara seledon_) has a hidden layer of plumage that is white underneath the orange feathers and black underneath the blue and green feathers. Daniel Field Birds are perhaps the most colourful group of…
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As seas rise and fish decline, this Fijian village is finding new ways to adapt
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Celia McMichael, Professor in Geography, The University of Melbourne Celia McMichael, CC BY-NC-ND In the village of Nagigi, Fiji, the ocean isn’t just a resource – it’s part of the community’s identity. But in recent years, villagers have seen the sea behave differently. Tides are…
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Is sleeping a lot actually bad for your health? A sleep scientist explains
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Charlotte Gupta, Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Appleton Institute, HealthWise Research Group, CQUniversity Australia Walstrom, Susanne/Getty We’re constantly being reminded by news articles and social media posts that we should be getting more sleep. You probably don’t need to hear it again – not sleeping enough…
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Kazuo Ishiguro said he won the Nobel Prize for making people cry – 20 years later, Never Let Me Go should make us angry
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Matthew Taft, Course Coordinator in English and Theatre Studies, The University of Melbourne Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan and Andrew Garfield in the film adaptation of Never Let Me Go (2010) IMDB Our cultural touchstone series looks at works that have had a lasting influence. Kazuo…