Category: MIL OSI
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Toilets can make Africa’s roads safer, according to this new study
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Festival Godwin Boateng, Senior Research Associate, University of Oxford Travelling on Africa’s roads comes with many challenges. The biggest is arriving at your destination safely. The continent is one of the hotspots of global road trauma. Its traffic deaths account for about one quarter of…
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As AI leader Nvidia posts record results, Warren Buffett’s made a surprise bet on Google
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Cameron Shackell, Adjunct Fellow, Centre for Policy Futures, The University of Queensland; Queensland University of Technology Fortune Live Media, CC BY-NC-ND The world’s most valuable publicly listed company, US microchip maker Nvidia, has reported record $US57 billion revenue in the third quarter of 2025, beating…
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Should I kick my diet soft-drink habit? Where do I start?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: Radio New Zealand The average Australian drinks almost 60 litres of soft drink a year. Many people see diet soft drinks as a “healthier” choice than regular ones, and when it comes to sugar, that’s true. For example, a 375 millilitre can of Coca-Cola contains about seven teaspoons of added sugar (almost…
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Tonga election: Polls open for voters to elect new Legislative Assembly
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: Radio New Zealand Incumbent Prime Minister Dr ‘Aisake Eke, who took on the role nine months ago, and his predecessor Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni, who resigned ahead of a no-confidence motion, are contesting the election. Photo: RNZ Pacific Polls have opened in Tonga on Thursday for voters to elect their 17 representatives in…
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How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple – the 8,000-year history of America’s only native major nut crop
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Shelley Mitchell, Senior Extension Specialist in Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Oklahoma State University Pecan pie is a popular holiday treat in the United States. Julie Deshaies/iStock via Getty Images Pecans have a storied history in the United States. Today, American trees produce hundreds of million…
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What do trees remember?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Estrella Luna-Diez, Associate Professor in Plant Pathology, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham The mighty Feanedock Oak in Derbyshire has provided an anchor habitat for many lifeforms, including people, for more than 200 years. Lucy Neal, CC BY-NC-SA The Feanedock Oak stands out so clearly in…
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Rosalía’s LUX: why the ‘pop-versus-classical’ question misses the point
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Andrew J. Green, Lecturer in the Anthropology of Music, King’s College London LUX, the new album from Spanish singer-songwriter Rosalía, has been critically lauded. But opinion is divided among some commentators on whether it should be considered pop or classical music. Much of LUX “sounds closer…
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How Canada and the European Union could ensure the survival of the International Criminal Court
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Laszlo Sarkany, Assistant Professor, Political Science, Western University The International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands. Canada and the EU have legal remedies at hand that could help the ICC thrive in the years ahead. (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA Canada has yet to officially throw its…
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AI won’t replace you – but it will redefine what makes you valuable at work
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Nazrul Islam, Professor of Business and Associate Director, Centre of FinTech, University of East London Leadership and other people skills are only going to rise in value to employers. NoMoreStock/Shutterstock Across the world, workers are increasingly anxious that artificial intelligence (AI) will make their jobs obsolete.…
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As Trump cuts weather forecasting, vulnerable places like Puerto Rico risk losing vital early warnings
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Ellen Ruth Kujawa, Coastal Change Research Fellow, University of Hull; University of Cambridge Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica in late October, killed dozens in Haiti and forced nearly three-quarters of a million Cubans to evacuate. The death toll across the region is still unknown – but Melissa…