Category: The Conversation

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Vitaly Kazakov, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Manchester If you were to read this: “Unity through music: top artists from across the globe come together on one stage to inspire and unite millions” you could be forgiven for thinking it’s an advertising blurb for next year’s Eurovision.…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Samuel Farley, Senior Lecturer in Work Psychology, University of Sheffield Littleaom/Shutterstock Sadly, most people will come across a workplace bully at some point. Unwarranted criticism, ostracism, personal insults, and verbal or physical threats are just some of the tools in the bully’s locker. Over time, the…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Lynn Dicks, Professor of Ecology, University of Cambridge An innovative sustainable farming method which avoids fertilisers and pesticides in favour of natural soil regeneration has helped farmers in India increase profits while also benefiting wild birds. Our new research shows how “zero budget natural farming” has…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Timothy Hearn, Senior Lecturer in Bioinformatics, Anglia Ruskin University fizkes/Shutterstock.com Staring at the ceiling while the clock blinks 3am doesn’t only sap energy for the next day. A large, long-running US study of older adults has now linked chronic insomnia to changes inside the brain that…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Petri Kajonius, Associate Professor, Personality Psychology, Lund University Fotema/Shutterstock.com Two-thirds of people who underwent psilocybin-assisted therapy remained free from depression five years later, according to recent research that offers the first long-term glimpse into the lasting power of psychedelic treatment. The findings, published by researchers at…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jane Wright, Commissioning Editor, Arts & Culture, The Conversation No one wants to see a good Jedi turn bad, but that’s exactly what happens to Luke Skywalker actor Mark Hamill in The Long Walk, an adaptation of a Stephen King story of the same name. Hamill…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Maha Nassar, Associate Professor in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies, University of Arizona Pro-Palestinian Americans gather in New York at a march to the U.N. on Sept. 18, 2025. Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images Recognition of a Palestinian state is likely…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Katherine Steele, Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Crop Production, Bangor University Many Britons enjoy a curry served with a heap of fluffy white basmati rice, its delicate aroma balancing the heat of the dish. But few stop to think about the grain’s long journey. From the paddy…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Martin Farr, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University Donald Trump’s first state visit to the UK, in June 2019, was an attempt by the British government to try to forestall the threat of Trumpism, a set of ideas and style of leadership that were…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Patrick Byrne, Professor of Water Science, Liverpool John Moores University Patrick Byrne samples the water in the Mersey catchment. Patrick Byrne, CC BY-NC-ND The amount of toxic “forever chemicals” flowing into the River Mersey in north-west England has reached some of the highest levels recorded anywhere…