Category: The Conversation

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Siobhan Keenan, Professor of Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature, De Montfort University How did Shakespeare become the world’s greatest playwright? It’s a question that has long fascinated scholars and fans alike. My latest research suggests that one answer lies in the Bard’s close collaboration with his leading…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Merav Amir, Reader of Human Geography, Queen’s University Belfast Israeli military personnel outside the secretive Sde Teiman detention centre in the Negev desert, southern Israel. Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images At the end of our conversation, Nathan (a pseudonym) kept repeating, almost to himself: “Perhaps we…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Paul Cheshire, Professor Emeritus of Economic Geography, London School of Economics and Political Science r.nagy/Shutterstock Economists have argued for years that council tax in the UK was rushed in and badly thought out. After the poll tax fiasco of the early 1990s, a substitute was urgent.…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Ayoush Lazikani, Lecturer in Medieval English, University of Oxford God creates the Moon and Sun in Guyart des Moulins’s Bible historiale (c.1420). British Library, Additional 18856, f. 5v. British Library Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts Each night, the Moon glistens in the night sky, replete with all…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Dipa Kamdar, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, Kingston University A little blue pill is creating a stir in Hollywood – and no, it’s not Viagra. It’s propranolol, a beta blocker originally designed for heart conditions, that’s now making its way into dressing rooms, award ceremonies and…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Sarah Price, Research Fellow at the Leeds Sustainability Institute, Leeds Beckett University Chizhevskaya Ekaterina/Shutterstock Insulation is designed to make heating our homes more efficient, but if it isn’t installed properly it can sometimes lead to condensation, damp and mould. Recently UK government ministers revealed the scale…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jennifer Donnelly, Doctoral Researcher, Meditation-based Interventions in Clinical Settings, Centre of Positive Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences Self-compassion is viewing yourself with kindness instead of judgment. feodarina/ Shutterstock “Be kind to yourself” is a piece of advice that’s often given to people…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Martin Whyte, Associate Professor of Metabolic Medicine, University of Surrey These were the first trials to examine the effects of a 7.2mg dose of semaglutide on body weight. Caroline Ruda/ Shutterstock A higher dose of the weight loss drug semaglutide (better known by its brand name…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Petra Alderman, Manager of the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science In the space of just three weeks, the Shinawatra family has suffered a succession of blows that threaten to undo its more than two decades at the top…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Bradley Ward, Teaching Fellow, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Southampton Flickr/Number 10 , CC BY-NC-ND Prime Minister Keir Starmer was forced to make changes to his top team by Angela Rayner’s resignation amid a stamp duty scandal, but has ended up using the…