Category: The Conversation

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Sarah A. Walker, Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology, Durham University Nicoleta Ionescu/Shutterstock You’ve probably seen the word “narcissist” thrown around online in headlines, on dating apps or in therapy-themed TikToks. But the label that people often unthinkingly slap on toxic bosses or reality TV villains hides…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Andy Levy, Reader in Psychology, Edge Hill University Lenar Nigmatullin/Shutterstock.com When TV personality Danielle Lloyd was diagnosed with melanoma earlier this year, she faced not only the anxiety of cancer treatment but also a disturbing reality: influencers spreading dangerous misinformation about sun protection. After having a…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Tom Oliver, Professor of Applied Ecology, University of Reading The Italian city of Milan’s vertical forest. Ivan Kurmyshov/Shutterstock How do you build 1.5 million new homes in five years without destroying nature? Housing is unaffordabe for most people, so the UK government plans to build as…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Eleftheria Kodosaki, Research Fellow in Neuroimmunology, UCL The Fastball EEG test measures how the brain responds to images flashed on a screen. Dmytro Zinkevych/ Shutterstock A new test could help to diagnose memory issues associated with Alzheimer’s disease in as little as three minutes. According to…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Abigail Parrish, Lecturer in Languages Education, University of Sheffield Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock Australia and England are both multicultural countries where hundreds of languages are spoken. However, in both, levels of language learning at school are worryingly low. Australia has seen a major downturn in language learning. In 2021,…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Tom Harper, Lecturer in International Relations, University of East London While Beijing has been showing off its latest military hardware to an array of international leaders, Chinese cultural icons are making their mark with a very different audience. At Naomi Osaka’s opening match at the US…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jennifer Mathers, Senior Lecturer in International Politics, Aberystwyth University After a meeting hosted by the French president, Emmanuel Macron on September 4, 26 countries have pledged to create a “reassurance force” to provide security guarantees for Ukraine in the event that a peace agreement with Russia…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jonatan Pinkse, Professor of Sustainable Business, Centre for Sustainable Business, King’s College London hurricanehank/Shutterstock We extract more than 100 billion tonnes of raw materials from Earth each year, then throw most of them away. The “circular economy” offers a different approach: instead of the linear “take-make-waste”…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Tim Holmes, Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Policing, Bangor University The UK government is once again looking at the possibility of introducing identity cards, with the prime minister Keir Starmer announcing plans for a new scheme for all UK citizens. The argument is familiar. With tougher…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Dan Baumgardt, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol Few viruses are as widespread – and sometimes misunderstood – as the human papillomavirus, or HPV. It’s so common that most of us – up to 80% – will encounter it at some point…