Category: The Conversation

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Lucia McCallum, Senior Scientist in Geodesy, University of Tasmania Gints Ivuskans / AFP via Getty Images On Sunday, a plane carrying European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen was reportedly forced to land in Bulgaria using paper maps after its GPS navigation systems were jammed.…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Clare Collins, Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle If you follow wellness content on social media or in the news, you’ve probably heard that processed food is not just unhealthy, but can cause serious harm. Eating a diet dominated by highly processed…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Tim Lindsey, Malcolm Smith Professor of Asian Law and Director of the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, The University of Melbourne For many Indonesians, the violent riots currently wracking Jakarta and other cities across the archipelago are eerily reminiscent of the riots of…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Kristina van Kuyck, PhD Candidate in the School of History and Geography, Dublin City University As I was photographing Soviet-era monuments in the Lithuanian port city of Klaipėda in May 2022, I heard a woman shout at me: “You are a young Nazi who wants to…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Craig Jackson, Professor of Occupational Health Psychology, Birmingham City University Victoria Antre/Shutterstock.com They have been promoted as a remedy for anxiety and sleeplessness, with celebrities and influencers swearing by their calming effects. Weighted blankets – heavy throws filled with glass beads or plastic pellets – have…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Francesco Rigoli, Reader in Psychology, City St George’s, University of London Ukraine and its western allies are losing ground in the war against Russia. A possible Russian victory will be costly and is likely to be followed by years of exhausting low-intensity conflict while the country…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Poornika Ananth, Assistant Professor in Strategy and Organisations, School of Management, University of Bath Nicoleta Ionescu/Shutterstock Regardless of how you spent the final days of summer, the return to work can mean coming face to face once again with any sticky problems you pushed aside previously.…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Rebecca Day, PhD Candidate in Bilingualism (Linguistics), Bangor University shutterstock Vitalii Vodolazskyi/Shutterstock Rett syndrome is a rare neurological condition that disrupts physical and linguistic development, affecting around one in 10,000 women and even fewer men. For decades, researchers assumed that people with the condition, many of…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Ahmed Elbediwy, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Biochemistry / Cancer Biology, Kingston University lightpoet/Shutterstock.com For years, health authorities have warned against red meat consumption, with the World Health Organization’s cancer research arm classifying it as “probably carcinogenic to humans”. But a controversial new study challenges that position,…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Heiko Balzter, Director of Institute for Environmental Futures, University of Leicester More trees aren’t always the best bet. Egmrrsey / shutterstock Planting trees is seen as a cornerstone of efforts to avert climate breakdown. But a major new study in Science finds their potential has been…