Category: The Conversation

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Adriana Alcaraz-Sanchez, Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science, University of Edinburgh fran_kie/Shutterstock For some people, sleep brings a peculiar kind of wakefulness. Not a dream, but a quiet awareness with no content. This lesser-known state of consciousness may hold clues to one of…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Rowland Atkinson, Professor and Research Chair in Inclusive Societies, University of Sheffield Balate.Dorin/Shutterstock News stories in recent months have claimed that more than 16,500 millionaires are expected to leave the UK in 2025 due to the country’s increasing tax burden. Notably, the abolition of “non-dom” tax…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Cosimo Inserra, Reader in Astrophysics – Associate Dean of EDI, Cardiff University Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko Stars often end their lives with a dazzling explosion, creating and releasing material into the universe. This will then seed new life, leading to a cosmic cycle of birth, death and…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Aurora Moxon, Postdoctoral Fellow, University College Cork High in the Aspromonte mountains in the toe of Italy’s boot lies the ancient Calabrian village of Bova. Over the last two millennia, a series of invaders and settlers have left their mark on the Aspromonte, including the ancient…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Sameer Jauhar, Clinical Associate Professor, Imperial College London Fahroni/Shutterstock.com For decades, psychiatrists have treated psychosis as if it were separate conditions. People experiencing hallucinations and delusions might be diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, severe depression and related diagnoses, and receive completely different treatments based on diagnosis.…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Justin Stebbing, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University Izf/Shutterstock.com Exercise is a cornerstone of good health and evidence shows it can even help prevent cancers returning following treatment. But new findings are raising an unexpected question: could very high-volume endurance training carry its own risks?…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Tony Kushner, James Parkes Professor of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations, University of Southampton An illustration of the crime from 1771. London Jewish Museum This article contains details of antisemitism and violence that some readers may find upsetting. It’s evening at a remote Sussex pub in 1734 and a…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Kirsty Vant, Doctoral Researcher, Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway University of London Shisu Ka/Shutterstock We all know how much better we feel after a good night’s sleep. Science backs this up: high-quality sleep boosts cardiovascular health, immune function, brain health and emotional wellbeing. Unsurprisingly, many people…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Dipa Kamdar, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, Kingston University Jamaan/Shutterstock Cloves have long been a staple in kitchens and traditional medicine cabinets. Known for their warm, spicy flavour, they’re typically found whole or ground, and as clove oil or extract. But beyond their culinary charm, cloves…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Will de Freitas, Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation Meet your winners. E. PUIG / shutterstock The ocean is heating up – in some places, faster than scientists once thought possible. For the fish, crustaceans and plankton that underpin life in the sea, this means habitats…