Category: The Conversation

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate in Public Health & Community Medicine, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney Carole Yepes/Getty Videos promoting #testosteronemaxxing are racking up millions of views. Like “looksmaxxing” or “fibremaxxing” this trend takes something related to body image (improving your looks) or health (eating…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Celeste Rodriguez Louro, Associate Professor, Chair of Linguistics and Director of Language Lab, The University of Western Australia Vadishzainer / Getty / The Conversation Last year I attended a panel on generative AI in education. In a memorable moment, one presenter asked: “What’s the big…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Ronald Suny, Professor of History and Political Science, University of Michigan U.S. President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images For all the pomp and staged drama of the summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska,…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Wenjia Tang, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Digital Communication, University of Sydney What can you do in 60 seconds? In short dramas, or “micro dramas”, that’s enough time for a billionaire CEO to fall in love with his contracted wife, or for a werewolf mafia boss…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Clare Corbould, Associate Professor of History and Associate Head (Research) of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University Omar El Akkad does not want you to look away. An award-winning journalist and novelist, El Akkad was born in Egypt, lived as a teenager…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Kartikeya Walia, Lecturer, Department of Engineering, Nottingham Trent University You might have noticed that humanoid robots are having a bit of a moment. From Tesla’s Optimus to Figure AI’s Figure 02, these machines are no longer just science fiction – they’re walking, and in some cases,…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By James Clark, Professor of Medieval History, University of Exeter Summers in the 1500s were hot. Wikimedia England has entered its fourth heatwave of 2025. Historical comparisons for our current weather situation have seemed to beach at 1976. Seared into the memory of many Britons over 55,…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Barbara Cooke, Programme Leader and Senior Lecturer in English, Loughborough University It’s that time of year again. Flight costs are up, schools are out, and anyone lucky enough to afford a break is heading – literally or metaphorically – for the hills. Some might harbour visions…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Bruno Soeiro Vieira, Professor Adjunto, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA) Cop30, the UN climate summit scheduled to take place this November in the Brazilian city of Belém, is embroiled in a controversy that has nothing to do with solving the planet’s environmental problems. Currently occupying debate…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Nikki Walshe, Associate Professor in Equine Science, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Limerick Mazur Travel/Shutterstock Toby, a fun-loving Labrador, was a beloved member of the Murphy household. So, when the family noticed patches of hair loss and red, itchy skin on his paws and legs,…