Category: The Conversation

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Leah Sidi, Associate Professor of Health Humanities, UCL Under bright lights, the audience looks at a bare stage on two planes. Below, a small stage is white and empty, occupied only by a table and two chairs. Above, a huge, slanted mirror reflects a bird’s-eye view…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Neill Raath, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing, University of Warwick Richard Johnson/Shutterstock Despite the steady growth of online shopping, a majority of the UK public still prefers to buy groceries at the supermarket. Shopping trolleys can help us lug our purchases back to the…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Daniel Lawrence, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology, Cardiff Metropolitan University Restrictive practices in mental health settings – such as physical restraint and seclusion – are meant to be a last resort, used only when patients pose a risk to themselves or others. In 2021 and 2022…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Giorgio Di Gessa, Lecturer in Data Science, UCL szefei/Shutterstock Grandparents play a pivotal role in family life. They are often a vital part of the childcare puzzle, stepping in to look after their grandchildren while parents are at work or busy. And there’s a lot of…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Douglas Schulz, Lecturer in Sociology and Criminology, University of Bradford Ozzy Osbourne’s death is not just the passing of another rock star. It marks the end of an era – the fading of a figure who helped shape an entire music genre and subculture. Both as…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Matt Warren, Managing Director, Universal Impact, The Conversation Share your thoughts. Shutterstock We believe in the power of research to change the world for the better. But we also understand that research needs to be shared – effectively and accessibly – if it is to have…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Julian Savulescu, Visiting Professor in Biomedical Ethics, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute; Distinguished Visiting Professor in Law, University of Melbourne; Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, The University of Melbourne HRAUN/Getty A young woman needs an abortion and the reasons, while urgent, are not medical. A United…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Sara Webb, Lecturer, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology Comet 3I/ATLAS International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/K. Meech/Jen Miller/Mahdi Zamani, CC BY On July 1, astronomers spotted an unusual high-speed object zooming towards the Sun. Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, the surprising space traveller had one very special…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Nathan Cooper, Associate Professor of Law, University of Waikato Getty Images The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will issue a highly anticipated advisory opinion overnight to clarify state obligations related to climate change. It will answer two urgent questions: what are the obligations of states…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Jennifer Power, Principal Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University Last week, scientists announced the birth of eight healthy babies in the United Kingdom conceived with DNA from three people. Some headlines have called it “three-person IVF”. The embryo…