Category: The Conversation

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Lewis Mattin, Senior Lecturer, Life Sciences, University of Westminster Soluble fibre. Towfiqu ahamed barbhuiya/Shutterstock.com You need fibre. That much is true. But in the world of online health trends, what started out as sound dietary advice has spiralled into “fibremaxxing” – a push to consume eye-watering…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Edward White, PhD Candidate in Psychology, Kingston University Netflix’s recent use of generative AI to create a building collapse scene in the sci-fi show El Eternauta (The Eternaut) marks more than a technological milestone. It reveals a fundamental psychological tension about what makes entertainment authentic. The…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Busra Nisa Sarac, Senior Lecturer in International Security and Gender Studies, University of Portsmouth A French national called Sonia Mejri will stand trial for her alleged involvement in crimes committed against the Yazidi community, a Paris court ruled in early July. Mejri is accused of having…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Emma Shortis, Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University Conspiracy theories are funny things. The most enduring ones usually take hold for two reasons: first, because there’s some grain of truth to them, and second, because they speak to foundational…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Daswin de Silva, Professor of AI and Analytics, Director of AI Strategy, La Trobe University George Peters / Getty Images We are entering the third phase of generative AI. First came the chatbots, followed by the assistants. Now we are beginning to see agents: systems…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Jamilla Rosdahl, Senior Lecturer, Australian College of Applied Psychology Last month, actor Brad Pitt stepped onto the Formula One circuit as the leading man of the high-octane film F1, backed by Apple Studios, Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Pitt’s own Plan B Entertainment. During the publicity…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Hussein Boon, Principal Lecturer – Music, University of Westminster CarlosBarquero/Shutterstock Spotify currently has 675 million active users. Now, as it expands into video for music streaming and as more people use Spotify, the app’s environmental footprint is set to increase. In-video advertisements that aim to increase…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Benjamin Selwyn, Professor of International Relations and International Development, Department of International Relations, University of Sussex Me dia/Shutterstock Global supply chains account for 70% of world trade. They are the arteries of global capitalism, moving goods and services across borders multiple times before reaching consumers. Since…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Adrian Bevan, Professor of Physics, School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London RHJPhotos / Shutterstock The alchemist’s dream is to make gold from common metals, but can this be done? The physics needed to explain how to change one element into another…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Rachel Woods, Senior Lecturer in Physiology, University of Lincoln Pratchaya.Lee/Shutterstock How much does your weight really say about your health? Probably less than you think. You could eat your five-a-day, hit the gym regularly, have textbook blood pressure and cholesterol levels – and still be dismissed…