Category: The Conversation

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Mark Lorch, Professor of Science Communication and Chemistry, University of Hull Maksym93/Shutterstock.com If you’ve sat in a nail salon recently, you may well have encountered TPO or trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide to give it its full chemical name. You won’t have seen the name on the bottle.…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Anna Walker, Senior Arts + Culture Editor, The Conversation Jane Austen’s Paper Trail is a podcast from The Conversation celebrating 250 years since Jane Austen’s birth. In each episode, we’ll be investigating a different aspect of Austen’s personality by interrogating one of her novels with leading…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Claire Hart, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Southampton BearFotos/Shutterstock Teamwork can bring out both the best and the worst in people. Working together means sharing ideas and coordinating actions. But sometimes, it can also involve swallowing pride, particularly when people with strong personalities, such as…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Adam Taylor, Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University Sparklers can also be harmful. CandyRetriever/ Shutterstock Around 2,000 people visit A&E every year due to injuries caused by fireworks. Although fireworks are an essential part of Bonfire Night celebrations for many revellers, these colourful pyrotechnics can be as…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Matt Barlow, Lecturer International Political Economy, University of Glasgow In late October Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, won a decisive victory in the country’s midterm elections. The scale of the result caught most political commentators off-guard. It now gives the president the legislative capacity to push through…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Doug Specht, Reader in Cultural Geography and Communication, University of Westminster Maps do more than show us where we are or help us find where we need to go. They are powerful cultural documents, reflecting – and often shaping – the values, priorities and secrets of…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Callum Smith, Historian of Modern British History & Head of Online Learning, Aberystwyth University It’s hard to think about politics today without immediately picturing the face of a party’s leader, charismatic or otherwise. Whether delivering a rousing conference speech, squirming through a TV interview, or being…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Giuditta Fontana, Associate Professor in International Security, University of Birmingham Twenty-five years ago, on October 31, 2000, the United Nations unanimously adopted its landmark security council resolution 1325 (WPS 1325). The resolution on women, peace and security reaffirmed “the important role of women in the prevention…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Tennessee Randall, PhD Candidate in Social Psychology, Swansea University Many people in the UK are not keen to eat offal, but there’s an environmental movement that suggests eating the whole animal has benefits. Scout901/Shutterstock Meat has a large environmental impact, but could consuming more of it…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Charlotte Curran, PhD researcher, applied ethics and moral philosophy, University of Leeds Lily Allen’s bombshell new album, West-End Girl, has caused a sensation for its depiction of a marriage torn apart. Though the singer has described it as a blend of fact and fiction, fans have…