Category: The Conversation

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Brad Underhill, Research fellow, Deakin University On April 20 1972, 100 newly elected parliamentarians gathered in Port Moresby for the opening of the Third House of Assembly, Papua New Guinea’s legislative body. Many of these members were young and some were new to politics: Chief…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Wei Xing, Assistant Professor, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Sheffield OpenAI’s latest research paper diagnoses exactly why ChatGPT and other large language models can make things up – known in the world of artificial intelligence as “hallucination”. It also reveals why the problem…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Marieke Riethof, Senior Lecturer in Latin American Politics, University of Liverpool Four out of five members of Brazil’s supreme court have voted to convict the former president, Jair Bolsonaro, for plotting a military coup after losing the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Shweta Singh, Assistant Professor, Information Systems and Management, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick Generative AI promises to help solve everything from climate change to poverty. But behind every chatbot response lies a deep environmental cost. Current AI technology requires the use of large datacentres stationed…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Cynthia Johnston, Senior Lecturer in History of the Book, School of Advanced Study, University of London Sir Galahad, the Quest for the Holy Grail by Arthur Hughes (1870). Works from pre-Raphaelite artists like Hughes are on display in the exhibition. Courtesy of National Museums Liverpool The…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Craig Beall, Associate Professor in Experimental Diabetes, University of Exeter Alones/Shutterstock.com The link between diabetes and dementia is becoming increasingly clear. New research shows how blood sugar problems affect brain health and vice versa. Here are ten evidence-based insights into how the two conditions are related.…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Rachel Scarfe, Lecturer in Economics, University of Stirling CandyBox Images/Shutterstock After the resignation of Angela Rayner, the UK government faces an urgent question: what will happen to its flagship employment rights bill? The former deputy prime minister was an important champion of the bill – and…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Martin Farr, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University The line between pulling off a diplomatic masterstroke and setting up an accident waiting to happen can be a fine one. In the seven-month fable of Peter Mandelson’s UK ambassadorship to the US, the crossing of…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Trevor Treharne, Doctoral Researcher, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford Victor Ling/Shutterstock Each day, we’re confronted with headlines about death: millions lost to disease, disasters, overwork or unhealthy lifestyles. But much of this reporting doesn’t reflect reality – and it may be…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Kate McNicholas Smith, Senior Lecturer in Screen, University of Westminster This piece contains spoilers for On Swift Horses On Swift Horses, directed by Daniel Minahan and adapted from the novel by Shannon Pufahl, is a romantic drama set in the US in the 1950s – an…