Category: The Conversation

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Mariko Visserman, Assistant Professor in Psychology, University of Sussex loreanto/Shutterstock When you’re looking for a relationship, chances are you’ll start off with a wishlist for your ideal partner. Maybe someone who is attractive or wealthy, someone who likes the same movies and the outdoors. Seems like…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Gulshanara (Rumy) Begum, Senior Lecturer in Nutrition & Exercise Science, University of Westminster shutterstock New Africa/Shutterstock Energy drinks are big business. Marketed as quick fixes for fatigue and performance dips, energy drinks are especially popular among young people, athletes, sports enthusiasts, and so-called “weekend warriors” –…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By David Hastings Dunn, Professor of International Politics in the Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham At face value, Donald Trump’s announcement about his plans on Russia and Ukraine look like a major policy change. Speaking from the Oval Office on July 14,…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Pavan Mano, Lecturer in Global Cultures, King’s College London Richard z/Shutterstock The Bank of England has announced a redesign of its banknotes and invited the public to suggest new themes that might feature on them. Victoria Cleland, the Bank of England’s chief cashier, said this was…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Samuel Fairlamb, Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway University of London Joe Rey Photography/Shutterstock In September 2023, so many people were shocked when the famous Sycamore Gap tree, thriving in a dip along Hadrian’s Wall, was deliberately cut down overnight. For many, the tree symbolised…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Michael Martin, Lecturer in Urban Design and Planning, University of Sheffield Co-created play space with children and the community, Via Val Lagarina Milan. Milan municipality Children play everywhere. Yet their right to play – protected by a UN convention – is constantly challenged by adults. Play…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Edward White, PhD Candidate in Psychology, Kingston University One hundred years after a Tennessee teacher named John Scopes started a legal battle over what the state’s schools can teach children, Americans are still divided over evolution. Scopes was charged with violating Tennessee law by teaching evolution,…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Thomas Thurnell-Read, Reader in Sociology, Loughborough University William Perugini/Shutterstock Recent figures from the British Beer and Pub Association show that pubs will close at the rate of one a day in the UK during 2025. This is just the latest chapter in a familiar story –…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Millie Horton-Insch, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, History of Art Department, Trinity College Dublin There was great excitement at the news this month that the Bayeux tapestry – the 11th-century embroidered epic depicting the conquest of England by William the Conqueror in 1066 – will go on display…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Tom Long, Professor of International Relations, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick The Execution of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, June 19, 1867 Edouard ManetWikimedia Commons In 1867, the world’s most powerful statesmen, including Austria’s Emperor Franz Josef, France’s Napoleon III and US secretary…