Category: The Conversation

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By JC Niala, Head of Research, Teaching and Collections, History of Science Museum, University of Oxford Milk is one of the most familiar things in the world – comforting, wholesome, ordinary. But beneath this common perception lies something far more complicated. Examining the UK and Kenya, our…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Timothy McKenry, Professor of Music, Australian Catholic University In 1844, Berlin was struck by a cultural fever critics labelled Lisztomania. The German poet Heinrich Heine coined the term after witnessing the almost delirious reception that greeted Hungarian pianist and composer Franz Liszt in concert halls…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Gwyneth Peaty, Research Fellow, School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry, Curtin University Historically, horror films have been popular during times of social upheaval, as they allow audiences to work through collective cultural anxieties by tapping into their greatest fears. And “fear” is often…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Dean J. Miller, Senior Lecturer, Appleton Institute, HealthWise Research Group, CQUniversity Australia LightFieldStudios/Getty Has a camouflaged athlete running on a dirt road ever shouted health advice through your phone? Sometimes these videos are motivational and get you off the couch to start exercising; sometimes they’re…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By David Smith, Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney On November 5 the US Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments about the legality of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. As important as the tariff issue is, the stakes are…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Anna Murray, Professor of Human Genetics, Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Exeter The ovaries play a bigger role in fertility’s decline than once thought. simonizt/ Shutterstock A woman’s fertility usually begins to decline in her mid-30s. This means the chances of becoming pregnant…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Marc Roscoe Loustau, Affiliated Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study, Central European University The US president, Donald Trump, was expected to meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in the Hungarian capital of Budapest in coming weeks for more talks on ending the war in Ukraine.…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Simon Thorne, Senior Lecturer in Computing and ​Information Systems, Cardiff Metropolitan University shutterstock sakkmesterke/Shutterstock OpenAI will roll out a new ChatGPT feature in December 2025, allowing verified adults to generate erotic text and engage in romantic or sexual conversations. Artificial intelligence (AI) platforms like Replika and…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Mike Duggan, Lecturer in Digital Culture and Technology, King’s College London One of the most prolific science-fiction writers of the last century, Ursula K. Le Guin was revered for her inventive, genre-defying novels. Exploring humanity through philosophy, gender, race and society, her stories were rooted in…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By John Flint, Professor of Town and Regional Planning, University of Sheffield The winner of the 2025 RIBA Stirling prize offers an inspiring blueprint for addressing some of our current housing crises. It is also an opportunity to reflect on long-standing dilemmas in providing appropriate accommodation for…