Category: The Conversation

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Thankom Arun, Professor of Global Development and Accountability, University of Essex Keir Starmer’s first visit to India was a chance to talk about trade, technology and a closer relationship. The UK prime minister said he was impressed by the country’s “sheer scale” and impressive economic growth.…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Lorraine Whitmarsh, Professor of Environmental Psychology, University of Bath Southworks/Shutterstock Saving energy isn’t just about keeping bills down. A new analysis of 100 existing studies across 42 countries shows that people with positive attitudes to the environment, or who want what they do at home to…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Gerrit Dusseldorp, Associate Professor of Stone Age Archaeology, Leiden University One spring, after a long winter, an aged elephant lay dying at the bank of a small stream near the coast of what is now northern Italy. Soon after, some scavengers arrived to dine on this…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By James Goodwin, Visiting Professor in the Physiology of Ageing, Loughborough University Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock.com I recently heard Professor Luigi Ferrucci, an expert on ageing, speak at my local university’s medical school. One line really stuck with me: “The next great step in ageing science will be…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Justin Stebbing, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University BLACKWHITEPAILYN/Shutterstock.com A major shift is unfolding in the field of skin cancer prevention, ignited by new research showing that an everyday vitamin supplement may prevent many cases of the world’s most frequently diagnosed cancer. The supplement in…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Dale Pankhurst, PhD Candidate and Tutor in the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, Queen’s University Belfast After two years of war, Israel and Hamas have agreed on the “first phase” of a US-backed peace plan for Gaza. The deal, if it holds, will involve…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Daniel Joinson, PhD Candidate, Engineering and Maths, University of Bristol Olezzo/Shutterstock.com What if the problem with social media isn’t just how much we use it, but when? A new study suggests that scrolling and posting through the small hours may be a red flag for mental…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Rob Salguero-Gomez, Professor of Ecology, University of Oxford Female chimpanzees live for longer than their male counterparts. jindrich_pavelka/Shutterstock I’ve long been fascinated by one of the most stubborn patterns in biology: males and females rarely live the same length of time. In humans, women nearly always…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Tom Brownlee, Associate Professor, Sport and Exercise Science, University of Birmingham fizkes/Shutterstock.com Imagine if your smartwatch didn’t just tell you how many steps you’ve walked or calories you’ve burned, but how many heartbeats you’ve “spent” each day. According to a recent study, that number might one…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Michael Collins, Reader in American Studies and Chair of The British Association for American Studies, King’s College London When Jack Kerouac published On the Road in 1957, he presented the novel as the product of a single marathon writing binge. It was a method he had…