Category: The Conversation

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By David Stupples, Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Director of Electronic Warfare Research, City St George’s, University of London A US Virginia-class attack submarine during sea trials in the Atlantic Ocean. US Navy courtesy of General Dynamics Electric Boat For over a century, the ocean…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor, The Conversation This newsletter was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox. There were emotional scenes in both…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Beverley O’Hara, Lecturer in Nutrition, Leeds Beckett University Stigmatising the use of weight loss drugs is just a new form of ‘fatphobia.’ zimmytws/ Shutterstock Since Wegovy received approval as a weight loss treatment in 2021, there has been huge demand for GLP-1 drugs. These drugs reduce…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Bran Nicol, Professor of English, University of Surrey Awarding the Nobel prize for literature to László Krasznahorkai today, the Swedish Academy commended the author’s “compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art”. But in itself their decision is…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Christina Wilkins, Lecturer in Film and Creative Writing, University of Birmingham Shows about men still dominate our television screens. But the stories being told are starting to change, with more room for vulnerability and portrayals of male mental illness. These changes include explicit mentions of diagnostic…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Will de Freitas, Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation Jane Rix / shutterstock This roundup of The Conversation’s climate coverage was first published in our award-winning weekly climate action newsletter, Imagine. As the world mourns Jane Goodall, the pioneering chimpanzee scientist and campaigner who died last…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Clodagh Toomey, Physiotherapist and Associate Professor, School of Allied Health, University of Limerick VPLAB/Shutterstock Stiff knees, aching hips and the slow grind of chronic joint pain are often accepted as an unavoidable part of getting older. But while osteoarthritis is the world’s most common joint disease,…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Alex Ford, Professor of Biology, University of Portsmouth Ambiento/Shutterstock Most environmental scientists believe that chemical pollution can and is negatively affecting people and wildlife, according to my team’s recent survey. We surveyed 166 environmental scientists across academia, government and industry and found that industry scientists working…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Colin Alexander, Senior Lecturer in Political Communications, Nottingham Trent University The Nobel peace prize is rarely awarded to the most humble, modest or compassionate nominee. Instead, it all-too often ends up in the hands of high-profile figures who want it. US president Donald Trump has said…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Gemma Ware, Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation Back in the 1980s, when Shimon Sakaguchi was a young researcher in immunology, he found it difficult to get his research funded. Now, his pioneering work which explains how our immune system knows when and what…