Category: The Conversation

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Tom Birkett, Professor of Old English and Old Norse, University College Cork Arthur Szyk, Valhalla, from The Nibelungen Series (New York, 1942) The Arthur Szyk Society, Burlingame, CA, CC BY-SA At a press conference announcing that the suspect in the shooting of Charlie Kirk had been…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Helena Gillespie, Associate Pro Vice Chancellor for Student Inclusion and Professor of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, University of East Anglia Harbucks/Shutterstock Keir Starmer’s recent speech at the Labour conference placed the UK at a “fork in the road”, telling the audience that there is…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Abigail Dove, Postdoctoral Researcher, Neuroepidemiology, Karolinska Institutet Ekaterina Karpacheva/Shutterstock.com We spend nearly a third of our lives asleep, yet sleep is anything but wasted time. Far from being passive downtime, it is an active and essential process that helps restore the body and protect the brain.…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Dipa Kamdar, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, Kingston University Caffeine pouches contain micro-ground caffeine and flavourings, which dissolve in saliva and release caffeine molecules directly into the bloodstream. Natalia Bohren/Shutterstock A new caffeine craze is brewing on social media – no kettle required. Caffeine pouches promise…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Miguel de Lucas, Associate Professor in Biosciences, Durham University mitritatei96/Shutterstock At first glance, plants may seem passive – but beneath their stillness lies a world of complexity and constant activity. Plants are highly sensitive to their surroundings, continuously monitoring environmental signals to adapt and survive. Think…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Joanne Orlando, Researcher, Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University Maria Korneeva / Getty Images Walk into a shop, board a plane, log into your bank, or scroll through your social media feed, and chances are you might be asked to scan your face. Facial recognition and…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By T.J. Thomson, Senior Lecturer in Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University Vikas Anand Dev/Unsplash From the earliest year of school, children begin learning how to express ideas in different ways. Lines across a page, a wobbly letter, or a simple drawing form the foundation…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Maria Guagnin, Director, Ha’il Archaeology Identification Project, University of Sydney; Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology Sahout Rock Art and Archaeology Project About 12,000 years ago, high up on a cliff in the desert of northern Arabia, an artist – or perhaps artists – was hard…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Ian Parmeter, Research Scholar, Middle East Studies, Australian National University The 20-point plan announced by US President Donald Trump at a joint news conference with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu comes close to living up to Trump’s hype. It is a bold attempt to address all…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Bruce Wolpe, Non-resident Senior Fellow, United States Study Centre, University of Sydney It is downright eerie to read, right now, Kamala Harris’ memoir of her 2024 presidential campaign. These events feel so far away now, when we read them from within the frequent shocks of…