Ukraine war: latest UN vote shows world wants conflict to end – but can’t agree on how to prevent Putin going nuclear
The author writes: the international community is not united enough to bring an end to the war – either by forcing Russia to cease its military campaign and withdraw troops from Ukraine or by facilitating a negotiated deal to
The Conversation / 16 Oct, 2022
Global warming puts Arabica coffee at risk, and we’re barrelling towards a crucial threshold
The authors say that if we do not manage to keep global warming below 2℃ this century we could see crashes in Arabica productivity, interruptions to supply, and price hikes on our daily cup
The Conversation / 14 Oct, 2022
‘Animism’ recognizes how animals, places and plants have power over humans – and it’s finding renewed interest around the world
Animism is not a religion one can convert to but rather a label used for worldviews and practices that acknowledge relationships between nature and the animal world that have power over humans and must be respected, the author writes
The Conversation / 14 Oct, 2022
Nobel economics prize: insights into financial contagion changed how central banks react during a crisis
Elena Carletti is a Professor of Finance, Bocconi University This year’s Nobel prize in economics, known as the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences, has gone to Douglas Diamond, Philip Dybvig and former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke for
The Conversation / 11 Oct, 2022
Crimean Bridge blast: experts assess the damage
“The 19-kilometre connection is a vital artery for economic and social links, and since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine it has also become a critical military asset for Russian supplies and telecommunications.”
The Conversation / 11 Oct, 2022
Climate tipping points could lock in unstoppable changes to the planet – how close are they?
The author writes that the degradation and drought in the Amazon and the instability of the Antarctic glaciers are signs that show that some climate tipping points are already approaching
The Conversation / 08 Oct, 2022
Nobel prize: Svante Pääbo’s ancient DNA discoveries offer clues as to what makes us human
Stockholm: Pääbo has been awarded the prestigious prize for having sequenced the genomes of our extinct relatives, the Neanderthals and Denisovans, and for the fact that these discoveries have resulted in novel insights into human evolution
The Conversation / 05 Oct, 2022
One of the worst stadium tragedies in history: an expert explains what led to the soccer stampede in Indonesia
The author says that the 1989 Hillsborough disaster and the 2010 Love Parade disaster are instances where a combination of police actions, poor communication, and poor access and egress for patrons has ended in tragedy
The Conversation / 03 Oct, 2022
A sham sentence after a secret trial for Aung San Suu Kyi’s Australian economic adviser
Australian Sean Turnell, economic adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi, was sentenced to three years in prison for the supposed crime of stealing state secrets by a puppet court
The Conversation / 02 Oct, 2022
Hosting the FIFA World Cup brings benefits. But not as many as politicians claim
Are the expectations of higher tourist numbers realistic? Economists have thought about this question for some time, write Johan Fourie and Maria Santana Gallego
The Conversation / 01 Oct, 2022
3 ways these latest Iran demonstrations are different to past protests
The morality police, on 13 September, arrested Mahsa Amini saying she was wearing her hijab too loosely, she died on 16 September, after spending 3 days in a coma
The Conversation / 28 Sep, 2022
Child stars: The power and the price of cuteness
The author says that our appetite for the power of cute shows no signs of waning, so it’s important to confront the cost of child stars
The Conversation / 26 Sep, 2022
