November 7, 2023

A weekly update from The Conversation’s global network of academics

Less than two months later, the virus (officially named SARS-CoV-2) has hit more than 100 countries, claiming more than 3,800 lives and infecting over 111,000 people. Regions on opposite sides of the globe are in lockdown. The international economy is in turmoil. Flights are grounded, with at least one airline already having gone out of business. Fear has led to xenophobia, and shops are selling out of essentials […]

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November 7, 2023

Smile and Stay Thin – Life as an Air Hostess

Qantas hired Japanese flight attendants in 1958 to work the “Cherry Blossom Route” to Japan. Marj de Tray had flown from Australia to Japan in order to choose, out of 150 applicants, Yoshiko Watanabe Teruko Oshima, and Kazuko Otsu. Photos of the new recruits in Sydney, who were all in their early 20s, showed them wearing full kimonos similar to […]

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November 7, 2023

Flight PS752 be remembered differently from those who died in the Air India Bombing

We now know that among the 57 Canadians who died were students, professors and doctors. The victims included children, newlyweds, and families. Canadian media and leaders have described many of them as ” extraordinary“. They were members of Canada’s vibrant Iranian community and are remembered as such at tributes and memorials across the country. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, told […]

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November 1, 2023

Technology ideas, but turn a blind eye to the genre’s social commentary

Military planning is a complicated endeavor, calling upon experts in logistics and infrastructure to predict resource availability and technological advancements. Long-range military planning, deciding what to invest in now to prepare armed forces for the world in thirty years’ time, is even more difficult. One of the most interesting tools for thinking about future defence technology isn’t big data forecasting […]

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November 1, 2023

Land use changes in cities could have a positive or negative impact on the quality of our cities

Every change in transport technology – from horse carts to coal-powered trains to street cars to automobiles – has a great impact on our cities. So, what might autonomous-vehicle-induced changes look like? What will be the likely repercussions on mobility? Renting out road space to other uses In developed countries, road networks occupy on average 30 percent of the land area of […]

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November 1, 2023

How one case of parental neglect lead to (hilariously painful) outcomes

In his previous films, he portrayed awkward teenagers ( The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller’s Day off, Uncle Buck , Plans, Trains and Automobiles ) or awkward adults ( Uncle Buck , Planes, Trains, and Automobiles ). There is also a franchise that features both groups ( National Lampoon’s Vacation). Home Alone, re-released in Australian cinemas to celebrate its 30th anniversary […]

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November 1, 2023

The Italian Futurists and the Modernity of the 20th Century

The Future, an audio podcast by The Conversation. Gemma Ware is a society editor for The Conversation and producer of The Anthill. She interviewed Selena Daly, an expert in Italian Futurists. When the Italian journalist Filippo Tommaso Marinetti went off to the frontlines of World War I, he was thrilled to be pedaling there on a bicycle. Back in 1915, bikes were […]

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November 1, 2023

Japan is not alone in its desire to warm up to Donald Trump

Donald Trump described the partial US-Japan trade agreement as a “very large trade deal.”” He even called it a “tremendous deal.”” The first agreement is a boost to the US president’s ongoing trade war against China as well as his reelection bid. The US has secured preferential access for US agricultural products to the Japanese market. This will provide an outlet for […]

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