TheConversationUS

TheConversationUS, 23 days ago to news

In 1942, Japanese Americans were rounded up and sent to internment camps because of hyped up fears of ‘disloyalty’.
In 1944, thousands of young Japanese American men were drafted out of those camps and sent to fight for democracy.
Despite this, they fought gallantly, earning more than 14,000 medals.
Then veterans faced more prejudice when they returned home
https://theconversation.com/japanese-american-soldiers-in-world-war-ii-fought-the-axis-abroad-and-racial-prejudice-at-home-158512
#News #AAPIHeritageMonth #history @histodons

TheConversationUS, 23 days ago to history

Many Jewish Americans’ names are radically different from the ones their ancestors were known by in ‘the old country’.

But this taking of a new name for a new country was a choice – not one forced on them, as family lore often has it, by uncaring immigration bureaucracy at Ellis Island.

Here’s the history obscured by the quest for authenticity:
https://theconversation.com/jewish-americans-changed-their-names-but-not-at-ellis-island-96152
#JewishHeritageMonth #JewishAmericanHeritageMonth #History @histodons

TheConversationUS, 23 days ago to Japan

It was a busy month in Japanese-U.S. diplomacy, with the Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Washington meeting with President Biden –and former PM Taro Aso meeting with Donald Trump.

#Japan is anxious to preserve its partnership with the US and its centrality to US Asian strategy – and concerned that the US commitment might be weakening

https://theconversation.com/japans-diplomatic-charm-offensive-in-us-aims-to-keep-washington-in-committed-relationship-227882
#News #WorldNews

TheConversationUS, 23 days ago to Florida

With #Florida's #abortion ban going into effect, expect another surge of women traveling to Mexico for abortion care.

While many US states have severely limited abortion after Roe v. Wade was overturned, 13 of 31 Mexican states have legalized abortion after the Supreme Court overturned an abortion ban in 2021.

Women's groups in Mexico have been expanding English-language services https://theconversation.com/mexico-emerges-as-a-destination-for-americans-seeking-reproductive-health-services-not-for-the-first-time-227962
#News #Health

TheConversationUS, 24 days ago to Germany

2 years ago, #Germany’s chancellor Olaf Scholz outlined bold, long-term goals: Strengthen the country’s depleted military with extraordinary investments and adopt an assertive foreign policy defending global norms.

And he has mostly delivered on that promise, explains an expert on international security, who says the ‘legacy of his strategic pivot is likely to endure’

https://theconversation.com/germanys-turning-point-2-years-into-strategic-pivot-progress-made-bodes-well-for-the-us-nato-and-the-world-226072
#ForeignPolicy #NATO #Ukraine #News

ryanrandall, 25 days ago to random

I love the idea of this "What is a #fact?" #humanities course aimed at #STEM students (as described in @TheConversationUS) and absolutely wish I could read the whole syllabus!

https://theconversation.com/what-is-a-fact-a-humanities-class-prepares-stem-students-to-be-better-scientists-226867

TheConversationUS, 25 days ago to random

Billions of cicadas are about to emerge, in 17 states, as the largest brood of 13-year cicadas co-emerges with a midwestern brood of 17-year cicadas.

They'll be active from late April to June. The uniting of these two specific groups happens only every 221 years (the last time it happened was in 1803, when Thomas Jefferson was president).

https://theconversation.com/billions-of-cicadas-are-about-to-emerge-from-underground-in-a-rare-double-brood-convergence-221948

TheConversationUS, 25 days ago to news

Vladimir Putin: arrest warrant issued over a year ago, still leading war against Ukraine.

Slobodan Milosevic: arrest warrant issued in 1999, lost election in 2000, arrested and handed over in 2001, died in jail in 2006 with the trial still not over.

If the International Criminal Court does charge Israeli or Hamas leaders with #warcrimes, don’t expect swift or certain justice.

https://theconversation.com/international-prosecution-of-israeli-or-hamas-leaders-wouldnt-bring-quick-justice-and-even-bringing-them-to-court-will-be-difficult-228966

#news #israel #Israelwarcrimes

TheConversationUS, 25 days ago to fediverse

If anyone is exploring #Nostr, we're there now, too: https://njump.me/npub1uuxnz0sq60thc098xfxqst7wnw77l0sm3r8nn48yspuvz4ecprksxdahzv #fediverse #SocialMedia

TheConversationUS, 25 days ago to TaylorSwift

#TaylorSwift recently paid homage to early Hollywood star Clara Bow on her new album "The Tortured Poets Department."

Bow was known as Hollywood's "hottest jazz baby," becoming a huge star who received 45,000 fan letters a month in the 1920s. However, she struggled under the strict control of the studio system and was often the target of tabloid gossip. After decades of relentless demands, Bow made a bold move to leave Hollywood.

https://theconversation.com/taylor-swifts-homage-to-clara-bow-223714
#Music #Feminism #WomensHistory

TheConversationUS, 25 days ago to news

A powerful storm system produced dozens of devastating tornadoes over three days that tore apart homes in the US states of Oklahoma, Nebraska and Iowa.

Thankfully, meteorologists are getting better at predicting the influence of #ElNiño on creating tornado conditions, and this continues to help save lives.

https://theconversation.com/midwest-tornadoes-what-a-decaying-el-nino-has-to-do-with-violent-storms-in-the-central-us-228872 #News #Weather

ufresearch, 25 days ago to random

From why mosquitoes prefer some people to the best books for baby brains and even an incorrect taste map — University of Florida researchers have covered it all. Ten years ago, the collaboration with @TheConversationUS began with its first article on April 28, 2014. Since then, over 300 authors have contributed to nearly 500 articles, resulting in 25 million reads and counting!

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TheConversationUS, 26 days ago to Seattle

It’s been 1 year since Seattle’s Mayor signed a racial and social justice law, placing its existing Race and Social Justice Initiative under the city’s office of civil rights and charging the whole city government with ‘implementing change toward ending institutional racism.’

Lessons for other cities from the first year:
https://theconversation.com/what-cities-can-learn-from-seattles-racial-and-social-justice-law-225765
#Seattle #Cities #USPolitics @blackmastodon #BlackMastodon

TheConversationUS, 27 days ago to science

Scientists have designed a solar panel-like pacemaker that can precisely control heartbeats. And it’s thinner than human hair!

https://theconversation.com/pacemaker-powered-by-light-eliminates-need-for-batteries-and-allows-the-heart-to-function-more-naturally-new-research-224350
#science #health

TheConversationUS, 28 days ago to random

Cataract surgery is one of the most popular and commonly performed procedures in the world. The vast majority of patients have excellent outcomes with few complications.

Here are some tips for future patients from two eye surgeons:
https://theconversation.com/are-you-one-of-the-millions-about-to-have-cataract-surgery-heres-what-ophthalmologists-say-you-need-to-know-215043

TheConversationUS, 28 days ago to random

The Japanese concept ‘wabi-sabi’ has taken on new meaning outside of Japan. (This photo shows the concept’s popularity and marketability in a New York bookstore.)

But what is wabi-sabi?

The words have long histories, and they are rarely used together in the way Westerners have come to use them.
https://theconversation.com/what-is-the-japanese-wabi-sabi-aesthetic-actually-about-miserable-tea-and-loneliness-for-starters-220026

TheConversationUS, 28 days ago to USpolitics

Some takeaways from a researcher who studied 15 years of every official e-newsletter sent by sitting members of Congress to their constituents:
📧 Republicans are more consistent in using key terms and phrases than Democrats
📧 Republicans use email more – and with more strategic timing, including being more attune to when people are likely to see emails
📧 Republicans use more images and links to friendly news sources

https://theconversation.com/ive-been-studying-congressional-emails-to-constituents-for-15-years-and-found-these-4-trends-after-scanning-185-222-of-them-225618
#USPolitics #News

TheConversationUS, 28 days ago to college

In the late ‘60s, to right-wing activists, communists were over-running #college campuses and #university administrators needed to be subpoenaed and law enforcement sent in to forcibly end protests.

In 2024, to right-wing activists, antisemites are over-running college campuses and university administrators need to be subpoenaed and law enforcement sent in to forcibly end protests.

A historian of the reaction to campus protests lays out the parallels:
https://theconversation.com/college-administrators-are-falling-into-a-tried-and-true-trap-laid-by-the-right-228732 @academicchatter

TheConversationUS, 28 days ago (edited 27 days ago) to news

For #news #quiz inspiration this week, we mined The Conversation's weekly Curious Kids column, which tasks experts with answering questions posed by children.

Here's your first question – good luck!

If everyone on Earth got in the ocean and submerged themselves underwater at the same time, about how much would the world's sea level rise?

Check your answers and satisfy your curiosity, here: https://theconversation.com/the-conversation-u-s-weekly-news-quiz-189437?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_content=quiz