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Recent days have seen rocketing numbers of the omicron variant recorded in many countries, throwing into chaos holiday season plans amid fears of health care system crises. It is far from clear exactly what the omicron epidemic or the disease it causes will look like, but early studies are emerging. For informed, research-based analysis of the developing picture, stay tuned to The Conversation’s COVID coverage, powered by
scientists working with our editors based around the world.
We have, of course, seen signs of what life can be like, with many events and festivals returning this year. And the latest edition of The Conversation Weekly (part of the UK/Australia season 2021-22) looks at how the arts provide light at the end of the tunnel. And with that in mind, you may be optimistically looking ahead to renewed travels in 2022. If so, these five African museums might well provide some
inspiration.
If you are a new subscriber to this newsletter, you are probably just getting used to our twice-weekly updates. Well, for a couple of weeks, over the holiday season, you’ll be hearing a little less from us. But The Conversation continues publishing, so keep an eye on the homepage and social media accounts if you follow them for daily news and analysis, by experts.
And please, do stay safe.
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Stephen Khan
Executive Editor, The Conversation International
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Cherine Fahd, Being Together: Parramatta Yearbook, 2021-2022. Produced by C3West on behalf of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia in partnership with Parramatta Artists’ Studios, an initiative of the City of Parramatta.
Courtesy of the artist
Gemma Ware, The Conversation; Daniel Merino, The Conversation
Three stories from Australia and the UK exploring the role of art in helping people deal with the challenges life throws at them. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
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A display in the Museum of Black Civilisations in Dakar, Senegal.
SEYLLOU/AFP via Getty Images
Nompumelelo Maringa, University of the Witwatersrand
Museums allow us to delve deep into the past with eye-catching displays of artefacts, ancient textiles, high-quality images and short films that narrate how our ancestors lived.
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The European bison is back from the edge of extinction, and Białowieża has the continent’s largest population.
Michał Żmihorski
Katarzyna Nowak, University of Warsaw; Bogdan Jaroszewicz, University of Warsaw; Michał Żmihorski, Polish Academy of Sciences
A barrier built to stop human migrants will instead cut off animals and scientific cooperation.
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Melissa Hawkins, American University
For a number of reasons, as time goes on vaccines become less effective. So how do researchers calculate how well vaccines are working?
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Peter Hurley, Victoria University; Melinda Hildebrandt, Victoria University
Australia’s major competitors in the international education market are already rebounding from the pandemic and have issued record numbers of student visas.
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Joonas Rokka, EM Lyon; Ioana Lupu, ESSEC
Elite employers have created an atmosphere where workers constantly seek to be as busy as possible. Families are often the first casualty of this culture.
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Alisa Hass, Middle Tennessee State University; Kelsey Ellis, University of Tennessee
Tornadoes in December aren’t unusual in the Gulf Coast and lower Mississippi Valley states, but the Dec. 10-11 outbreak was extreme and far-reaching.
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Shayne McGregor, Monash University
Severe coastal flooding inundated islands in the Pacific last week, including the Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. It’s a taste of things to come.
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Tara Pirie, University of Reading
One in 200 jaguars are likely to be affected by dams, versus one in five tigers.
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The Conversation in French and Spanish
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Sandrine Vaz, Ifremer; Pascal Laffargue, Ifremer
Cette technique de pêche constitue l’une des pressions la plus répandue et intense sur les fonds marins. Mais des pistes de réduction de ses effets délétères existent.
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Jorge Castellanos Claramunt, Universitat de València
El ‘software’ de la UEFA cometió varios errores graves que contradecían el método habitual del sorteo.
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