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Le looksmaxxing est plus qu’un culte de l’apparence : il fait écho aux discours masculinistes

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-French Source: The Conversation – in French – By Océane Corbin, PhD Student and research coordinator, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) Bone-smashing, peptidemaxxing, Blackpill, PSL rating : ces termes, autrefois marginaux, sont maintenant présents sur des plates-formes comme Instagram ou TikTok. Derrière ces néologismes se cache un phénomène grandissant : le looksmaxxing, soit l’optimisation de…

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« Dégoogliser » l’éducation ? Le modèle alternatif de PeerTube

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-French Source: The Conversation – France (in French) – By Laurent Tessier, Professeur de sociologie, Institut catholique de Paris (ICP) Le système éducatif est-il inévitablement dépendant des outils fournis par les Gafam ? Des plateformes de ressources fondées sur des solutions libres comme PeerTube ont été développées pour les enseignants. Quels en sont les atouts…

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Climate change is worsening violent extremism in Kenya – what can be done

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Dylan O’Driscoll, Professor in Peace and Conflict, Coventry University Climate change and its associated impacts can worsen security challenges, including those associated with violent extremism. This is particularly the case in areas that are both vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and characterised by…

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Could the Strait of Malacca be the next global flashpoint?

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – UK – By Gokcay Balci, Lecturer in Sustainable Freight Transport and Logistics, University of Leeds Tanker ships off the coast of Singapore, a key port in the Strait of Malacca. Adwo / Shutterstock While recent global attention has focused on the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively held…

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Claim check: does your pint of beer really come with a ‘surprising health benefit’?

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – UK – By Chloe Casey, Lecturer in Nutrition and Behaviour, Bournemouth University Face Portraits/Shutterstock.com Beer could come with a “surprising health benefit”, according to a new report from the BBC. This must be pleasing news for beer drinkers everywhere. But what did the new study the BBC report was…

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Ukraine’s killer robots show how war is changing

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – UK – By Ezenwa E. Olumba, Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow, Aston University The Droid TW 12.7, made by Devdroid, has been used in many of the attacks involving ground robots in Ukraine. Devdroid, CC BY For the first time, Ukraine has captured a Russian position using only ground…

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Sora’s downfall signals broader problems with AI’s creative utility

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Ahmed Elgammal, Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Art & AI Lab, Rutgers University In March 2026, OpenAI announced the closure of Sora, its video generation software, to redirect the company’s computing resources to other projects. Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images OpenAI officially…

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The BBC is axing Football Focus – here’s what it means for sports broadcasting

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – UK – By Richard Jones, Director of Journalism, Politics and Contemporary History, University of Salford The BBC has announced the end of one of its longest-running programmes, Football Focus. It’s been a fixture of Saturday lunchtimes since 1974. But the final whistle will blow when this season finishes. The…

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The cost of toxic leadership in the workplace – and how to avoid it

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – UK – By Kristina Shea, PhD Candidate, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences You will probably recognise toxic leaders when you encounter them. They are the ones whose presence shifts the atmosphere, whose emails create unease, or whose behaviour limits the thinking of others. They often interrupt, frequently…