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Our experiences of the world are diverse, often changing as we move across borders from one country to another. They can also vary based on language or subtle shifts in climate. Yet, we rarely consider what causes these differences and divisions.
In this episode of The Conversation Weekly, we speak to geographer Maxim Samson at De Paul University in the US about the unseen boundaries that can shape our collective and personal perceptions of the world – what he calls “invisible lines”. For Samson, invisible lines are: “Boundaries and belts that shape our understanding of and interactions with the planet, even though these boundaries and belts are, to all intents and purposes, unseen.”
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Mend Mariwany, The Conversation
Maxim Samson speaks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the hidden lines that explain variations in everything from access to education to animal species
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Michael J. Chajes, University of Delaware
A bridge engineering expert discusses the costs and limitations of building structures to withstand extreme events – and what it takes to prepare the next generation of civil engineers.
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Loss of maritime traffic at Port of Baltimore could cost economy $9 million a day.
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Simona Stan, University of Montana
A supply chain expert looks at the short- and long-term impacts of the bridge collapse.
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Bella Baxter’s brain transplant in Poor Things.
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Dan Baumgardt, University of Bristol
Is brain transplant surgery the stuff of dark Hollywood fairytales or a feasible possibility?
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Clare Dix, The University of Queensland; Helen Truby, The University of Queensland; Stella Boyd-Ford, The University of Queensland
Easter is the time for chocolate. This can also make it very tricky for parents to manage their kids’ chocolate intake.
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Pablo Nunes, Centro de Estudos de Segurança e Cidadania (CESeC)
Marielle Franco was murdered six years ago, days after helping launch a police monitoring project. Here Pablo Nunes, also a member of centre behind that project, reflects on the case.
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Satang Nabaneh, University of Dayton
The potential repeal of the ban on female genital mutilation poses a threat to the well-being of girls in The Gambia.
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August Nilsson, Lund University
Much is written about the world happiness rankings. But it seems not everyone interprets the survey question the same way.
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H. James Gilmore, Flagler College; Tracy Halcomb, Flagler College
Even with teams’ embrace of analytics, the number of scouts employed by MLB teams had stayed remarkably consistent. That all changed with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Chris Greenough, Edge Hill University
The Bible is full of strong men and pumped prophets.
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Emma Felton, University of South Australia
Cafe owners have tried to keep prices low but are being squeezed out by tight margins.
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Johann Kirsten, Stellenbosch University
Meat from sheep that graze in South Africa’s Karoo and France’s Mont Saint-Michel lamb is deemed special.
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