*[Enwl-eng] What Ukraine can expect of its allies in 2024 + Eiffel, wine and champagne

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                   | 28 December 2023 
                 
           
                   
                    
                 
           
           
                  Ukraine achieving its goal of ending the war depends much more on its allies than on itself. As this article reminds us, in 2024, a critical year for European, US and Russian politics, Ukraine will still need arms, as well as economic and political support to keep it going.

                  The question of wolf protection is not a black-and-white issue. Now that the European Commission has proposed a change in the international status of the species, from “strictly protected” to “protected”, it might be a good time to reflect on the work of Norwegian environmental philosopher Arne Næss.

                  We recently celebrated the centenary of Gustave Eiffel, the architect best known for the tower named after him. From its inauguration, the Eiffel Tower had a special place in silent films. But this is not the only affair between art and technology that we feature. As we published a few months ago, AI has helped us find new meaning to the Epic of Gilgamesh.

                  You may choose to see in the New Year with a fine wine. But if you find that good red wine gives you a headache, don’t worry – science has an explanation for it. And, alas, if you want to skip wine, we’ll always have champagne.

                  All the best for the rest of the holidays. See you in 2024.
                 
                          Claudia Lorenzo Rubiera

                        Culture editor The Conversation Spain / Editor The Conversation Europe
                       
                 
                   
                  What Ukraine needs from its European partners (and the US) in 2024 
                  Luigi Lonardo, University College Cork 

                  With four elections among Ukraine’s key partners in 2024, commitment to aid for President Zelensky could be in doubt.
                 
                   
                  How the Eiffel Tower became silent cinema’s icon 
                  Carole Aurouet, Université Gustave Eiffel 

                  From technological prowess to new narratives, silent film came into its own against the backdrop of the Iron Lady.
                 
                   
                  Europe has a wolf problem, and a late Norwegian philosopher had the solution 
                  Nora Ward, University of Galway 

                  Why Arne Næss’s ideas of ‘deep ecology’ can help us live with wolves.
                 
                       
                               
                              AI is helping us read ancient Mesopotamian literature 
                              Enrique Jiménez, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 

                              Generations of readers have experienced the frustration of reading fragments when trying to access classics of ancient Mesopotamian literature.
                               
                              Where do all of James Bond’s gadgets come from? A geologist tells the raw truth 
                              Nicolas Charles, BRGM 

                              At Q’s of course! But he doesn’t pull them out of his sleeve. In Spectre (2015), Daniel Craig and Ben Whishaw play the famous spy and his gadget supplier.
                             
                               
                              Do you get a headache after a good red wine? This might be why 
                              Manuel Peinado Lorca, Universidad de Alcalá 

                              Researchers have linked red wine headaches to the chemical compound quercetin, which is much more present in high quality wines.
                               
                              Champagne: four founding myths of a global icon 
                              Joonas Rokka, EM Lyon Business School 

                              While Champagne seems eternal and unchanging, its fame is in fact the product of four founding myths. These have shaped its identity and the images now associated with its consumption.
                             
                       
                 
                       
                          a.. As France moves to limit the rights of migrants, research reveals just how reliant on them it is 
                          Jérôme Gonnot, Institut catholique de Lille (ICL) 

                          In the wake of France’s controversial immigration bill, one scholar compares France’s reliability on immigrant workers in key sectors against the rest of Europe.

                          b.. The tantalising scent of rain or freshly baked bread: why can certain smells transport us back in time? 
                          José A. Morales García, Universidad Complutense de Madrid 

                          The sense of smell is directly connected to areas of the brain linked to memory and emotions. That is why some smells bring to light memories and feelings we thought we had forgotten.
                       
                 
                    
                    
                    
                    
                          
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