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Global Edition - Today's top story: Ultra-processed foods are not only bad
for our bodies, their production damages our environments View in browser
Global Edition | 25 September 2023
I was fortunate enough to attend the annual staff
“away-day” for members of The Conversation team based in the UK on Friday.
It’s a decade since the project launched in the country and it was exciting
to see many of those I worked with on that expansion into the northern
hemisphere planning for what The Conversation will look like in its second
decade.
Equally encouraging were the energy and ideas brought by
editors who have joined The Conversation in the UK more recently. Teams in
other parts of the world will also be gathering soon to consider what sort
of the content can be of value to you, our readers, as we go forward.
The London meeting came at the end of a week in which we
heard about a huge shift in the control of another international media
organisation; one that was founded, and dominated for decades by Rupert
Murdoch. For detailed coverage of the changes at Fox Corporation and News
Corp, click here. Meanwhile, your thoughts on what we do are central to how
we forge the future, and we very much encourage you to engage with your
editorial team. That’s how The Conversation works, as an open collaboration
between academic authors, editors and readers.
Stephen Khan
Global Executive Editor
Our grocery stores are increasingly filled with
ultra-processed foods, which have little to no nutritional value and a huge
environmental impact. (Nathalia Rosa)
Ultra-processed foods are not only bad for our bodies,
their production damages our environments
Laila Benkrima, Simon Fraser University
Ultra-processed foods are bad for our health and our
planet and must be central to any efforts to reduce our carbon emissions,
and waistlines.
Mary Altaffer/AP
Why is Rupert Murdoch stepping aside now and what does it
mean for the company?
Andrew Dodd, The University of Melbourne
This is a decision that was always going to come in one of
two forms: either Rupert dropping off the perch or him leaving on this own
terms. He has opted for the latter.
Old Testament Trinity by Rublev (1420s). Reaktion Books
Andrey Rublev has been called the ‘greatest Russian artist
who ever lived’ – but one of his most famous works is at risk under Putin
Robin Milner-Gulland, University of Sussex
Rublev, active around 1400 in and near Moscow, was a monk
and painter of icons, frescoes and (possibly) manuscripts in the tradition
of the Orthodox Church
a.. Idea of green growth losing traction among
climate policy researchers, survey of nearly 800 academics reveals
Ivan Savin, ESCP Business School; Lewis King,
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
According to a survey of almost 800 climate
researchers, 73% are sceptical of the idea of green growth. Instead,
approaches such as agrowth and degrowth are gaining ground.
b.. South African hominin fossils were sent into
space and scientists are enraged
Dipuo Winnie Kgotleng, University of Johannesburg;
Robyn Pickering, University of Cape Town
Experts insist there is no scientific reason for
allowing these fossils to travel to space.
c.. Carbon removal: why ambitious ‘no nonsense’
plans are vital to limit global heating to 2℃
Christian Turney, University of Technology Sydney;
Lennart Bach, University of Tasmania; Philip Boyd, University of Tasmania
Global efforts to cut emissions fall well short of
what’s needed to avoid dangerous warming. It’s becoming essential to develop
carbon-removal strategies to get to net zero.
d.. Ukraine War: why the Black Sea is key to Kyiv’s
counteroffensive
Basil Germond, Lancaster University
Ukraine’s recent successes at sea and in Crimea
create strategic opportunities in the Black Sea and, in the longer term, for
the war on land.
e.. Do blue-light glasses really work? Can they
reduce eye strain or help me sleep?
Laura Downie, The University of Melbourne
They’re heavily promoted. Your optometrist may
even prescribe them. But when we looked at the evidence, this is what we
found.
f.. Chandrayaan-3’s measurements of sulfur open
the doors for lunar science and exploration
Jeffrey Gillis-Davis, Arts & Sciences at
Washington University in St. Louis
India’s Chandrayaan-3 rover has found sulfur on
the Moon’s surface at higher concentrations than previously seen. Sulfur, a
useful resource, could pave the way for future Moon bases.
g.. How air pollution is making life tougher for
bugs
Ben Langford, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology;
James Ryalls, University of Reading; Robbie Girling, University of Southern
Queensland
We’re making life tough for insects – and not just
by swatting them away with a newspaper.
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