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Новости за 02.12.2024

Decision by committee: How uncertainty shapes negotiations

Phys.org 

Most of us are familiar with the process of making budgetary decisions by committee. A group of people, each with their own preferences and goals and representing different interests, must decide among themselves how to allocate resources. Such committees are typically rule bound: Decisions are made by majority rule or by unanimous consent, or some other mechanism.

Listening to the past: How medieval pilgrims found faith in the roaring sea

Phys.org 

What did the historical world sound like, and how did humans interact with nature? Associate Professor Britton Elliott Brooks from Kyushu University's Faculty of Languages and Cultures has explored these questions in a unique arena: the open sea in early medieval English literature. This conceptually vast body of water, isolated from land, appears in medieval authors' works not only through visual imagery, but often through sound.

Climate change could bring more severe bacterial infections, including in corals

Phys.org 

Could the fungal apocalypse of The Last of Us have roots in reality? A new UBC study published in the journal PLOS Biology shows that climate warming can potentially make bacterial and fungal infections deadlier for cold-blooded animals like corals, insects, and fish, raising questions about the broader risks warming temperatures pose to ecosystems and biodiversity—and potentially humans.

BBC refuses to pull ‘misogynistic’ Gregg Wallace off air - The Telegraph

Sports - Google News (uk) 

  1. BBC refuses to pull ‘misogynistic’ Gregg Wallace off air  The Telegraph
  2. As a middle-class woman of a certain age, all I can say is: ‘Thank you, Gregg Wallace’  The Guardian
  3. Gregg Wallace comment left me crying with humiliation, former MasterChef contestant claims  Sky News
  4. What does being ‘uncomfortable’ with Gregg Wallace mean? Either make an allegation, or don’t  The Telegraph
  5. MasterChef Gregg’s vibe was always a bit different  The Times

Notes from the Dark Wood

OpEdNews.com 

Somewhat autobiographical iambic pentameter on the current state of the world.

Trump Must Curb the Houthis

Real Clear World 

Ilan Berman, Newsweek

When the second Trump administration takes office next month, it will face a thoroughly crowded Mideast agenda. Near-term priorities for the new White House include...

Trump: 'All Hell to Pay' if Hostages Not Released

Real Clear World 

Hannah Sarisohn, Jerusalem Post

President-elect Donald Trump took to his platform Truth Social on Monday afternoon following the IDF's confirmation that Hamas killed American-Israeli Omer...

How Iran Sees the Path to Peace

Real Clear World 

Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Affairs

The Islamic Republic Is Open to Negotiations—Including With America

How To Stop the U.S. and China From Sliding Into War

Real Clear World 

Michael Swaine, WOTR

As anyone who has been paying attention to the increasingly fraught Sino-American relationship knows, the chance that the two nuclear powers could end up in a serious...

In deep contrast to 2011, 'most governments in the region don't want Assad to go'

France24.com (en) 

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad vowed to use force to eliminate "terrorism" during a phone call with an official from the Moscow-backed breakaway Georgian republic of Abkhazia. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the civil war heading into its 14th year, FRANCE 24's Delano D'Souza welcomes Dr. H. A. Hellyer, Scholar in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for Int'l Peace and Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence & Security Studies.