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Education

Anne Carson wins Nobel prize in literature – how she discovered new possibilities within language

For over four decades, Anne Carson has been quietly redrawing the map of contemporary literature. Poet, translator, classicist, essayist, performer and visual artist, she has produced a body of work that refuses easy categorisation.

SyndicatedBy Laura Jansen, Associate Professor in Classics & Comparative Literature, University of Bristol8 Oct 2026

Environment

Yemen’s Houthis are bringing their war to Saudi Arabia – and reframing the narrative of being an Iranian proxy

A deadly Houthi attack on Riyadh’s international airport has highlighted how the Yemeni group is reframing its perceived “Iran proxy” role and shifting its regional focus to its ongoing battle against Saudi Arabia. The Oct.

SyndicatedLaurent Bonnefoy, CNRS research fellow, Center for International Studies, Sciences Po14 Oct 20266 min read

Culture

From ‘A Little Princess’ to ‘Black Panther,’ how Hollywood films have reimagined the South Asian epic ‘Ramayana’

American audiences will be able to watch an English-dubbed version of “Ramayana,” a Hindi film based on a South Asian epic tradition, in theaters in November 2026.

SyndicatedSohini Sarah Pillai, Assistant Professor of Religion, Kalamazoo College14 Oct 20265 min read

Environment

Air conditioners contribute to climate change – this 40-year-old treaty aims to limit the harm

As temperatures broke records this summer, sales of air conditioning units soared. But this technology can compound climate change.

SyndicatedMatt Rigby, Reader in Atmospheric Chemistry, University of Bristol13 Oct 20264 min read

Health

Nobel laureate Karl Deisseroth on how light is changing what we know about the brain

When Karl Deisseroth was studying to be a doctor in the 1990s, he took a rotation working with psychiatric patients. It would start him down a path of discovery about how the brain works that would eventually lead him to become a Nobel laur…

SyndicatedGemma Ware, Head of Audio, The Conversation UK, The Conversation8 Oct 20262 min read

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