It’s life-or-death: What to do?

+ Rethinking revenge porn [Click here to view this message in your web-browser](. Edition: US 6 November 2019 [The Conversation]( Academic rigor, journalistic flair [Support The Conversation during NewsMatch. Donations are doubled.]( [Jeff Inglis] A note from... Jeff Inglis Politics + Society Editor Keeping the public safe amid wildfires involves dealing with a lot of uncertainty. Staying put isn’t always best, but evacuating carries its own risks – like driving quickly on smoke-filled roads. California officials may be able to draw lessons from what happened in a major fire in London in 2017, when English fire officials faced a similar quandary. Laurence Alison from the University of Liverpool and University of Massachusetts Lowell’s Neil Shortland study how people manage in extreme circumstances – like massive fires – and explain how emergency workers and military personnel can better prepare themselves to [make decisions in life-or-death situations](. I’d also like to take a moment to remind you that your support helps The Conversation bring you these articles, and currently [your donation will be doubled dollar-for-dollar by NewsMatch](. We appreciate your support. Also today: - [Listening to teens who experience hunger]( - [Why Kurds have no nation to call home]( - [Will Brazilian Evangelicals fight to save the Amazon?]( Top story When faced with a wildfire, responders must act quickly and decisively to save lives. AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez [Making life-or-death decisions is very hard – here’s how we’ve taught people to do it better]( Laurence Alison, University of Liverpool; Neil Shortland, University of Massachusetts Lowell Emergency responders and military personnel need to think creatively – even imaginatively – to save lives under pressure. Analyzing the Grenfell Tower Fire in London reveals useful lessons. Education - [To solve the hidden epidemic of teen hunger, we should listen to teens who experience it]( Stephanie Clintonia Boddie, Baylor University Faced with uncertainty over their next meal, teens in a Texas study reveal the various things they resort to in order to put food on the family table. - [Many states now require anti-bullying training that includes a focus on LGBTQ students - but risks remain]( Daniel A Cinotti, New York Institute of Technology Nearly a decade after Tyler Clementi's death, there are growing efforts to do more to protect students like him from their peers. Ethics + Religion - [Evangelicals in Brazil see abuse of God’s earth as a sin – but will they fight to save the Amazon?]( Amy Erica Smith, Iowa State University Brazilian evangelicals are politically conservative, but they still believe in climate change. Turning them into climate activists, however, will be a challenge for the environmentalist movement. Politics + Society - [Anti-Semitism in the US today is a variation on an old theme]( Pamela S. Nadell, American University A task force has been assembled in the US Senate to fight anti-Semitism. A specialist in Jewish-American history says the group has a big job ahead of it. Anti-Semitism has a long history in the US. - [Why there is no Kurdish nation]( John Broich, Case Western Reserve University Despite many attempts, the Kurds have never won and kept their own nation -- though, after World War I, they came close. Science + Technology - [Plague was around for millennia before epidemics took hold – and the way people lived might be what protected them]( Sonja Eliason, University of Cambridge; Bridget Alex, California State University, Long Beach People caught and died from plague long before it caused major epidemics like the Black Death in the middle ages. Could what scientists call cultural resistance be what kept the disease under control? Environment + Energy - [Battlefields around the world are finding new purpose as parks and refuges]( Todd Lookingbill, University of Richmond; Peter Smallwood, University of Richmond Protected from development, natural landscapes worldwide are emerging from the violence of war. Today’s quote [Sleep apnea affects about 18 million adults in the U.S. and an estimated 1 billion people worldwide.]( [A good night’s sleep, a long-sought dream for sleep apnea patients, may be in closer reach]( Eric Kezirian University of Southern California [Eric Kezirian] [Forward this email to your friends]( Ask them to sign up at [Follow us on Twitter.]( [Join us on Facebook.]( You’re receiving this newsletter from [The Conversation](. Not interested anymore? [Unsubscribe instantly](. We’ll miss you. 89 South Street - Suite 202 Boston, MA 02111