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+ the limits of exercising for weight loss US Edition - Today's top story: As heat records fall, how hot is too hot for the human body? [View in browser]( US Edition | 23 July 2023 [The Conversation] [The Conversation]( Happy Sunday – and welcome to the best of The Conversation. Here are a few of our recently published stories: - [Tony Bennett: the timeless visionary who, with a nod to America's musical heritage, embraced the future]( - [Here's how China is responding to US sanctions – with blocking laws and other countermeasures]( One of the highest compliments a Conversation editor can share with another is “I learned something new from your story.” I learned something new from one of our readers’ picks last week, which brings together colonialism and the search for extraterrestrial life. The story, edited by science editor Mary Magnuson, will likely make you rethink the consequences of who is leading the human search for alien life, and how they are going about it. It was written by David Delgado Shorter of UCLA, Kim TallBear of the University of Alberta and William Limpet of Bowdoin College – all members of an Indigenous studies working group. The group has examined [centuries of culture contacts and their outcomes from around the globe](. “No one can know for sure how engagement with extraterrestrials would go, though it’s better to consider cautionary tales from Earth’s own history [with colonialism] sooner rather than later,” the professors write. Later this week we’ll bring you stories about the ethics of life sentences for juvenile offenders, Disney and the role corporations play in the public debate, and a potential treatment for fragile X syndrome. Emily Costello Director of Collaborations + Local News Readers' picks Outdoor workers face higher risks on hot, humid days. AP Photo/Swoan Parker [As heat records fall, how hot is too hot for the human body?]( W. 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Tony Wolf, Penn State The biggest risks aren’t always the biggest numbers on the thermometer – humidity gets dangerous faster than many people realize. - [Empty office spaces can be converted to residential buildings – but it won’t be affordable]( Jenny Baker, Iowa State University; Leah Mo, Iowa State University With many employers switching to remote work, two engineering experts explain the feasibility of converting office buildings to residential spaces. - [First contact with aliens could end in colonization and genocide if we don’t learn from history]( David Delgado Shorter, University of California, Los Angeles; Kim TallBear, University of Alberta; William Lempert, Bowdoin College Three Indigenous studies scholars draw from colonial histories and explain why listening for alien life can have ethical ramifications. - [Why Russia pulled out of its grain deal with Ukraine – and what that means for the global food system]( Anna Nagurney, UMass Amherst Russia’s move, which it followed by bombing the key port city of Odesa and threatening to attack any ship sailing for Ukraine, sent global food prices skyrocketing. - [Exercise may or may not help you lose weight and keep it off – here’s the evidence for both sides of the debate]( Donald M. Lamkin, University of California, Los Angeles Some researchers assert that the body responds to exercise by burning fewer calories when you’re not working out. Regardless of its effects on weight loss, exercise provides many health benefits. Editors' picks Former President Donald Trump appears in July 2023 at a re-election campaign event in Florida. Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images [What is a target letter? 3 things to know about how the Justice Department notifies suspects, like Donald Trump, ahead of possible charges]( Gabriel J. 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