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Who Were Caracalla and Geta, the Cruel Roman Brother Emperors in Gladiator II?
Michael Hanaghan, Australian Catholic University Warning: this article contains mild spoilers. When Gladiator I was released in 2000, I was a high school Classics student and the film brought Classical…
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Is Inequality Natural? Thomas Piketty Says No and Proposes a Solution
Thomas Piketty. Fronteiras do Pensamento, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Thomas Pikettyโs Nature, Culture, and Inequality is a little book that addresses an issue of great significance: is the social…
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AI for Life โ How Wiradyuri Knowledge Can Transform Technology for Good
Philip Schubert/Shutterstock From climate change to geopolitical instability to health emergencies, we are entering a period of momentous change. The technology industry likes to tell us that the antidote is…
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Public Humiliation in Medical Education Harms Patients Too
Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock Imagine being questioned about complex technical knowledge in front of your peers, supervisors, and members of the public โ knowing that a wrong answer could lead to…
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Could a Mandatory Five-Day Workweek Solve Constructionโs Work-Life Balance Issues?
Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock Working practices in the construction industry have been labelled a relic of a bygone era โ 64% of employees work more than 50 hours per week. Long working hours…
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Screen Time Rules for Young Kids Can Help Reduce Obesity โ New Research
Ladan Hashemi, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Childhood obesity is a growing concern worldwide. But in New Zealand itโs a particularly pressing issue. With one of the highest rates…
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35 Years After The Satanic Verses Controversy, Unearthed Letters Reveal Uncomfortable Truths
Image Credit: Wikipedia Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is famous for his forthright statements to other world leaders. In March 1989, Mahathir wrote a letter to then UK Prime…
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Elon Musk Has Made X a Globally Influential Media Platform โ More to Come
Image Credit: investopedia During the recent United States presidential election campaign, tech billionaire Elon Muskโs social media platform X (formerly Twitter) saw record high usage.The platform โ and Musk in…
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Developing Nations Suffer Most from Climate Change โ Will COP29 Address This Injustice?
Image Credit: Keith Syse/Shutterstock Since the Industrial Revolution, country after country has turned to fossil fuels to power their transport and industry. Now the bill is coming due. Huge volumes…
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Running Water Heaters on Solar Could Slash Emissions and Use Cheap Energy
nikkytok/Shutterstock Your hot shower or bath uses 15-30% of your householdโs total energy, second only to the heating and cooling of air. More than half of all Australian households rely…
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What Causes Mosquito Bite Itch and Why Do Some React Badly?
Arthur Poulin/Unsplash Are you one of these people who loathes spending time outdoors at dusk as the weather warms and mosquitoes start biting? Female mosquitoes need blood to develop their…
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The Sun Is More Active Than Predicted โ Small Satellites Are Paying the Price
Last week, three tiny Australian satellites from Curtin Universityโs Binar Space Program burned up in Earthโs atmosphere. That was always going to happen. In fact, Binar means โfireballโ in the…
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Study Shows Teen Vaping Linked to Childhood Trauma
sergey koleskinov/Shutterstock If you experience trauma during childhood, thereโs a greater chance youโll use substances such as alcohol, tobacco and other drugs later. But what does the evidence say about…
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Campaign Rewards Roblox Gamers for Engaging with US Election โ Impact on Global Politics
Alex Photo Stock/Shutterstock If historical trends are anything to go by, most young people in the United States will not vote at this weekโs presidential election. For example, at the…
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We built a tiny electronic nose that can beat a mouse at its ownย game
Abudzaky / Shutterstock Imagine a robot that can detect scents in the air and track down their sources as efficiently as a dog or a mouse. If realised, it could…
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