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Studying Teaching Without Real-Time Interaction Can Be ‘Very Lonely’
Australia is in the grip of a teacher shortage. The federal government has predicted in 2025, demand for high school…
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New Research Reveals How to Stretch Effectively for Better Flexibility
Can you reach down and touch your toes without bending your knees? Can you reach both arms overhead? If these…
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What Is Visanne, the Endometriosis Drug Recently Added to the PBS?
The drug Visanne (also known as dienogest) is the first endometriosis treatment to be added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme…
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Warm or Competent? What Students Want from AI Chatbots in Classrooms
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming education, with schools and universities increasingly experimenting with AI chatbots to assist students in…
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Smaller Brains, Fewer Friends? How AI Could Shape Humanity’s Future
What will humans be like generations from now in a world transformed by artificial intelligence (AI)? Plenty of thinkers have…
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After 10 Years of Debate COP29’s Carbon Trading Deal Remains Flawed
Negotiators at the COP29 climate conference in Baku have struck a landmark agreement on rules governing the global trade of…
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Why Are Some Babies Born Hairy? Lanugo Is Common in Early Births and Harmless
Babies are born with fine, downy, short, and slightly pigmented body hair called lanugo. The term comes from the Latin…
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Why is cricket so popular on the Indian sub-continent?
Image Credit: Firstpost/IPL Cricket originated in England, but has been spread worldwide by British soldiers and settlers in the past…
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Why Did the US Shift on Ukraine Firing Missiles into Russia, and Will It Affect the War?
The lifting of US restrictions on the use of ATACMS ballistic missiles by Ukraine may help it repel Russian forces…
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Modern Cars Are Surveillance Devices with Major Privacy Risks – Report
Varavin/Shutterstock New research reveals serious privacy flaws in the data practices of new internet connected cars in Australia. It’s yet…
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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…
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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 Piketty’s Nature, Culture, and Inequality is a little book…
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AI for Life – 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…
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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…
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Could a Mandatory Five-Day Workweek Solve Construction’s Work-Life Balance Issues?
Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock Working practices in the construction industry have been labelled a relic of a bygone era – 64% of employees…
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