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Never move around a flaming dessert’: a scientist explains the chemistry of a Christmas pudding
Nathan Kilah, University of Tasmania Christmas means different things to different people. For me, it’s an opportunity to eat celebratory…
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Aristotle’s Politics has wisdoms and warnings for our age of tech utopias and inequality
Matthew Sharpe, Australian Catholic University If Plato was the first Western political philosopher, Aristotle was the first political scientist in…
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Some words affect us more than others. It boils down to how they sound
Rikke Louise Bundgaard-Nielsen, The University of Melbourne Effective communication lies at the heart of human connection. It helps us collaborate…
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Why is time going so fast and how do I slow it down?
Hinze Hogendoorn, Queensland University of Technology How is it December already? What happened to 2025? And how did we suddenly…
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What is Hanukkah and how is it celebrated?
David Slucki, Monash University; Idan Dershowitz, Monash University, and Yaffa Bart, Monash University Last night, two gunmen fired on a…
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We think of mushrooms as food. But mycelium-based blocks could be the future of construction
Kumar Biswajit Debnath, University of Technology Sydney When mushrooms make the news, it’s often for grim reasons – a mysterious…
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After mass violence, trauma spreads socially. Here are 3 ways you can help reduce it
Tara-Lyn Camilleri, Monash University After mass violence such as the Bondi beach terrorist attack on Sunday, distress does not stop…
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Australia’s national plan says existing laws are enough to regulate AI. This is false hope
Jessica Russ-Smith, Australian Catholic University; Immaculate Motsi-Omoijiade, Charles Sturt University, and Michelle D. Lazarus, Monash University Earlier this month, Australia’s…
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Reddit says it’s not a social media platform. Australia’s High Court is unlikely to agree
Luke Beck, Monash University Reddit is asking Australia’s High Court to rule that it’s not a social media platform and…
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Zadie Smith and Anne Enright help us make sense of troubling times
Belinda Castles, University of Sydney Essay collections gather a writer’s thoughts over time and can be read as an oblique…
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A virtual reality tool I developed is helping Indigenous people connect with Country
Kevin Taylor, The University of Western Australia “It makes me feel like I am right there on Country”. This was…
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Don’t talk – listen. Why communities affected by forever chemicals in water must be heard
Matthew Kearnes, UNSW Sydney; Cameron Holley, UNSW Sydney; Carley Bartlett, UNSW Sydney; Denis O’Carroll, UNSW Sydney, and Patrick Bonney, Deakin…
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Can Urgent Care Clinics actually take pressure off hospitals? Yes, but they’re not the only way
Jonathan Karnon, Flinders University and Charmaine Gray, Flinders University When we’re acutely ill or injured, we want to be able…
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How can parents talk to their kids about the Bondi terror attack?
Vanessa Cobham, The University of Queensland As the community begins to grapple with the horror and tragedy of the Bondi…
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Olivia Nuzzi didn’t report what she knew about RFK Jr – could she have stopped his rise?
Kate Cantrell, University of Southern Queensland In the ten months since his confirmation as United States Health Secretary, Robert F.…
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