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More than a piece of furniture: it is sometimes as if these old pianos have souls
Due to limitations of space and funds for maintenance, a decision was made to limit the university’s collection to the…
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Nobel prize: Svante Pääbo’s ancient DNA discoveries offer clues as to what makes us human
In other words, Pääbo has been awarded the prestigious prize for having sequenced the genomes of our extinct relatives, the…
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A sham sentence after a secret trial for Aung San Suu Kyi’s Australian economic adviser
This week a puppet court sentenced him to three years in prison, alongside Suu Kyi, who has already been sentenced to…
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3 ways these latest Iran demonstrations are different to past protests
The latest protests, triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after her arrest by the morality police, follow several other protests that…
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Child marriage comes with a heavy cost for young girls in Africa – but there’s one clear way out
That’s one of the startling figures contained in a 2021 UNICEF report about child marriage. Sathiya Susuman Appunni The Conversation Africa’s sub-Saharan…
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How we accidentally planned the desertion of our cities
The changes in our work preferences have highlighted how vulnerable our cities are to economic shocks. Authors The Conversation Moves…
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Clickbait extremism, mass shootings, and the assault on democracy – time for a rethink of social media?
They profited from livestreamed video as rioters stormed the Capitol Building. Shirley Leitch The Conversation They profited from the incendiary…
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Hilary Mantel was one of the great voices of historical fiction – and so much more
She will be chiefly remembered for her trilogy on the life of the Tudor politician Thomas Cromwell. Dinah Birch The Conversation…
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‘If only they made better life choices’ – how simplistic explanations of poverty and food insecurity miss the mark
But one persistent strand is the notion that poverty and food insecurity are the result of poor personal choices and priorities. Rebekah…
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Explainer: Socrates and the life worth living
He was likened to a gadfly buzzing around while one is trying to sleep. Oscar Davis The Conversation The Oracle…
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How did the patriarchy start – and will evolution get rid of it?
In Afghanistan, the Taliban once again prowl the streets more concerned with keeping women at home and in strict dress…
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Police texts in Kumanjayi Walker case another sordid example of systemic racism in Australia’s legal system
During an attempted arrest, 19-year-old Warlpiri teenager Kumanjayi Walker was fatally shot on November 9 2019 by Northern Territory police…
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Akin Mabogunje: Nigerian urban geographer who mapped the origin and trends of African cities
As a new junior lecturer, I had to read the key text being used by my course leader. Basirat Oyalowo…
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Professor Joseph Ibrahim on COVID in aged care – and the end of nursing homes
He has been a long-term advocate for improving the quality of life for those in residential care and for reform…
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What do aged care residents do all day?
What’s the daily routine like for older people in residential aged care facilities? Authors The Conversation To find out, we…
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A Syrian academic at the Fringe: why I put on a show to reclaim the stories of refugees like me
But there I was, a Syrian academic on stage in Edinburgh in front of a microphone, high on adrenaline, ready…
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