Science, Technology and Innovation
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Hidden women of history: Catherine Hay Thomson, the Australian undercover journalist who went inside asylums and hospitals
Hay Thomson’s two-part article, The Female Side of Kew Asylum for The Argus newspaper revealed the conditions women endured in…
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If you can read this headline, you can read a novel.
Public anxiety about the capacity of digital-age children and young adults to read anything longer than a screen grab has…
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James Murdoch blasts News Corp’s ‘ongoing climate change denial’
Rupert Murdoch’s youngest son has revealed his “frustration” with News Corp’s coverage of climate change, pointing particularly to the “ongoing…
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Oceans are warming at the same rate as if five Hiroshima bombs were dropped in every second
A new study released on Monday showed that 2019 was yet another year of record-setting ocean warming, with water temperatures…
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How immersing yourself in nature benefits your health
How long does it take to get a dose of nature high enough to make people say they feel healthy…
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Habermas and climate action
For a long time, discourse about climate change was principally about science, and required expert knowledge to assess. Emilie Prattico…
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Why you really shouldn’t be eating lunch at your desk
We’ve all done it – chowing down on a crayfish and avocado Pret sandwich at our desks whilst sitting back…
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The Cold War Produced Some Truly Terrifying American And Russian Weapons
Key point: The most lethal weapons designed and fielded by both countries were thankfully never used in combat. Kyle Mizokami The…
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Statement regarding Australian bushfires
January 10, 2020 The scale of these bushfires is unprecedented anywhere in the world. The Academy extends its support and…
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6 things to ask yourself before you share a bushfire map on social media
You might have seen this example, decried by some as misleading, prompting this Instagram post by its creator: Juan Pablo…
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Our drinking water, rivers and fish will all feel the impact of bushfires, experts warn
They say the aftermath of the current fires could bring devastation to freshwater animals and plants, as well as drinking…
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The meaning of life – a psychologist’s view
Prominent atheist Richard Dawkins, for example, claims that human beings are just “throwaway survival machines” whose only purpose is to…
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The medications that change who we are
Some make us less neurotic, and others may even shape our social relationships. Zaria Gorvett BBC It turns out many…
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Scientists Calculated How Much Longer You Can Live With a Healthy Lifestyle
But tacking on extra years isn’t so appealing if some or most of them are riddled with heart disease, diabetes…
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Podcast revolution: the rise and rise of audio storytelling
Drama had been dropped from radio stations in the US, was being phased out from popular listening in Canada and…
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Local authorities: Mysterious illness in China is not SARS
The 2002-2003 SARS epidemic started in southern China and killed more than 700 people in mainland China, Hong Kong and…
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