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Australian COVID-19 research review reveals gaps in collaboration
Open Forum | July 19, 2021Researchers are calling for improved national coordination of Australian COVID-19 trials, after analysis of efforts in 2020 found a lack of data sharing and collaboration left crucial research gaps.
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Offering patients informed choices could reduce low-value care
Open Forum | July 19, 2021Patients often demand treatments that are inappropriate or of little value, but walking them through the risks and benefits of each approach can help them understand why some options are not worth the risk or cost.
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Using AI to predict hospital costs in real time
Jinghui Liu | July 19, 2021Hospitals only know how much a patient costs once they’ve gone home, making it difficult to plan spending efficiently, but predictive algorithms can estimate costs soon after diagnosis.
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Changing the chatter on body image
Open Forum | July 18, 2021The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating impacts on people struggling with body image issues and eating disorders. A world-first chatbot has been launched in collaboration with the Butterfly Foundation to provide much-needed support to those who are struggling.
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The devil is in the details
Philip Almond | July 17, 2021The Devil personifies the “evil” within all of us, and so always has new domains, new territories, and new borders in which he “walks about, as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour”.
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Robot farms – delight or disaster?
Open Forum | July 17, 2021As agriculture heads down the path of increased automation, an international researcher argues robots on farms could create both an ideal, eco-friendly farming culture or an environmentally disastrous scenario where big machines push humans and wildlife alike off agricultural land.
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A closer look at foreign policy research
Danielle Cave | July 17, 2021The best research think tanks produce is often work no one will fund. If it breaks new ground it’s often difficult to convince potential funders of its merit.
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Engineers should study ethics as well as maths
Lucy Marshall | July 16, 2021The Miami apartment collapse is a grim reminder of why engineering matters, and why comprehensive education in ethics should be embedded in the training of engineers.
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Boosting Australia’s foreign policy research
Danielle Cave | July 16, 2021In a precarious and fast-changing world, there are several opportunities for Australia to improve the policy advice generated by our vibrant small think-tank sector.
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The global scourge of ransomware
Rachael Falk | July 15, 2021The ongoing ransomware attacks that continue to strike unabated around the world must act as a red flag. And, because we’ve been warned, we need a plan to deal with them.
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Believe in tomorrow
Alan Stevenson | July 15, 2021Many things which once appeared impossible are now commonplace. Despite the many challenges with which we are faced, we should have faith that humanity can take a great leap forward to triumph over them – and our self doubts.
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Doing good, feeling bad, getting better
Open Forum | July 15, 2021Social entrepreneurs are driven by a tenacity that goes beyond revenue and profit, but the difficult problems they face means their own mental health and wellbeing can be threatened.
