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Full STEAM ahead
James Arvanitakis | July 2, 2021Efforts to break down the barriers between the ‘arts and social sciences’ and the ‘hard sciences’ and to encourage creativity can only improve student outcomes.
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The recycling robot
Open Forum | July 2, 2021Researchers at the University of Sydney are developing a smart, automated robot to sort recyclable plastic waste.
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What now for Afghanistan?
Amin Saikal | July 2, 2021As Australian and other allied troops finally leave Afghanistan after 20 years of conflict with the Taliban, what does the future hold for that war-torn and battered country?
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Kitchen capers
Adyan Stafford | July 1, 2021Many Australians locked-down at home will be eyeing home improvements to pass the time productively, and the kitchen offers most ‘bang for buck’ when remodeling a room.
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Digital engagement with south-east Asia
Huong Le Thu | July 1, 2021Early investment and involvement in Southeast Asian digital growth will boost Australia’s economic future.
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Back from the dead
Open Forum | July 1, 2021Museum genomics reveal a mouse thought to have been extinct for over 160 years has been living under a different name this whole time.
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Intergenerational reports should spark action
Danielle Wood | June 30, 2021Australia’s state and federal governments have spent the past 16 months responding to a major health and economic crisis but the latest intergenerational report underlines the need for more long term action.
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Insights from the ‘edge of chaos’
Open Forum | June 30, 2021Some neuroscience theories suggest the human brain operates best ‘at the edge of chaos’. Now scientists in Australia and Japan have found that keeping a nanowire network at the edge of becoming chaotic is the best state for it to produce useful signals to solve problems.
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Seeing what we want to see
Meg Elkins | June 29, 2021We’re all prone to accepting one narrative and sticking to it, no matter the evidence. This problem isn’t just “out there”. Behavioural research offers some lessons for all us to keep front and centre.
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Measuring creativity
Margaret Webb | June 29, 2021How do you go about measuring the multifaceted and unique human quality that is creativity without killing it completely? New research aims to do just that.
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Melbourne dweller’s “Russian” winter
Chris Jensen | June 29, 2021Australia’s housing just isn’t good enough when it comes to dealing with winter temperatures – we need to take lessons from the Northern Hemisphere.
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Effective defence requires deeper resilience
Ulas Yildirim | June 29, 2021The defence of the nation relies on a lot more than weapons, and the deterrent effect the government seeks to achieve through the Australian Defence Force’s high-end warfighting capabilities is inextricably linked with broader national resilience.
