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Plastic not fantastic
Jenni Downes | March 15, 2021The idea of a plastic that literally disappears once in the ocean, littered on land or in landfill is tantalising – but also still a pipe dream.
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Acting now to prevent dementia
Open Forum | March 15, 2021Dementia prevention needs to be Australia’s next public health area of focus, as the nation heads towards a projected number of one million people with dementia by 2056.
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Mark Nicol’s Counterpoint – The new intellectual pedigree – The school of the fourth age
Mark Nicol | March 15, 2021Dropping any pretence of academic rigour, social science has been turned into a tool of social progressives, and a new philosophy exploring man’s place in nature is required.
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Tabi on racial matters: How you could use your white privilege to create a better world
Gloria Tabi | March 13, 2021Being white in Australia comes with certain advantages, but being aware of the problems faced by other groups can help build a more harmonious and inclusive society.
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Supply chains critical to Taiwan’s security
Open Forum | March 13, 2021While communist China works to isolate Taiwan in preparation for invasion, Taiwan’s vital importance to global technology supply chains offers another reason for the west, and the USA in particular, to defend it from attack.
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Using A.I. to detect disease
Open Forum | March 13, 2021An international collaboration led by The University of Sydney and supported by ANSTO has developed an advanced, innovative artificial intelligence application to help examine tissue samples and identify signs of disease.
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Healthcare sector should reach out to technology scale-ups
Zivit Inbar | March 12, 2021The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the use of technology and opened opportunities for the health care industry, but also showed us that we need to make some critical changes.
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Why TikTok isn’t really a social media app
Fergus Ryan | March 12, 2021There’s one thing we’re all getting wrong about TikTok: it’s not really a social media app.
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Putting a price on carbon
Richard Holden | March 12, 2021For an orderly transition from fossil fuels, Australia needs a carbon price to replace its hodgepodge of clumsy government interventions.
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Let the children play
Pasi Sahlberg | March 11, 2021Children today spend much less time playing than their parents did, a decline exacerbated by the COVID pandemic. It’s time to recognise the individual and social benefits of play to our children’s development and happiness.
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Social media detox
Roger Patulny | March 11, 2021Short-lived as it was, Facebook’s removal of Australian news raised interesting questions about our dependence on social media and whether we can do without it.
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Life on Mars
Open Forum | March 11, 2021Robotic mining that can provide water and fuel is the key to developing a colony on the red planet within the next 30 years.