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We wander lonely in the cloud
Roger Patulny | January 26, 2020Humans are more connected to each other than ever, thanks to smartphones, the web and social media. At the same time, loneliness is a huge and growing social problem, so can we use technology to make things better, rather than worse?
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Can we stop the space arms race?
Su-Yin Lew | January 26, 2020Laws and regulations covering outer space are mired in geopolitical gridlock and are failing to keep pace with burgeoning commercial and military developments.
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A very brief history of time
Gary Tippet | January 25, 2020From watching the heavens to discovering waves of light, relativity and entropy, understanding the nature of time has been a major human endeavour.
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Building better after the bushfires
Diane Nazaroff | January 25, 2020Rebuilding the homes lost to bushfires offers an opportunity to use more resilient designs, but some areas may be better abandoned, given Australia’s fast changing climate conditions.
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Back to school means back to bedtimes
Open Forum | January 25, 2020Amid the back-to-school dash for backpacks, books and last-minute haircuts, children’s sleep routines must also be high on the agenda if parents want to start the year on the right foot.
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Going viral
Ian Mackay | January 24, 2020China has barred people from leaving the city of Wuhan, the epicentre of a new viral outbreak ,and global concern is rising, so what do we know so far?
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We can’t say we weren’t warned
Will Steffen | January 24, 2020Scientists have, clearly and respectfully, warned about the risks to Australia of a rapidly heating climate – including more extreme heat, coastal flooding and more dangerous bushfire conditions. Perhaps now the politicians will listen.
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Solving the genomic jigsaw puzzle of health
Open Forum | January 24, 2020A DNA database of thousands of healthy older Australians is set to change how we determine which genes may underpin a range of chronic and acute diseases.
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Time to cool down our language on climate change?
Gitanjali Bedi | January 23, 2020The language used in the climate change debate is hotting up, but more emotive terms may backfire by creating a false sense of accomplishment, or wearying the public with ‘crisis fatigue.
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Navigating the sea of streams
Andrew Lynch | January 23, 2020Video-on-demand streaming services have shaken up Australian viewing, but the current dominance of Netflix and Stan is being challenged in turn by a host of new services.
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Did an Australian asteroid impact end the Earth’s big thaw?
Open Forum | January 23, 2020Curtin University scientists have discovered that an asteroid strike at Yarrabubba, in outback Western Australia coincided with the end of a global deep freeze known as a Snowball Earth 2.2 billion years ago.
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Home solar panels help you and the environment
Robert Lawler | January 22, 2020The sustainable energy movement has hit its stride in the past 10 years, and while installing solar panels on your home won’t solve global energy problems, it will be one small step along the way.
