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Busting five myths about pregnancy
Erin Munro | January 22, 2019The amount of conflicting advice and information which expecting parents receive can be overwhelming, but sorting the facts from the fiction can help the better choices be made.
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The surprising downsides to working at home
Libby Sander | January 21, 2019Working at home appears to have many advantages in this digital age, but as well as social isolation, home working can have other drawbacks too.
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Untangling the politics of children and food
Jane Martin | January 21, 2019Parents face an uphill battle against the food industry’s tactics to sell unhealthy food to their children, but if we’re going to build a healthier world for the next generation, we need to do this through education, not guilt.
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Why international trade wars are bad news for Asia
Amitendu Palit | January 21, 2019While the bilateral trade dispute between the USA and China may create some economic opportunities for Australia and South Asia, they will be outweighed by its long-term adverse impacts.
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What is déjà vu? What is déjà vu?
Kate Stanton | January 20, 2019Many of us have had the experience of seeing or doing something and it feeling eerily familiar, but what do we know about what’s happening when we get déjà vu?
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Natural weed control for a thorny bush problem
Open Forum | January 20, 2019A natural weed control that will help manage one of Australia’s most invasive introduced weeds has become the first woody weed bioherbicide to be granted federal regulatory approval – after an eight-year wait.
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VR thrill rides need more than technology to sell them
Amanda Weaver | January 20, 2019If creators don’t get virtual reality right for thrill rides the concept of VR as entertainment could be set back years; mirroring its habit of riding waves of popularity before falling into obscurity over the past two decades.
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The ancient roots of your humble garden
Eva Anagnostou | January 19, 2019You don’t have to be an avid gardener to appreciate the opportunity for reflection that a stroll in the garden can afford us, but gardens are also bound to their political and religious history, traces of which can be found in our ongoing cultural obsession with them.
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Brick-bait: three tricks up retailers’ sleeves to lure you back to physical shops
Eloise Zoppos | January 19, 2019Department stores and clothing retailers are drawing on consumer behaviour and psychological research to compete with online shopping.
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Are smartphones just a pain in the neck?
Open Forum | January 19, 2019Many of the world’s 3.4 billion smartphone users are putting their necks at risk every time they send a text, according to new research involving the University of South Australia.
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How to feed a growing population healthy food without ruining the planet
Mario Herrero | January 18, 2019If we’re serious about feeding the world’s growing population healthy food, and not ruining the planet, we need to get used to a new style of eating.
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Smart clothes could reduce falls for people with Parkinson’s disease
Open Forum | January 18, 2019A team of Australian researchers has received grant funding to test eHealth and smart garment technologies to prevent falls in people with Parkinson’s disease.