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Social media, the 'bikini bridge' and the viral contagion of body ideals

  • Written by: Jenna Drenten, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Loyola University Chicago
imageThe 'bikini bridge' phenomenon caught on quickly because it reflected the cultural expectations placed on women’s bodies.Shutterstock

What happens when you combine a cultural obsession with thinness, a bit of organised propaganda and a catchy hashtag? Enter the “bikini bridge”: the space between the bikini and the lower abdomen...

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It's time to talk about who can access your digital genomic data

  • Written by: Caitlin Curtis, Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
imageThe genome is becoming the unit of currency for all kinds of genetic testing. from www.shutterstock.com

We are approaching a time when you might be too scared to have your genome sequenced.

Only last week, a US senator called for an investigation into the privacy policies of direct-to-consumer DNA companies. But this is only one piece of a puzzle...

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STEM education in primary schools will fall flat unless serious issues are addressed

  • Written by: Jane Louise Hunter, Senior Lecturer, School of Education; Associate Member, STEM Education Futures, University of Technology Sydney
imageNot all schools have access to enough equipment for their students, which means they waste time building, un-building and re-building their projects.Shutterstock

It’s been two years since Prime Minister Turnbull announced his innovation agenda for schools and the allocation of funds to boost science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM)...

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Viagra to be supplied without prescription in the UK: should Australia do the same?

  • Written by: Nial Wheate, Senior Lecturer and BPharm Coordinator, University of Sydney
imageIf men try to obtain Viagra illegally, they can't be sure of what they're getting. Simon Willison/Flickr, CC BY-SA

Last week the United Kingdom announced one type of Viagra will be made available to men without prescription in pharmacies. The Commission on Human Medicines made this recommendation after taking into account several factors including...

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  2. Barnaby Joyce storms home in New England byelection victory
  3. Proposed poultry standards leave Australia trailing behind other industrialised countries
  4. People with disability have a lot to offer employers
  5. Go now: NSW Nationals leader John Barilaro's blunt message to Turnbull
  6. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Turnbull's backflip on the banking royal commission
  7. How the same-sex marriage vote will impact on human rights and democracy
  8. Transgender youth can now access hormone treatment without court approval
  9. Labor likely to win Queensland election majority, and regional voters behind same-sex marriage
  10. Video explainer: How cricket captains make good decisions
  11. Should Colin Barnett leave the WA parliament? Definitely, maybe, not at all
  12. Broad mandate for financial services royal commission takes the heat off banks
  13. Sydney the most expensive capital in Australia, Perth comes in fifth: new report
  14. Friday essay: the art of the pinch - popular music and appropriation
  15. New Royal Commission into water theft may be just the tip of iceberg for the Murray Darling Basin
  16. Penguins under threat from drowning in fishing nets
  17. Marrying across Australia's Catholic-Protestant divide
  18. The way your children watch YouTube is not that surprising - but it is a concern. Here are some tips
  19. Using university language tests for migration and professional registration is problematic
  20. Never had a Pap smear? Now there's a DIY option for you
  21. Inner-city neighbourhood shows the way in protecting heritage of centuries past
  22. Grattan on Friday: Nationals force reluctant Turnbull to dress in Shorten's banking clothes
  23. Politics Podcast: Matt Canavan on divorce in the LNP and discipline in the Coalition
  24. Dastyari saga shows the need for donations reform, and for politicians to take more care
  25. Why the big four asked for a parliamentary inquiry into banking
  26. Is the future for artists in crowdfunding?
  27. Bali's Agung – using 'volcano forensics' to map the past, and predict the future
  28. Do different drinks make you different drunk?
  29. It's 30 years since scientists first warned of climate threats to Australia
  30. Six things New Zealand's new government needs to do to make climate refugee visas work
  31. Dastyari demoted again – but government demands he leave parliament
  32. Banking royal commission will expose the real cost of bad behaviour
  33. Supporting part-time and online learners is key to reducing university dropout rates
  34. Tourists are stuck at the airport, but erupting Mt Agung has a deeper significance for the Balinese
  35. Queensland Liberals and Nationals have long had an uneasy cohabitation, and now should consider divorce
  36. How school has been used to control sovereignty and self-determination for Indigenous peoples
  37. Permission to laugh? Humour without risk of danger and offence would be an emaciated thing
  38. Blind in the mind: why some people can't see pictures in their imagination
  39. Sustainable re-use and recycling work for heritage buildings and places too
  40. Governments haven't always shirked responsibility for our low wages
  41. World-first continental acoustic observatory will listen to the sounds of Australia
  42. Labor's dark vision would bring $164 billion tax hit over decade: Morrison
  43. Government questions whether Dastyari fit to be a senator, in new row over Chinese donor
  44. How we found 112 'recovery reefs' dotted through the Great Barrier Reef
  45. Henry Reynolds: Triple J did the right thing, we need a new Australia Day
  46. Marriage bill clears Senate – now for the lower house
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