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When girls are in the audience, choir boys sing for attention

  • Written by: Peter Keller, Professor of Cognitive Science, Western Sydney University
imageOk, which one of you is trying to get attention? I can hear it in your voice. karavai/shutterstock

The St. Thomas Choir is an internationally renowned boys choir from Leipzig in Germany. Singing in the choir is a selfless pursuit requiring artistry and discipline.

Or is it?

New research suggests all it takes to elicit surreptitious...

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Curious Kids: What happens if a venomous snake bites another snake of the same species?

  • Written by: Jamie Seymour, Associate Professor, James Cook University
imageScientists usually use the word "venomous" rather than "poisonous" when they're talking about snakes.Flickr/Sirenz Lorraine, CC BY

This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome – serious, weird or wacky!


If a...

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Coalition's pro-coal policy likely a vote loser; optional voting in plebiscite helps Yes

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne

Recently the Coalition and its media supporters have condemned the SA and Victorian Labor governments for allowing coal-fired power plants to close. The Coalition is trying to extend the life of the Liddell power plant in NSW, and is considering building a new coal-fired power plant. This is an attempt to portray Labor as the party of...

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Apakah bekerja lepas jadi pilihan masa depan?

  • Written by: Anthony Hussenot, Professor in Organization Studies, Université Nice Sophia Antipolis
imageKerja lepas semakin pilihan untuk orang yang mau luput hari kerja 9 sampai 5.www.shutterstock.com

Dewasa ini, pekerja lepas mewakili 35% dari tenaga kerja Amerika Serikat dan 16.1% di Uni Eropa. Kedua angka ini menunjukkan tren global yang sama: dari wirausahawan kreatif hingga orang-orang yang dibayar tergantung order, bekerja lepas (freelance)...

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  8. Face ID and iOS 11: a few lingering security questions about the new iPhone X
  9. The Conversation welcomes small publisher’s jobs and innovation package
  10. Snap that prize up: croc research on gambling habits gets an Ig Nobel
  11. My favourite album: Pulp's Different Class
  12. Processing centres in North Africa are not the answer for EU refugees
  13. Income inequality may be declining but financial vulnerability is increasing
  14. Ice mined on Mars could provide water for humans exploring space
  15. Countdown - just nostalgia, or still breaking new ground?
  16. An ABC News story shows how strange going viral can be
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  18. Mission over: the final countdown to Cassini's fatal plunge into Saturn
  19. Friday essay: recognising the unsung heroes of Australia's AIDS crisis
  20. The year of living ineffectually: 2017 proves shaky for the centre-left
  21. After 30 years of the Montreal Protocol, the ozone layer is gradually healing
  22. People-friendly furniture in public places matters more than ever in today's city
  23. Science or snake oil: is manuka honey really a 'superfood' for treating colds, allergies and infections?
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  25. Grattan on Friday: King Coal is wearing big boots in the Turnbull government
  26. The Lionel Murphy papers shed more light on a controversial life
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  30. Rebel Wilson's $4.5 million win a sobering reminder that defaming a celebrity can be costly
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  33. While the world frets over North Korea, what to do about Iran also causes headaches
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  36. Media reform deals will reduce diversity and amount to little more than window dressing
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  40. Votes for corporations and extra votes for property owners: why local council elections are undemocratic
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