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Kurt Gödel: from loopholes and dictators to the incompleteness theorems

  • Written by: Mark Colyvan, Professor of Philosophy, University of Sydney
imageKurt Gödel, the perfect mind to examine the US constitution.Flickr/Levan Ramishvili

The recent events surrounding Donald Trump’s first few weeks in the White House have left many wondering how a political outsider can become president of the United States.

Does Trump’s rapid rise to the presidency mark a change in how election...

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How to get quality teachers in disadvantaged schools – and keep them there

  • Written by: Suzanne Rice, Senior Lecturer, Education Policy and Leadership, University of Melbourne
imageRemote schools often struggle to recruit and retain great teachers. Alex Ellinghausen/AAP

In this series we’ll explore how to improve schools in Australia. Some of the most prominent experts in the sector tackle key questions, including why we are not seeing much progress; whether we are assessing children in the most effective way; why...

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What's behind the rise in shareholder class actions

  • Written by: Mark Humphery-Jenner, Associate Professor of Finance, UNSW
imageShareholders are left in the dark if CEOs overstate their firms' prospects or conceal negative information.www.shutterstock.com

There’s been several high profile class actions launched by unhappy shareholders against the companies they invest in, otherwise known as securities class actions, lately in Australia. The common theme is a claim...

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Female genital mutilation is hurting Australian girls and we must work together to stamp it out

  • Written by: Elizabeth Elliott, Professor of Paediatrics & Child Health and Director of the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit, University of Sydney
imageBy agencies working together, we can prevent female genital mutilation, which new research confirms is happening in Australia.from www.shutterstock.com

Female genital mutilation or cutting, also known as FGM, is largely hidden in Australia and other high-income countries. Most people don’t consider it a major issue. But ourresearchshows it...

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  1. Twitter tries to tackle abuse as research shows that most of us can be trolls online
  2. Turnbull's rant about Shorten a treat for the troops but will it play with the public?
  3. Indonesia should support interfaith community programs to help Myanmar end ethnic violence
  4. The tragic story of Soviet genetics shows the folly of political meddling in science
  5. We've all heard about postnatal depression, but what about antenatal depression?
  6. Humans are driving a new burst of evolution including possibly our own
  7. Prize fight over live-streamed sport will go on long after the final bell sounds
  8. Trump triggers overdue policy debate
  9. Playing is not coaching: why so many sporting greats struggle as coaches
  10. Inspiring to speak out - two physicists who changed the world
  11. Rose Skinner: the firebrand Perth dealer neglected by a new art history
  12. Politics podcast: Cory Bernardi on why he spurned the Liberals
  13. Bernardi should have resigned his Senate seat: here's why
  14. Middle Eastern migrants aren't 'piling on to the dole queue'
  15. We need to be clear-headed when offering land for Singapore to train its soldiers
  16. The detective work behind the Budj Bim eel traps World Heritage bid
  17. What students learn about Asia is outdated and needs to change
  18. 'Fat, bland, boring incubators': ordinary pregnant women don't feel like Beyoncé
  19. Crisis, what crisis? How smart solar can protect our vulnerable power grids
  20. Australia's universities are not walking the talk on going low-carbon
  21. 3D television is dead... so what next?
  22. Tech companies fight Trump's travel ban and may take their business elsewhere
  23. Politics podcast: Arthur Sinodinos on the government's headwinds
  24. Coalition slump in Newspoll gives Labor 54-46 lead
  25. Bernardi says his new party will offer a 'principled' alternative for disillusioned conservative voters
  26. A vastly changed world means consumers won't react the same to higher interest rates
  27. Bernardi exits stage right: mayhem now, obscurity later
  28. Yes there's hope, but treating spinal injuries with stem cells is not a reality yet
  29. We can learn a lot from disasters, and we now know some areas don't recover
  30. Goosebumps, tears and tenderness: what it means to be moved
  31. Coming soon to a cinema near you? Ticket prices shaped by demand
  32. If scandals don't make us switch banks, financial technology might
  33. Why the housing shortage exacerbates scabies in Indigenous communities
  34. The environment needs billions of dollars more: here's how to raise the money
  35. Rethinking how we assess learning in schools
  36. Robot rights: at what point should an intelligent machine be considered a 'person'?
  37. Trump, the wannabe king ruling by 'twiat'
  38. Cory Bernardi leaving Liberal fold without parliamentary followers
  39. What is a balanced diet anyway?
  40. Ouch! The drugs don't work for back pain, but here's what does
  41. How regions can persuade fly-in fly-out workers to live locally
  42. Whores through the ages: 'Tis Pity entertains but fails to cut through
  43. Can you sue someone for giving you a bad reference?
  44. Health Check: are painful periods normal?
  45. The tag is cut: how will the Trump-Turnbull spat damage the alliance?
  46. Twelve myths about e-cigarettes that failed to impress the TGA
  47. Deb Wilks: Corporates need to stump up for the arts
  48. Hissstory: how the science of snake bite treatments has changed
  49. Declining sport viewership shows why we should keep it on free TV
  50. Meet El Niño’s cranky uncle that could send global warming into hyperdrive

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