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The future of stem cells: tackling hype versus hope

  • Written by Melissa Little, Program Leader of Stem Cells Australia, University of Melbourne

For many people suffering from disabling conditions, such as Parkinson’s disease, spinal injury and paralysis, multiple sclerosis, macular degeneration, heart disease, renal failure and even cancer, announcements in the press around breakthroughs in stem cell research undoubtedly bring hope.

The challenge remains how to accurately communicate...

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Facebook's support for USB security keys is a good move and one others should follow

  • Written by David Glance, Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, University of Western Australia
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In an attempt to increase the security of online accounts, Facebook has added support for 2 factor authentication using USB security keys.

The security keys supported are ones that support a standard called U2F which stands for Universal 2nd Factor authentication. Logging into Facebook still involves...

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Is it OK to punch Nazis?

  • Written by Patrick Stokes, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, Deakin University
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Hey, remember 2016? When all those beloved celebrities kept dying and we couldn’t wait for the year to be over? We’re now less than a month into 2017 and a week into Donald Trump’s presidency, and the internet finds...

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What is the Doomsday Clock and why should we keep track of the time?

  • Written by Ian Lowe, Emeritus Professor, School of Science, Griffith University

It made headlines recently when the Doomsday Clock was shifted from three minutes to midnight to a new setting of two and a half minutes to midnight.

That is the nearest the clock has been to midnight for more than fifty years. The body responsible for the clock said

the probability of global catastrophe is very high, and the actions needed to...

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  1. In Australia, land of the 'fair go', not everyone gets an equal slice of the pie
  2. Can machines really tell us if we're sick?
  3. Sex, death and del kathryn barton
  4. A housing affordability crisis in regional Australia? Yes, and here's why
  5. Calling deep sea species 'monsters' may harm their conservation
  6. “No smoking” in music lyrics? Sorry, count me out
  7. Trump's arrival means it's time for Australia to review our relationship – and perhaps learn to say 'no'
  8. No longer tied to Britain, Australia is still searching for its place in the world
  9. Friday essay: transgenderism in film and literature
  10. Why are we more likely to get cancer as we age?
  11. Older people still have sex, but it's the intimacy and affection that matters more
  12. How to tell if your child's educational needs are being met at school
  13. Australia needs precision tools in drafting trade agreements, not a sledgehammer
  14. Grattan on Friday: 2017 will test whether Turnbull can rise above times that do not suit him
  15. What if there was nothing Trump could do to stop the clean energy revolution?
  16. Scientists may have proven women are better at multitasking than men
  17. Six tips to keep you and your devices secure in the gig economy
  18. Throw a veggie pattie on the barbie this Australia Day
  19. Welcome to Australia, a land of creatures out to kill you... maybe
  20. Australia Day, Invasion Day, Survival Day: a long history of celebration and contestation
  21. Parrot pie and possum curry – how colonial Australians embraced native food
  22. 'Australian' enough to be a hero?
  23. Push for a Commonwealth trading bloc further politicises free trade
  24. Heart disease: what happens when the ticker wears and tears
  25. Arthritis isn't just a condition affecting older people, it likely starts much earlier
  26. More lessons on fintech to come for Scott Morrison
  27. Australian cinema for Australia Day
  28. Explainer: the rules for shooting on film sets
  29. Do you need to worry if your baby has a flat head?
  30. Is 'clean coal' power the answer to Australia's emissions targets?
  31. Speaking with: Nicole Cook on union 'green bans', housing affordability and the Sirius building
  32. Recent death from resistant bug won't be the last
  33. Changing Australia Day is pointless – and there is much to celebrate
  34. There's no point to Australia's push to ratify the TPP
  35. More police won't necessarily lead to better outcomes on family violence – here's what we need
  36. What next for the anti-Trump protesters?
  37. The Australian history boom has busted, but there's hope it may boom again
  38. Why we lose our hearing and vision as we age
  39. The markers of everyday racism in Australia
  40. Game over: how professional athletes can have a career after sport
  41. Why older people get osteoporosis and have falls
  42. Changing climate has stalled Australian wheat yields: study
  43. 2017 will be a big year for Australia's energy system: here's what to look out for
  44. A Theory of Nothing: a novel approach to exposing how science really works
  45. Should gifted students go to a separate school?
  46. Race to the White House special – Trump's inauguration, and what's next for US foreign policy
  47. Disappearing votes: why investors should steer clear of Snapchat's dual-class shares
  48. Centrelink debt debacle is bad policy for mental health
  49. Beware The Slenderman: how users created the Boogieman of the internet
  50. Bots without borders: how anonymous accounts hijack political debate

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