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Race to the White House – the vicious debate, the future of the GOP, and Clinton's emails

  • Written by: Tom Switzer, Research Associate, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney

This week on Race to the White House, Brendon O’Connor, Tom Switzer and Emma Lancaster are joined by Nicole Hemmer to examine the second presidential debate, in which Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton faced off in a bruising town-hall-style debate in St Louis.

Many have labelled it as the most vicious debate in America’s political...

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No, enjoying a gin and tonic doesn't mean you're a psychopath

  • Written by: Megan Willis, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology, Australian Catholic University
imageDon't feel bitter, but that story you read about gin was probably wrong.Igor Normann/Shutterstock.com

I was looking at Facebook one evening last week when my attention was captured by the headline “Gin lovers are all massive psychopaths, according to experts” – a somewhat disconcerting thing to read as I sipped the gin and tonic I...

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Sad music and depression: does it help?

  • Written by: Sandra Garrido, NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellow, Western Sydney University
imageMany people have turned to Adele in times of trouble. But for people with the symptoms of clinical depression, sad music can do more harm than good. Reuters/Lucy Nicholson

Depression and suicide are major concerns in the 21st century. The World Health Organisation estimates that over 800,000 people die by suicide each year, with the 15-29 age group...

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Seaweed could hold the key to cutting methane emissions from cow burps

  • Written by: Michael Battaglia, Group Leader, Agricultural Mitigation and Adaptation, CSIRO Agriculture and Food, CSIRO
imageThis cow has the right idea. Cow image from www.shutterstock.com

When Canadian farmer Joe Dorgan noticed about 11 years ago that cattle in a paddock by the sea were more productive than his other cows, he didn’t just rediscover an Ancient Greek and Icelandic practice.

While the Ancient Greeks didn’t have to contend with global warming,...

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  1. How I discovered one of the greatest wildlife gatherings on Earth in far-north Queensland
  2. Gut instinct: how the way you're born and fed affect your immune system
  3. The US election doesn't just feed pop culture – it is pop culture
  4. I'm right, you're wrong, and here's a link to prove it: how social media shapes public debate
  5. Former solicitor-general lashes George Brandis over direction
  6. Sugar tax is not nanny state, it's sound public policy
  7. Australia is vulnerable to cyber threats, so what can we do about it?
  8. ARIAs still matter to artists, but what do they say about us?
  9. Why a scorecard of quality in the arts is a very bad idea
  10. If we were like mice we could live to 400 – but we're not, so we don't
  11. Weekly Dose: aspirin, the pain and fever reliever that prevents heart attacks, strokes and maybe cancer
  12. After Trump 2016, will liberals listen? (The passion of Thomas Frank)
  13. Facebook wants to be in your workplace, but you'll probably find trolls there too
  14. UK experience of domestic violence disclosure schemes is a cautionary tale for Australia
  15. New life insurance code riddled with loopholes
  16. Evangelical politics: the rise and fall of Mike Baird
  17. Social media for tracking disease outbreaks – fad or way of the future?
  18. The world's vanishing wild places are vital for saving species
  19. US election: what are super PACs, and what role does money play in the race?
  20. University changes to academic contracts are threatening freedom of speech
  21. Business Briefing: why the future is workless
  22. How migrant workers are critical to the future of Australia's agricultural industry
  23. Speaking with: Alanna Kamp about the erasure of Chinese-Australian women from our history books
  24. Peering into the future: does science require predictions?
  25. What the consistency of your poo says about your health
  26. Kintsugi and the art of ceramic maintenance
  27. Explainer: what is contract theory and why it deserved a Nobel Prize
  28. Samsung pulls the pin on the Galaxy Note 7 but will unlikely suffer permanent damage
  29. Turnbull is trussed up, unable to deliver either marriage plebiscite or parliamentary outcome
  30. Labor maintains 52-48 lead in Newspoll
  31. New South Wales overturns greyhound ban: a win for the industry, but a massive loss for the dogs
  32. Buyouts mean the future of Australian video-on-demand is hard to picture
  33. Let's address the perfect storm of factors leading to obesity in disadvantaged children
  34. Hurricane Matthew is just the latest unnatural disaster to strike Haiti
  35. How we get sucked in by junk food specials in supermarkets
  36. Turnbull dodges on what happens after marriage plebiscite bill is defeated
  37. Australia's car industry ignored the elephant in the room: carbon emissions
  38. With the plebiscite set to be blocked, who will leave a legacy of marriage equality?
  39. Data surveillance is all around us, and it's going to change our behaviour
  40. Healthy guts are swarming with bugs, so what do they do?
  41. Gut feeling: how your microbiota affects your mood, sleep and stress levels
  42. Debate reveals Trump's dated, dangerous masculinity – and how he just doesn't get it
  43. Has social media really shifted the line between personal and private forever?
  44. Worried your emails might be spied on? Here's what you can do
  45. Canada lets the states lead on climate, should Australia do the same?
  46. The new UN deal on aviation emissions leaves much to be desired
  47. Turnbull's misgivings on renewables overlook economic and financial realities
  48. Joe Cinque's Consolation: violence, delusion and the question of guilt
  49. Bill Shorten steps up attack on Donald Trump
  50. Labor caucus set to kill marriage vote

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