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Why a scorecard of quality in the arts is a very bad idea

  • Written by: Julian Meyrick, Professor of Creative Arts, Flinders University
imageThe Record – a genre-less, story-less dance piece – would never fit into a standardized category.Maria Baranova

Foxes were introduced into Australia from Britain in the 19th century for the recreation of faux-English huntsmen. They destroyed dozens of native species. In the 21st century a parallel is at hand in an export of cultural...

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If we were like mice we could live to 400 – but we're not, so we don't

  • Written by: Christopher Turbill, Senior Lecturer in Animal Ecology, Western Sydney University
imageMice can slow the wheel of ageing almost at will. Humans, not so much.Ron and Joe/Shutterstock.com

You may have seen the news that the human lifespan cannot be extended beyond about 115 years, as shown by a demographic analysis confirming that the steady improvements in lifespan seen for many populations over recent decades has stalled since the...

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Weekly Dose: aspirin, the pain and fever reliever that prevents heart attacks, strokes and maybe cancer

  • Written by: Andrew Tonkin, Professor and Head, Cardiovascular Research Unit, Monash University
imageAspirin has an extraordinary history that involves many different discoveries around its many different effects.from shutterstock.com

Aspirin is, like ibuprofen and Voltaren (diclofenac), a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used to treat pain and reduce fever.

What makes aspirin different from other NSAIDs is its ability to thin the...

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After Trump 2016, will liberals listen? (The passion of Thomas Frank)

  • Written by: Matthew Sharpe, Associate Professor in Philosophy, Deakin University
imageThomas Frank: wit and author of Listen LiberalVimeo

Beyond culture wars

Donald Trump, we know, has promised to “Make America Great Again”. (#MAGA) It is almost the one message he has consistently held to.

The problem is that Trump is almost completely unlike the selfless heroes portrayed on film by Jimmy Stewart or Cary Grant in...

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  1. Facebook wants to be in your workplace, but you'll probably find trolls there too
  2. UK experience of domestic violence disclosure schemes is a cautionary tale for Australia
  3. New life insurance code riddled with loopholes
  4. Evangelical politics: the rise and fall of Mike Baird
  5. Social media for tracking disease outbreaks – fad or way of the future?
  6. The world's vanishing wild places are vital for saving species
  7. US election: what are super PACs, and what role does money play in the race?
  8. University changes to academic contracts are threatening freedom of speech
  9. Business Briefing: why the future is workless
  10. How migrant workers are critical to the future of Australia's agricultural industry
  11. Speaking with: Alanna Kamp about the erasure of Chinese-Australian women from our history books
  12. Peering into the future: does science require predictions?
  13. What the consistency of your poo says about your health
  14. Kintsugi and the art of ceramic maintenance
  15. Explainer: what is contract theory and why it deserved a Nobel Prize
  16. Samsung pulls the pin on the Galaxy Note 7 but will unlikely suffer permanent damage
  17. Turnbull is trussed up, unable to deliver either marriage plebiscite or parliamentary outcome
  18. Labor maintains 52-48 lead in Newspoll
  19. New South Wales overturns greyhound ban: a win for the industry, but a massive loss for the dogs
  20. Buyouts mean the future of Australian video-on-demand is hard to picture
  21. Let's address the perfect storm of factors leading to obesity in disadvantaged children
  22. Hurricane Matthew is just the latest unnatural disaster to strike Haiti
  23. How we get sucked in by junk food specials in supermarkets
  24. Turnbull dodges on what happens after marriage plebiscite bill is defeated
  25. Australia's car industry ignored the elephant in the room: carbon emissions
  26. With the plebiscite set to be blocked, who will leave a legacy of marriage equality?
  27. Data surveillance is all around us, and it's going to change our behaviour
  28. Healthy guts are swarming with bugs, so what do they do?
  29. Gut feeling: how your microbiota affects your mood, sleep and stress levels
  30. Debate reveals Trump's dated, dangerous masculinity – and how he just doesn't get it
  31. Has social media really shifted the line between personal and private forever?
  32. Worried your emails might be spied on? Here's what you can do
  33. Canada lets the states lead on climate, should Australia do the same?
  34. The new UN deal on aviation emissions leaves much to be desired
  35. Turnbull's misgivings on renewables overlook economic and financial realities
  36. Joe Cinque's Consolation: violence, delusion and the question of guilt
  37. Bill Shorten steps up attack on Donald Trump
  38. Labor caucus set to kill marriage vote
  39. We need to pick up the pace on innovation, says secretary of prime minister's department
  40. The off-topic Conversation #109
  41. Viciousness reaches new lows in the second debate, but it is unlikely to change the race
  42. How retro storytelling can help boost imaginative capacity
  43. Paid domestic violence leave: how do other countries do it?
  44. Trump and Clinton clash in second presidential debate: experts respond
  45. FactCheck Q A: do eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illnesses?
  46. Private equity isn't all bad: how PE funds help companies expand overseas
  47. Health Check: what is normal vaginal discharge and what's not?
  48. Clear skies ahead: how improving the language of aviation could save lives
  49. Social media abuse is a sign that the feminist project still far from finished
  50. Post-truth politics and the US election: why the narrative trumps the facts

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