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Who are Trump Voters? Social Sciencing the S**t out of Yard Signs

  • Written by: David Malet, Director of Security Policy Studies and Visiting Associate Professor of International Affairs, George Washington University

Last week I blogged about how there are no Trump campaign signs to be found anywhere inside the Beltway, and naturally I saw one the next day. But the absence of any others in a town full of Grand Old Party operatives, defense contractors and the like has been a real puzzle for me, especially since driving out well beyond Washington yields an...

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The burglar as architectural critic?

  • Written by: Naomi Stead, Associate professor, The University of Queensland
imageAs soon as we defined physical boundaries in buildings, we created the burglar who breaches them.Shutterstock

What occupation would be opposite to that of an architect? The answer might seem easy: a demolisher, someone who knocks buildings down. But there is another possibility: what if the opposite of an architect was a burglar?

If architects work...

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Birds, bees and bugs: your garden is an ecosystem, and it needs looking after

  • Written by: Manu Saunders, Post-doctoral Research Fellow (Ecology), Charles Sturt University
imageNative bees are just some of the wildlife found in your backyard.MirandaKate/Flickr, CC BY-NC

As the weather warms and days lengthen, your attention may be turning to that forgotten patch of your backyard. This week we’ve asked our experts to share the science behind gardening. So grab a trowel and your green thumbs, and dig in.

Whether you...

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  1. The robots are polarising how we consume news – and that's how we like it
  2. We're capable of infinite memory, but where in the brain is it stored, and what parts help retrieve it?
  3. From chickens and pickles to iSnack 2.0: the trends behind the brand names you remember
  4. The Memory Code: how oral cultures memorise so much information
  5. It’s not all about the president: why November's congressional elections matter too
  6. Current emissions could already warm world to dangerous levels: study
  7. Same-sex marriage manoeuvring has become a charade
  8. Backpacker tax due to go to cabinet
  9. Converting HTML to Markdown with Upmark
  10. Full response from Jacqui Lambie
  11. The off-topic Conversation #108
  12. FactCheck Q A: are one in three age pensioners living under the poverty line?
  13. Review: barrangal dyara (skin and bones) was made flesh
  14. 'Syria: Always Beautiful' – can tourism be a force for peace?
  15. Clinton-Trump tied! But here's why you should ignore the polls
  16. Are we finally about to get a global agreement on aviation emissions?
  17. Pedestrian safety needs to catch up to technology and put people before cars
  18. Illegal phoenix activity is costing us billions – here's how it could be stemmed
  19. Guide to the classics: Christina Stead's The Beauties and Furies
  20. The emotion centre is the oldest part of the human brain: why is mood so important?
  21. What brain regions control our language? And how do we know this?
  22. Sixty years on, the Maralinga bomb tests remind us not to put security over safety
  23. The science is in: gardening is good for you
  24. Public support for climate action on the up after dark days: Climate Institute survey
  25. The real lesson from South Australia's electricity 'crisis': we need better climate policy
  26. Closing Victoria's Hazelwood power station is no threat to electricity supply
  27. Why we need an independent authority to oversee tertiary education
  28. Australian companies have more work to do on tax transparency
  29. Old vs New: the next generation of the space industry
  30. Social media can damage body image – here's how to counteract it
  31. What does Trump's rise mean for the past, present and future of celebrity politics?
  32. Not conservative, reactionary: The flawed case against same-sex marriage
  33. A New Democratic Enlightenment?
  34. How heterosexual couples are protesting marriage inequality
  35. Will the hack of 500 million Yahoo accounts get everyone to protect their passwords?
  36. Let's meet in the middle on schools funding, not continue the trench warfare
  37. What do the newspapers _really_ tell us about the lock hospital histories?
  38. Gonzo: we need to talk about young men and porn
  39. The internet helps us translate 'social capital' to economic benefits
  40. The price of connection: 'surveillance capitalism'
  41. Suspending welfare payments unlikely to boost school attendance
  42. Banks can target service before sales to avoid a banking royal commission
  43. BP in the Bight: why the planned oil spill response is too slow to protect the coast
  44. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the government's approach to welfare
  45. Business moves on climate as the Paris Agreement gets closer to sealing the deal
  46. Policy versus populism: what can we expect from the first presidential debate?
  47. What's behind Indonesian authorities' desire to control LGBT sexuality?
  48. Vital Signs: Lowe makes the case for 'good' government debt
  49. Friday essay: the Australian Mosque
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