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What exactly is the scientific method and why do so many people get it wrong?

  • Written by: Peter Ellerton, Lecturer in Critical Thinking, The University of Queensland
imageScience works in ways that reflect our rationality. armymaterielcommand/flickr, CC BY

Claims that the “the science isn’t settled” with regard to climate change are symptomatic of a large body of ignorance about how science works.

So what is the scientific method, and why do so many people, sometimes including those trained in...

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Squandering riches: can Perth realise the value of its biodiversity?

  • Written by: Julian Bolleter, Research Fellow, Australian Urban Design Research Centre, University of Western Australia

Perth is not known as a model for suburbia and its suburban condition is similar to that of developed cities the world over. However, it does stand out in one respect: it sits in an exceptionally biodiverse natural setting. A strong, informed vision for this setting’s relationship with the city could help Perth become an exemplar for...

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Into the spotlight: media coverage of the Paralympic Games has come a long way

  • Written by: Tony Naar, Facilitator, Australian Paralympic History Project, The University of Queensland
imageThis is the first year where the Paralympics has been broadcast on a commercial channel.Seven West Media

As the Rio Paralympics unfolds, an online petition is urging the Australian Paralympic broadcaster, Channel 7, to “improve coverage of The Paralympic Games to give our heroes the recognition they deserve”.

How has it come to this?

From...

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Making drug development less secretive could lead to quicker, cheaper therapies

  • Written by: Matthew Todd, Associate Professor, School of Chemistry, University of Sydney
imageBy working in real time together, we can create something robust and inexpensive in a short time frameJohan Larson/Shutterstock

Almost all new medicines are discovered by the pharmaceutical industry. It’s an expensive process that requires investment up front, so investors need guarantees, secrecy and patents to safeguard their return.

This...

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  2. Newspoll steady, with Turnbull's poor ratings continuing
  3. Senator, You're No Socrates
  4. Foreign donations on agenda for parliamentary inquiry
  5. Shorten shoots down plebiscite
  6. To get young people into work, we first need to understand how the workplace is changing
  7. Despite the funding cut, ARENA's glass is still half full – here's how to spend the money
  8. Weekly Dose: cannabis has been used medicinally for millennia, why is legalising it taking so long?
  9. Explainer: why Hanjin's ships are stranded around the globe
  10. A day for turning parking spaces into pop-up parks
  11. How Game of Thrones' Emmy-award-winning battle scene was made
  12. Going bankrupt is a life changing decision – so why is the process to do it so easy?
  13. Yes, education funding has increased – but not everyone benefits
  14. Politics podcast: Don Watson on the rise of Trump
  15. Explainer: the same-sex marriage plebiscite
  16. Section 18C is an important part of a civilised society and no threat to free speech
  17. Why is the advertising industry still promoting violence against women?
  18. Why is trachoma blinding Aboriginal children when mainstream Australia eliminated it 100 years ago?
  19. Business Briefing: trusting an algorithm with investment decisions
  20. First person: how the Paralympics changed my life
  21. We have a moral obligation to allow drug analysis at music festivals
  22. Australia is locking up too many women but the UK offers a blueprint for a radical new approach
  23. Guide to the classics: Ovid's Metamorphoses and reading rape
  24. Confused? Don't worry because that can be a good thing
  25. People are 'blind' to plants, and that's bad news for conservation
  26. Australian Renewable Energy Agency saved but with reduced funding – experts react
  27. What is the role of a teacher?
  28. Gay Liberal senator denounces marriage plebiscite
  29. Australia's housing affordability problem explained in five historical steps
  30. Risky business: how companies are getting smart about climate change
  31. Government gets a deal for $6.3 billion in savings to pass parliament
  32. Here's why we need nurse-resident ratios in aged care homes
  33. Dickensian approach to residential tenants lingers in Australian law
  34. Australia's Health 2016 report card: experts respond
  35. Young people worldwide fear a lack of economic opportunities – it's easy to see why
  36. LNP abandons hope of challenging Herbert result
  37. Chris Mitchell writes a love letter to himself
  38. The democratic paradox
  39. Political meddling in teacher education needs to stop
  40. Free speech is at risk in Australia – and it's not from Section 18C
  41. Get out of my face! We're more antisocial in a shared office space
  42. Plebiscite looks set to fail, but the push for same-sex marriage will not
  43. Finding momentary pleasure: how viewing art can help people with dementia
  44. What is physical activity in early childhood, and is it really that important?
  45. Australia to embrace the new era of gravitational wave astronomy
  46. Climate action is the key to Australia achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
  47. Plebiscite trouble wherever Malcolm Turnbull looks
  48. Netflix likely to ignore 50% of customers willing to pay a premium for US content
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