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Walking challenges aren't doing you much good if you're swapping running for walking

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageWalking challenges attract people who are already active.from www.shutterstock.com.au

Walking or pedometer challenges such as the yearly Global Corporate Challenge starting tomorrow are a popular way to get large numbers of people moving. While walking has many health benefits, evidence has found the program doesn’t target people who need it,...

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Microfinance could wind up being the new subprime

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Microfinance has been celebrated as a way to get money into the hands of poor people, and most famously women, so they can jump start small businesses. These tiny loans with minimal requirements to borrow have become a global phenomenon.

The 2005 United Nations “year of microcredit” was followed in 2006 by a Nobel Peace Price to the...

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Huge solar storms may be key to life on Earth

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageImage from NASA of an outburst from the Sun, these were more common when our star was younger. They may have both lead to a warmer Earth as well as the building blocks for life itself.NASA

The latest results from NASA’s Kepler satellite may have finally solved the mystery of how the conditions for life were created on our younger Earth - and...

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Running shoes should be wide enough for the forefoot and toes to sit naturally under load, but not...

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From Suburban Streets to Modern Events: Why Australians Still Love the Ice Cream Truck

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