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2015, the year that was: Arts + Culture

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageIt's time to look back on a year of art and culture. Blake Danger Bentley. Melbourne street art

So, yes, that’s another year, folks. Here’s a rough overview of what we did in our Arts + Culture coverage. If you liked it, let us know. If you didn’t, well, let us know anyway – it’s (almost) always nice to hear from you.

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Five traits of an ethical leader

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageVolkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn resigned after the company was caught deliberately cheating on emissions tests. Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters

The year just past saw many major business scandals including those at Volkswagen, 7-Eleven and Turing Pharmaceuticals. All pointed to a business culture using the “end justifies the means”...

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The Loved and Loathed Films of 2015

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

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Most of my time watching media in 2015 wasn’t particularly pleasurable. The vast majority of the films I saw - and also, in fact, most of the TV episodes - were in preparation for the writing of two books about the Internet, both out next year (here and here).

Surprise surprise, the addition of an Internet-themed subplot rarely helps a film.

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  1. What young adult fiction looked like in 2015
  2. 2015, the year that was: Education
  3. Six things you should not have missed in 2015: Business + Economy
  4. 2015, the year that was: Health + Medicine
  5. Movie pirates break records for stolen previews of latest Hollywood movies
  6. You _can_ thaw and refreeze meat: five food safety myths busted
  7. Scientists on their favourite science fiction
  8. What music sounded like in 2015
  9. 2015, the year that was: Politics + Society
  10. 2015, the year that was: Environment + Energy
  11. How to keep kids reading over the Christmas break
  12. What lies beneath: the bugs lurking in your swimming pool
  13. Mistletoe: the kiss of life for healthy forests
  14. Space in 2015 was out of this world
  15. Th’is a reason to be jolly (even, yes, for philosophers)
  16. How to unwrap Christmas and Santa for the little atheists in your life
  17. Non-human Democracy: putting inspirations, lessons and analogies to work
  18. The best places to see Australian birds this summer
  19. Should I throw away food once a fly has landed on it?
  20. Cities as Democratic Laboratories: the case of Seoul
  21. In 2015, chasing illegal downloaders backfired. Netflix and VPN were the winners
  22. A Rare Christmas Full Moon, and other Astronomical Treats of the Festive Season
  23. Christmas Already? ‘Tis The Season to Think About Time
  24. Five ways to reduce your eco-footprint this Christmas
  25. Should I lie to my child about Santa?
  26. Summer reading guide from The Conversation's economists
  27. Non-human Democracy: in the Anthropocene, it cannot be all about us
  28. Diversify the toy box: Christmas gifts for children with disabilities
  29. The call that might save your life this Christmas – and how Lifeline saved mine
  30. Schnapps, whipping and sacks: how Christmas traditions evolved around the world
  31. Thou hadst better avoid getting teary – and King Leary – this Christmas
  32. Spare a thought for our furry friends this Christmas
  33. Got a hangover? Here's what's happening in your body
  34. Non-human Democracy: our political vocabulary has no room for animals
  35. How do robots 'see' the world?
  36. What's happening to us when we get drunk?
  37. 2015, the year that was: Science + Technology
  38. FactCheck Year in Review: sorting fact from fiction in 2015
  39. 10 great books that all children should read
  40. In their own words: letters from ANZACs during the Gallipoli evacuation
  41. Was the housing boom in Sydney and Melbourne driven by foreign buyers?
  42. Athletes of influence? The role model refrain in sport
  43. We've got a climate goal of 1.5 degrees – so how do we get there?
  44. So now we know which companies did not pay tax; time to target aggressive avoidance
  45. Australia's plain packaging win over Philip Morris should take the heat off ISDS
  46. Is virgin birth possible? Yes (unless you are a mammal)
  47. Western democracy's new maxim: surveillance and soft despotism
  48. Star Wars: these could be the droids we're looking for in real life
  49. Compulsory psych treatment in the home is ineffective, costly and violates human rights
  50. National spotlight on cities must not leave local input in the shade

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