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Marketing the climate summit by 'greening' the Eiffel Tower

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Just over 100 years before the Paris climate summit, the Eiffel Tower was the site of modern globalisation’s defining moment. On July 1, 1913, the first wireless transmission of a time signal integrated all time zones on earth. Not only did it create a world standard time, but it showed for the first time the global...

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Einstein's folly: how the search for a unified theory stumped him to his dying day

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imageAlbert Einstein wrestled with unifying gravity with electromagnetism and quantum mechanics until his dying days.Oren Jack Turner/Wikimedia Commons

This month marks exactly 100 years since Albert Einstein submitted the first paper fully describing the general theory of relativity. It was both breathtaking and revolutionary.

Simply stated, gravity is...

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State by state, 'safe access zones' around clinics are shielding women from abortion protesters

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imageVictoria has passed legislation that establishes 'safe access zones' of 150 metres around clinics at which abortions are provided, such as this one.AAP/Mal Fairclough

It has been a significant few years for the legal promotion and protection of the right of Australian women to access the full range of reproductive health services. Legislation...

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The off-topic Conversation #71

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Welcome to The Conversation’s off-topic space. We’ve set this up as the place where you can discuss anything that isn’t related to a specific article. Please feel free to use this space to get to know each other and talk about news elsewhere and whatever else strikes your fancy.

This is also an opportunity to discuss broader...

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How Fulfilment Services in Australia Help Businesses Scale Efficiently

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