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Toxic sport cultures are damaging female athletes' health, but we can do better

  • Written by: Holly Thorpe, Professor in Sociology of Sport and Physical Culture, University of Waikato
Toxic sport cultures are damaging female athletes' health, but we can do betterLow energy availability is a condition that happens when athletes restrict their diet in the belief weight loss will improve performance. from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND

Recently, several elite sportswomen have spoken out about toxic sport culture and the damage it does to their long-term health.

Mary Cain went from being the fastest and the...

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How our screen stories of the future went from flying cars to a darker version of now

  • Written by: Aaron Burton, Lecturer in Media Arts, University of Wollongong
How our screen stories of the future went from flying cars to a darker version of nowYears and Years begins with the re-election of Trump in the US, and the election of unconventional populist Four Star Party in the UK.BBC/HBO

Fans of Ridley Scott’s 1982 masterpiece Blade Runner returned to cinemas last month for an unusual milestone: history catching up with science fiction.

Blade Runner opens in Los Angeles, in November...

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The problem with transport models is political abuse, not their use in planning

  • Written by: Eric Keys, PhD Researcher, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University

This is the second article in a series to mark the 50th anniversary of the landmark Melbourne Transportation Plan.

Transport models are often singled out as a barrier to providing more sustainable and equitable transport services. However, abandoning transport models would most likely weaken planning, not enhance it. But getting the best out of...

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Work is a fundamental part of being human. Robots won't stop us doing it

  • Written by: Jean-Philippe Deranty, Professor, Macquarie University
Work is a fundamental part of being human. Robots won't stop us doing itA recent study conducted by Brookings Institute researchers found artificial intelligence could "affect work in virtually every occupational group". However, it's yet to be seen exactly how jobs will be impacted. SHUTTERSTOCK

Hardly a week goes by without a report announcing the end of work as we know it.

In 2013, Oxford University academics Carl...

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  9. Finally, your electricity bill looks set to fall. Here's how much you could save
  10. Estonia didn't deliver its PISA results on the cheap, and neither will Australia
  11. What is sodium lauryl sulfate and is it safe to use?
  12. 50 years on from the Melbourne Transportation Plan, what can we learn from its legacy?
  13. Science needs true diversity to succeed -- and Australian astronomy shows how we can get it
  14. Evangelical churches believe men should control women. That's why they breed domestic violence
  15. State Library Victoria proves libraries aren't just about books: they're about community
  16. Albanese accuses Facebook of shrugging off fakery
  17. Chinese students top the PISA rankings, but some Shanghai parents are turning away from the school system
  18. Michelle Grattan on Angus Taylor, medevac and cuts to the public service
  19. China's failed gene-edited baby experiment proves we're not ready for human embryo modification
  20. Remember the arts? Departments and budgets disappear as politics backs culture into a dead end
  21. how do we know if a dinosaur skeleton is from a child dinosaur or an adult dinosaur?
  22. Western Australia looks set to legalise voluntary assisted dying. Here's what's likely to happen from next week
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  24. how designing hospitals for Indigenous people might benefit everyone
  25. why homicide rates in Australia are declining
  26. We're using lasers and toaster-sized satellites to beam information faster through space
  27. Australia's slipping student scores will lead to greater income inequality
  28. Angus Taylor's troubles go international, in brawl with Naomi Wolf
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  30. All hail apostrophes - the heavy lifters who 'point a sentence in the right direction'
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  32. Morrison cuts a swathe through the public service, with five departmental heads gone
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