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To feed the world in 2050 we need to build the plants that evolution didn't

  • Written by Claudia Vickers, Director, Synthetic Biology Future Science Platform, CSIRO
To feed the world in 2050 we need to build the plants that evolution didn'tSynthetic biology can help agriculture adapt to a changing world.Shutterstock

We need to revolutionise agriculture in the next 30 years. In 2050 we may have almost 10 billion people to feed. Farmland is already degraded by existing agriculture, and climate change is putting new pressure on crops and livestock.

With the tools we have now we...

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Innovation competitions are the next big thing. Here are 8 ways to make them work

  • Written by Olga Kokshagina, Researcher - Innovation & Entrepreneurship, RMIT University
Innovation competitions are the next big thing. Here are 8 ways to make them workLeonardo da Vinci sketches. He invented the pulley, the parachute and the water-powered mill. None were patented.Shutterstock

For centuries, human beings have relied on patents to encourage and protect innovation.

The electric light was patented, the phonograph, television, WiFi and Nespresso capsules.

But many inventions were not: matches, vaccinat...

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cricketers are leading the charge for inclusive masculinity

  • Written by Keith Parry, Senior Lecturer in Sport Management, University of Winchester

Rising Australian cricket star Will Pucovski has recently taken the surprising step of asking notto be considered for selection for the national men’s team ahead of the First Test against Pakistan, which starts on Thursday. Pucovski cited a need to focus on his mental well-being.

For a player to turn down potential selection for the national...

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Make the study of economics "more sexy": Chris Bowen

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Labor frontbencher Chris Bowen, who has previously been shadow treasurer and before that treasurer, wants the study of economics made “more sexy” to attract more students, especially women, to study it.

And he thinks young people’s concerns about climate change might be a way to encourage them into a discipline which has seen...

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  1. Putting homes in high-risk areas is asking too much of firefighters
  2. If weight loss is your only goal for exercise, it's time to rethink your priorities
  3. how the ABC took Australian animals to the people
  4. Instead of showing leadership, Twitter pays lip service to the dangers of deep fakes
  5. why coastal floods are becoming more frequent as seas rise
  6. There's a yawning gap in the plan to keep older Australians working
  7. Old white men dominate school English booklists. It's time more Australian schools taught Australian books
  8. Government to inject economic stimulus by accelerating infrastructure spend
  9. Government makes changes to error-prone robo-debt collection
  10. Evacuating with a baby? Here's what to put in your emergency kit
  11. We modelled 4 scenarios for Australia's future. Economic growth alone can't deliver the goods
  12. reckoning with the past or retreating into it?
  13. Don't (just) blame echo chambers. Conspiracy theorists actively seek out their online communities
  14. a dangerous new phase for the Hong Kong protests
  15. Our land is burning, and western science does not have all the answers
  16. Nitrogen fertilisers are incredibly efficient, but they make climate change a lot worse
  17. What the termite mound 'snowmen' of the NT can tell us about human nature
  18. Loneliness is a social cancer, every bit as alarming as cancer itself
  19. showing potential, but with room for improvement
  20. The problem with child protection isn't the money, it's the system itself
  21. Please, no more projections. What we need are predictions, and they're harder
  22. Green cement a step closer to being a game-changer for construction emissions
  23. Leaked documents on Uighur detention camps in China – an expert explains the key revelations
  24. Humans light 85% of bushfires, and we do virtually nothing to stop it
  25. Paul Keating attacks media for 'pious belchings' over China
  26. What are parasites and how do they make us sick?
  27. Turn down for what? Why you turn down the radio when you're trying to park your car
  28. Chat bots, James Dean ... can the digital dead rest in peace?
  29. Domestic violence will spike in the bushfire aftermath, and governments can no longer ignore it
  30. An 8-year-old made US$22 million on YouTube, but most social media influencers are like unpaid interns
  31. Making sense of menopausal hormone therapy means understanding the benefits as well as the risks
  32. Re-imagining a museum of our First Nations
  33. greenspace-oriented development could make higher density attractive
  34. Children learn through play – it shouldn’t stop at preschool
  35. The main problem with virtual reality? It's almost as humdrum as real life
  36. Chinese embassy says Liberal critics Hastie and Paterson should "repent"
  37. Michelle Grattan on the government's response to the bushfires
  38. Conditions built into Frydenberg's okay for Chinese baby formula takeover
  39. why Sweden's central bank dumped Australian bonds
  40. celebrate with us and grab your discounted copy
  41. will banning illegal offshore sites really help kick our gambling habit?
  42. Stop the world, I want to get off! In Exit Strategies, one woman leaves and leaves again
  43. will the country see a return to strongman politics?
  44. Is social media damaging to children and teens? We asked five experts
  45. controlled burns often fail to slow a bushfire
  46. Vital Signs. Might straight down the middle be the source of our economic success?
  47. Friday essay: shaved, shaped and slit
  48. Research funding announcements have become a political tool, creating crippling uncertainty for academics
  49. New research shows Chinese migrants don't always side with China and are happy to promote Australia
  50. Public places through kids' eyes – what do they value?

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