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Your brain approaches tricky tasks in a surprisingly simple way

  • Written by: James Shine, Robinson Fellow, University of Sydney
Your brain approaches tricky tasks in a surprisingly simple wayIt gets easier with practice.Duntrune Studios/Shutterstock

Have you ever sat down to complete your morning crossword or Sudoku and wondered about what’s happening in your brain? Somewhere in the activity of the billions of neurons in your brain lies the code that lets you remember a key word, or apply the logic required to complete the...

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how volcanoes influence climate and how their emissions compare to what we produce

  • Written by: Michael Petterson, Professor of Geology, Auckland University of Technology
how volcanoes influence climate and how their emissions compare to what we produceRapid and voluminous volcanic eruptions around 252 million years ago can be linked with a mass extinction event.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-NDhow volcanoes influence climate and how their emissions compare to what we produceCC BY-ND

Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change.

If you have a question you’d...

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Trackless trams v light rail? It's not a contest – both can improve our cities

  • Written by: Peter Newman, Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
Trackless trams v light rail? It's not a contest – both can improve our citiesYibin is the latest Chinese city to get the Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit (ART) system, or trackless trams.来斤小仓鼠吧/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA

A Greenpeace video of me plugging a trackless tram that went viral with 4 million hits has caused a few eyebrows to be raised over whether I think light rail is dead. So let...

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  1. Horse racing must change, or the court of public opinion will bury it
  2. where big businesses dump their excess data, and hackers have a field day
  3. the medevac law saves lives. But even this isn't enough to alleviate refugee suffering
  4. the art and genius of metaphor in Anna Spargo-Ryan’s The Paper House
  5. Australia needs a Media Freedom Act. Here's how it could work
  6. Australia has plenty of gas, but our bills are ridiculous. The market is broken
  7. here's what Aboriginal survivors of child sexual abuse told us they need
  8. Don't stress, your ATAR isn't the final call. There are many ways to get into university
  9. We could reduce the slaughter of racehorses if we breed them for longer racing careers
  10. To bolster our fragile road and rail system we need to add a 'micro-mobility' network
  11. Can Ne Zha, the Chinese superhero with $1b at the box office, teach us how to raise good kids?
  12. Breaking Pauline Hanson's 'strike' has taken skin off Bridget McKenzie
  13. a charismatic, generous performance about growing up Sikh in Australia
  14. How big alcohol is trying to fool us into thinking drinking is safer than it really is
  15. A criminal asked to design anti-money laundering laws would probably keep our current ones
  16. Migrant communities keep our cemeteries alive as more Anglo-Australians turn to cremation
  17. Morrison says China knows 'where Australia is coming from', after meeting Chinese vice-president
  18. Who's responsible for the slaughtered ex-racehorses, and what can be done?
  19. Arrogance destroyed the World Trade Organisation. What replaces it will be even worse
  20. Science prizes are still a boys' club. Here's how we can change that
  21. 4 ways to talk with vaccine skeptics
  22. The Trump presidency should not be shocking. It's a symptom of our cultural malaise
  23. how we hear image, emotion and identity
  24. Growing numbers of renters are trapped for years in homes they can't afford
  25. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the government's drought policy
  26. Our ability to manufacture minerals could transform the gem market, medical industries and even help suck carbon from the air
  27. Lambie stays mute on medevac vote after Senate inquiry splits on party lines
  28. Sydney's 9,189 'sister politicians' who petitioned Queen Victoria
  29. A pioneering climate scientist skilled in the art of life
  30. ​The Coalition government is (again) trying to put the squeeze on the ABC
  31. Is your horse normal? Now there’s an app for that
  32. Might consciousness and free will be the aces up our sleeves when it comes to competing with robots?
  33. Vital signs. Our compulsory super system is broken. We ought to axe it, or completely reform it
  34. What is perimenopause and how does it affect women's health in midlife?
  35. Curious Kids: how are stars made?
  36. a road trip reveals local museums stuck in a rut
  37. how 'city girls' can learn to feel at home in the country
  38. Storm clouds avoid the bush, darken over the economy
  39. Julianne Schultz appointed chair of The Conversation
  40. Cats are not scared off by dingoes. We must find another way to protect native animals
  41. does chewing gum stay inside you for years?
  42. what Australian discrimination law says about quotas
  43. can meditation change the world?
  44. Why white married women are more likely to vote for conservative parties
  45. Prime Minister's science prizes awarded for algebra expertise, anti-cancer research and excellence in science teaching
  46. miracles, Christianity and praying for rain
  47. Does choice overload you? It depends on your personality – take the test
  48. A requiem for Reformasi as Joko Widodo unravels Indonesia's democratic legacy
  49. is it OK to listen to music while studying?
  50. why people need a say on planning that affects their local community

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