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How doctors convinced the world the planet was worth fighting for

  • Written by: James Dunk, Research Fellow, University of Sydney
How doctors convinced the world the planet was worth fighting forInternational Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, which won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985, is one example of doctors' involvement on the political stage.Wellcome Images/Wikimedia Commons

Last week, one of the world’s leading medical journals declared the medical community must act now to limit the health effects of climate change.

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the cyber version of humanity's quest for immortality

  • Written by: David Evans Bailey, PhD Researcher in Virtual Reality, Auckland University of Technology
the cyber version of humanity's quest for immortalityIf it were possible to download the neural networks of a human brain, could we preserve a computer simulation of that person?from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND

Immortality has been a topic of discussion since the legend of the Holy Grail.

Some people have gone as far as cryogenic freezing after death in the hope that one day science will have...

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Voter turnout at New Zealand local elections keeps falling, but paying people to vote could backfire

  • Written by: Julia Talbot-Jones, Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington
Voter turnout at New Zealand local elections keeps falling, but paying people to vote could backfireRather than encouraging people to become better citizens, rewards and fines can actually reduce peoples’ natural tendencies to do the right thing by others.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND

Last week, voter enrolment for the 2019 local government elections closed in New Zealand and concerns about low voter turnout resurfaced. During a panel...

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