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Vale Robert May, the legendary scientist who helped us understand ecosystems, chaos theory and even pandemics

  • Written by: Hamish McCallum, Professor, Griffith School of Environment and Acting Dean of Research, Griffith Sciences, Griffith University
Vale Robert May, the legendary scientist who helped us understand ecosystems, chaos theory and even pandemicsRoyal Society

Lord Robert “Bob” May, Baron May of Oxford, who has died aged 84, was one of the greatest Australian scientists of the past century.

He was awarded virtually every honour the British establishment could offer: a professorship at Oxford, the presidency of the Royal Society of London, a knighthood, a seat in the House of...

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The COVIDSafe app was just one contact tracing option. These alternatives guarantee more privacy

  • Written by: Kelsie Nabben, RMIT Block Chain Innovation Hub Research Assistant / PhD Candidate, RMIT University
The COVIDSafe app was just one contact tracing option. These alternatives guarantee more privacyShutterstock

Since its release on Sunday, experts and members of the public alike have raised privacy concerns with the federal government’s COVIDSafe mobile app.

The contact tracing app aims to stop COVID-19’s spread by “tracing” interactions between users via Bluetooth, and alerting those who may have been in proximity...

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Virtual hackathons can help you solve coronavirus problems without leaving your home

  • Written by: Geoffrey Mann, Sessional Lecturer, RMIT University
Virtual hackathons can help you solve coronavirus problems without leaving your homeScreenshot of CoKids - Flatten The Curve Hack: Education Challenge Finalist

If you want to solve a problem quickly it helps to get many minds working together to find a solution, and that’s what happens in a hackathon.

It usually involves teams of people working over a short period of time to brainstorm an idea. But that’s not possible...

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COVID lockdowns have human costs as well as benefits. It's time to consider both

  • Written by: Gigi Foster, Professor, School of Economics, UNSW

Australia has been lucky. We’ve had time to consider our response to COVID-19, based on what was happening in other countries, before it hit us.

We implemented restrictions that are likely to have saved many from dying of COVID-19. Fewer than 100 have died so far, a fraction of the number initially projected.

At this pivotal moment, we need...

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  1. Australia has long valued an outer space shared by all. Mining profits could change this
  2. Need help selling the COVIDSafe app? Call a behavioural economist
  3. how nations that moved fast against COVID-19 avoided disaster
  4. a look inside the dismal living conditions of migrant workers
  5. Say hello to the 'crazy beast' mammal who lived among the dinosaurs
  6. Air quality near busy Australian roads up to 10 times worse than official figures
  7. Playing Pandemic - the hit board game about the very thing we're trying to avoid
  8. how coronavirus will change the way we work together
  9. Should I drop my private health insurance during the pandemic?
  10. That estimate of 6.6 million Australians on JobKeeper, it tells us how it can be improved
  11. Katy Gallagher on the Senate's coronavirus watchdog
  12. Can't go outside? Even seeing nature on a screen can improve your mood
  13. why can't people hear in their sleep?
  14. How will the class of COVID-19 get into university? Using year 11 results is only part of the answer
  15. Mobile phones are covered in germs. Disinfecting them daily could help stop diseases spreading
  16. 250 years since Captain Cook landed in Australia, it's time to acknowledge the violence of first encounters
  17. how Captain Cook blundered his first impression with Indigenous people
  18. teachers say they lack confidence to teach Indigenous perspectives
  19. Captain James Cook and absent presence in First Nations art
  20. how Botany Bay was chosen over Africa as a new British penal colony
  21. My ancestors met Cook in Aotearoa 250 years ago. For us, it's time to reinterpret a painful history
  22. An honest reckoning with Captain Cook's legacy won't heal things overnight. But it's a start
  23. revisit Captain Cook’s legacy with the click of a mouse
  24. The stories of Tupaia and Omai and their vital role as Captain Cook's unsung shipmates
  25. for Indigenous people, Cook's voyage of 'discovery' was a ghostly visitation
  26. Botany and the colonisation of Australia in 1770
  27. Captain Cook 'discovered' Australia, and other myths from old school text books
  28. how re-enactments of the Endeavour's voyage perpetuate myths of Australia's 'discovery'
  29. Is God good? In the shadow of mass disaster, great minds have argued the toss
  30. Captain Cook wanted to introduce British justice to Indigenous people. Instead, he became increasingly cruel and violent
  31. why higher carbon dioxide levels isn't only good news even if some plants grow faster
  32. Physical distancing is here for a while – over 100 experts call for more safe walking and cycling space
  33. What is psoriatic arthritis, the condition Kim Kardashian West lives with?
  34. we'll need war bonds, and stimulus on a scale not seen in our lifetimes
  35. what it is and why Zali Steggall wants it investigated
  36. Evidence obesity is a risk factor for serious illness with coronavirus is mounting – even if you're young
  37. China-Australia relations hit new low in spat over handling of coronavirus
  38. East Arnhem Land artists respond to COVID-19 with the gift of music
  39. Cutting ‘green tape’ may be good politicking, but it’s bad policy. Here are 5 examples of regulation failure
  40. Using lots of plastic packaging during the coronavirus crisis? You're not alone
  41. Look beyond a silver bullet train for stimulus
  42. 90% out of work with one week’s notice. These 8 charts show the unemployment impacts of coronavirus in Australia
  43. How do we keep family violence perpetrators ‘in view’ during the COVID-19 lockdown?
  44. Cook’s voyages were part of a military mission to conquer and expand
  45. The NRL should reconsider its comeback: it's too soon
  46. Here are 5 ways to flatten the climate change curve while stuck at home
  47. Do I need to floss my teeth?
  48. If more of us work from home after coronavirus we'll need to rethink city planning
  49. Possible byelection looms in marginal seat of Eden-Monaro
  50. the government delivers on data security, but other issues remain

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