By Shaun Hendy, Professor of Physics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Michael Plank, Professor in Applied Mathematics, University of Canterbury
New Zealand can learn from the issues raised in Australia’s recently released COVID inquiry report. It would benefit from closer collaboration to build capacity in disease surveillance and testing.
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By Alison Hutton, Professor of Nursing, Western Sydney University
An expert in young people’s health and safety at large-scale events recommends talking to your friends before you party. How will you support each other?
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By Alexa Scarlata, Research Fellow, Media & Communication, RMIT University
The federal government has quietly shelved plans to introduce local requirements for Australian screen content on streaming platforms like Netflix and Disney+.
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By Tony Hughes-d'Aeth, Professor, Chair of Australian Literature, The University of Western Australia
There was a point in the 1990s where it became fashionable to emphasise that autobiography was fiction. This proposition sprang up to complement an earlier stricture that emerged with the New Criticism of the mid-20th century – namely, that the author of a work of fiction was never the narrator. So, autobiography was always fiction and fiction was never autobiography.
While both ideas had the virtue of interrupting the seductions of biographical essentialism, one comes up against their limitations…
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By John Voight, Professor of Mathematics , University of Sydney
A new largest known prime number was found last month by an amateur mathematician, continuing a millennia-long quest to understand hidden patterns in the infinite tapestry of numbers.
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By Bonny Ibhawoh, Professor of History and Global Human Rights, McMaster University
Centring climate justice in our global efforts against climate change could bring myriad benefits for us all. COP29 in Baku must make this dream a reality.
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By Anna Turns, Senior Environment Editor
Understanding complex climate science can be tricky enough, even in your own language. So what happens when none of the mainstream climate information is published in your native tongue?
Most people are excluded from conversations and decisions about how to tackle the biggest threat to humanity because they can’t easily access accurate reporting.
Almost…
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By Martin Connors, Professor of Astronomy, Mathematics, and Physics, Athabasca University
The sun’s magnetic activity causes auroras, and the relationship between solar flares and auroras reveals an 11-year cycle; we’re experiencing a particularly busy one right now.
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Wednesday, November 13, 2024
A public execution carried out in a sports stadium in Afghanistan drew condemnation from senior UN officials on Wednesday, who demanded an immediate end to such practices by the ruling Taliban.
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By Amnesty International
Reacting to the withdrawal of the draft espionage measure – dubbed the ‘agents of influence’ law – due to be voted on in Türkiye’s parliament today, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Europe, Dinushika Dissanayake said: “The withdrawal of this proposed amendment is an important victory for civil society in Türkiye. Had it been passed by Parliament, the […] The post Türkiye: Withdrawal of so-called ‘agents of influence’ law is important victory for civil society appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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