By Katya Numbers, Postdoctoral Research Fellow & Lecturer, Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, UNSW Sydney
Serena Sabatini, Lecturer in Psychology, University of Surrey
Caring for a loved one with dementia, particularly if they’re a parent, takes a unique emotional toll on a young person. They need better support.
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By Alan Brent, Professor and Chair in Sustainable Energy Systems, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Isabella Pimentel Pincelli, PhD candidate in Sustainable Energy Systems, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
A national energy strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand was meant to be ready at the end of last year. As it stands, we’re still waiting for a cohesive, all-encompassing plan to meet the country’s energy demand today and in the future.
One would expect such a plan to first focus on reducing energy demand through improved energy efficiency across all sectors.
The next step should be greater…
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By Cosette Saunders, PhD candidate, Sydney Placebo Lab, University of Sydney
Ben Colagiuri, Professor and Head of School in the School of Psychology, University of Sydney
The nocebo effect is the opposite of the placebo effect. And it can affect what we think of medicines, and the side-effects we report.
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By Natalie Elms, Senior Lecturer, School of Accountancy, Queensland University of Technology
Non-executive directors are supposed to provide a company’s management with independent perspectives. Does the experience gained by letting them stay long-term outweigh the independence lost?
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By Rossana Ruggeri, Lecturer and ARC DECRA Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
A project to map galaxies across the universe may have spied cracks in the foundation of our understanding of the cosmos.
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By Jon Whittle, Director, Data61, CSIRO
Stefan Harrer, Director, AI for Science, CSIRO
In February this year, Google announced it was launching “a new AI system for scientists”. It said this system was a collaborative tool designed to help scientists “in creating novel hypotheses and research plans”.
It’s too early to tell just how useful this particular tool will be to scientists. But what is clear is that artificial intelligence (AI) more generally is already transforming science.
Last year for example, computer scientists won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for developing…
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By Alberto Prati, Assistant Professor in Economics, UCL
Eating with others can boost levels of happiness, according to a new global report that traces the number of times people dine alone or in a group.
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By Melissa Haswell, Professor of Practice (Environmental Wellbeing), Indigenous Strategy and Services, Honorary Professor (Geosciences) at University of Sydney & Professor of Health, Safety and Environment, Queensland University of Technology, University of Sydney
David Shearman, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Adelaide
Opposition leader Peter Dutton says a Coalition government would push for approval of the huge project, which would release billions of tonnes of greenhouse gases.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image The inauguration of Indonesia's new President Prabowo Subianto's at the House of Representative building in Jakarta, October 20, 2024. © 2024 Indonesian Parliament/ Pool/Anadolu via Getty Images (New York) – Indonesia’s parliament should drop proposed amendments to the 2004 armed forces law that will significantly expand the military’s role in civilian governance and weaken legal checks on abusive officials, Human Rights Watch and six Indonesian human rights organizations said today. The National Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional Indonesia) Act, Law No. 34/2004, is to be…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, March 4th, 2024. © 2024 Ute Grabowsky/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Photo On Tuesday, the well-known political activist and journalist Idrissa Barry was arrested by men claiming to be gendarmes in Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, sparking fears he has been forcibly disappeared.Barry, 48, is the national secretary of the opposition political group Servir et Non se Servir (“To Serve and Not Serve Oneself,” or SENS).According to Barry’s colleagues and the media, Barry was arrested while attending a meeting with officials in Saaba, a district…
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