By Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Frank and Bethine Church Endowed Chair of Public Affairs, Boise State University
There is a strange nostalgia in realizing that something once so immediate now belongs increasingly to people who know it only as the past.
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By Shelley Marshall, Deputy Dean of Research, RMIT University
A lawyer who worked on a class action against tobacco makers says the Meta deal mirrors the playbook of Big Tobacco – and will cost only a few days’ revenue.
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By Mingming Cheng, Professor, School of Management and Marketing, Curtin University
Peta Ashworth, Professor and Director, Curtin Institute for Energy Transition, Curtin University
Australia’s energy transition has never been more urgent.
Aging coal-fired power stations are retiring and energy bills are rising sharply. To address this, the obvious solution is to build more renewable energy projects and the transmission infrastructure to connect them at scale.
But a major hurdle remains: community opposition. In regional areas, where…
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By Vivienne Lewis, Clinical Psychologist and Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Canberra
Many teens consider the school formal a rite of passage. But some young people might feel an enormous pressure to look a certain way.
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By Nick Fuller, Clinical Trials Director, Department of Endocrinology, RPA Hospital, University of Sydney
We’ve all been there. You spend an hour in the gym, and before you even reach the change room, you start thinking about our favourite takeaway meal – after all, you’ve earned it!
Before long, you’re tucking into a super-sized meal. Then the guilt hits: what was the point of exercising to burn all those calories if it just makes us eat even more calories?
But while this might be a familiar pattern, it’s not necessarily a super-sized hunger at play. Let’s see what the science says.
How exercise impacts our appetite
While many people report that exercise…
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By Nathan Higgins, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Monash Bioethics Centre, Monash University
In 2024, Elon Musk’s Neuralink put its first brain implant into a human amid doubt from scientists and allegations of animal cruelty.
Two and a half years later, that first patient is one of more than 20 “neuralnauts” who use their implants to participate in the online world.
Brain implants are becoming smaller, more compatible with human bodies,…
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By Jeff Sparrow, Senior Lecturer, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
Lesbia Harford knew she would die young but became a revolutionary all the same. She loved both women and men, capturing the dizzying confusion of a violent time.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Nigerien journalist Moussa Kaka, former correspondent for Radio France Internationale, February 12, 2007. © 2007 Seyllou/AFP via Getty Images Three days have passed since the prominent Nigerien journalist Moussa Kaka went missing, raising fears that he may have been forcibly disappeared.Kaka, director-general of Radio Télévision Saraounia and a former correspondent for Radio France Internationale, left his office in Niamey, the capital, at around 7 p.m. on August 31 to return home. Since then, his family and colleagues have been unable to obtain any information…
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By Amnesty International
Amnesty International presents Stories That Resist, its first Virtual Museum—an immersive 360° experience that allows visitors to explore 65 years of campaigning, research and collective action in defence of human rights around the world. Across five thematic galleries, visitors can explore more than 50 historical items, including emblematic objects from Amnesty International’s archives, campaigns that […] The post Americas: Amnesty International opens Virtual Museum exploring more than six decades of human rights activism appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Justin Bergman, International Affairs Editor, The Conversation
Countries like North Korea and Russia are developing ever-more sophisticated tactics to stay one step ahead of sanctions enforcers. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
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