By Ashley Bosa, Postdoctoral Researcher, The Resilience Institute at Boise State University, Boise State University
Evacuations in the face of a wildfire, hurricane or other disaster are stressful and can take more time than you might expect. Here’s why practice helps and what to think about.
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By Miranda Green-Barteet, Associate Professor, Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies and English and Writing Studies, Western University
Melanie Fishbane, PhD Candidate, English and Writing Studies, Western University
This article contains spoilers for the Netflix series ‘Little House on the Prairie’ and references to racist historical depictions of Indigenous people and African Americans.
Netflix recently released Season 1 of Little House on the Prairie. Seen by many to be a reboot of the NBC TV series…
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By Cécile L'Hermitte, Senior Lecturer in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, University of Waikato
New research reveals a magnitude 8.5 earthquake is likely to trigger a cascade of problems for NZ’s freight networks. But how many are avoidable?
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By Matteo Vergani, Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Tackling Hate Lab, Deakin University
Fiona Allison, Associate Professor, Jumbunna Institute of Indigenous Education and Research, University of Technology Sydney
A new study examining online hate during the so-called March for Australia rallies found white supremacy was rife. But there are patterns we can see to help stop it.
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By Leonora Risse, Associate Professor in Economics, Queensland University of Technology
Elise Stephenson, Deputy Director, Global Institute for Women's Leadership, Australian National University
As the impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) sweep across the labour force, it’s understandable for workers to be concerned about which jobs are most at risk of being replaced by technology.
Women make up the majority of workers in the care sector where human interactions matter most – child care, nursing and aged care. So, policymakers might reasonably presume that women’s jobs are largely shielded from the impacts of AI.
But our analysis of recent data from government agency Jobs…
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By Ritesh Chugh, Professor, Information and Communications Technology, CQUniversity Australia
Many Australians still remember the 2016 census because of the online outage that dominated headlines on census night. It was the first time a majority of Australians were expected to complete the census online. However, the website crashed, in what became widely known as #CensusFail.
It wasn’t just any crash. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) took the online census offline after a series of distributed…
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By Michelle Ward, Lecturer, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University
Brendan Wintle, Professor in Conservation Science, School of Ecosystem and Forest Science, The University of Melbourne
Jack Pascoe, Senior Lecturer, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne
James Watson, Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
Martine Maron, Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland
From oyster reefs to bandicoot grasslands, many Australian ecosystems no longer exist. Restoring nature is a good goal – but we cannot return to the past.
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By Mason Zhou, PhD Candidate, School of Allied Health and Human Performance, Adelaide University
Dot Dumuid, Professor of Behavioural Epidemiology, Adelaide University
Starting high school can be an exciting time. Students meet new people, study new subjects and gain more independence. But for many, high school can also feel harder to manage.
The Institute for Educational Reform reports about one in three Victorian students in years 7 to 9 show signs of disengagement from school. This can include patterns of student absences, drops in students’ willingness to learn, and a disconnect between students and…
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By Nial Wheate, Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Macquarie University
It sounds gross. Drugs seeping out of your body may be damaging your leather sofa. But how worried should we be, really?
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By Ronnie Scott, Associate Professor, Creative Writing, RMIT University
Elizabeth MacFarlane, Associate Professor, Creative Writing, The University of Melbourne
Gabriel Clark, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building, University of Technology Sydney
Pat Grant, Lecturer, Animation and Visual Communication, University of Technology Sydney
Comic-art makers and avid readers agree: if the great Australian graphic novel exists, what makes it great just might surprise you.
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