By David M. Pritchard, Associate Professor of Greek History, The University of Queensland
What did Thucydides really say on this? And what’s Athens and Sparta got to do with the current state of US-China relations?
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By Nial Wheate, Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
Ian Jamie, Senior Lecturer, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
Wai-Jo Jocelin Chan, Pharmacist and Lecturer, UNSW Sydney; University of Sydney
This vitamin plays a crucial role in maintaining overall health. But that doesn’t mean you need to take a supplement.
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By Sarah Austin, Senior Lecturer in Theatre, The University of Melbourne
Young children are spending less and less time outdoors. Most Australian preschool children don’t play outside every day. This is despite research that suggests time spent in non-urban outdoor environments is linked to better physical and mental health, social competence, resilience and stronger learning outcomes.
Polyglot Theatre’s new work, Forest, is a direct response to these alarming statistics.…
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By Shireen Daft, Lecturer, Macquarie Law School, Macquarie University
The Tatmawdaw – the military government in Myanmar – has reportedly expanded a ban on menstrual products from being transported in the country across key routes, as part of the ongoing civil war in the country.
This targeting of sanitary pads appears to be an extension of the military’s so-called…
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By Prativa Baral, Deputy Director, Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab, McGill University
Joanne Liu, Director, Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab, McGill University
Veasna Duong, Senior Investigator, Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab, McGill University
The hantavirus outbreak that began on a cruise ship is a reminder of something we keep having to relearn: When humans push into ecosystems they don’t normally inhabit, they are exposed to viruses.
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By Leah Mercer, Associate Professor of Theatre Arts, Curtin University
The Shepherd’s Hut arrives on stage fully formed: a relentless, bristling realisation of Tim Winton’s 2018 novel of the same name, in an adroit adaptation by Tim McGarry.
Director Matt Edgerton’s self-contained, clear-eyed accomplishment makes the most of its literary roots while also piecing together a unique theatrical language, to underpin the work’s visual and emotional bona fides.
The Shepherd’s Hut focuses on the story of Jaxie Clackton (Ryan Hodson), a teenage boy on the run, facing the extreme heat, hunger, dehydration and isolation of the outback. Elevated by Hodson’s…
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By Yang Xiang, Professor, Computer Science, Swinburne University of Technology
You’re trying to book concert tickets before they sell out. You click the link and before you can make the payment, you’re asked to identify traffic lights, bicycles or blurry crosswalks in a grid of tiny images.
Again.
For many people, this has become a routine part of life. Logging into financial apps, shopping online or creating accounts increasingly involves “proving you are human”.
These systems are known as CAPTCHA. Why are they everywhere?
The short answer is that websites are fighting a rapidly escalating war against bots:…
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By Clive Schofield, Professor, Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong
I Made Andi Arsana, Lecturer and Researcher, Department of Geodetic Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada
Rebecca Strating, Director, La Trobe Centre for Global Security, and Professor of International Relations, La Trobe University
Both countries claim overlapping parts of the Gulf of Thailand with potentially lucrative oil and gas reserves. There is a peaceful path to resolve the dispute.
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By Matthew Ricketson, Professor of Communication, Deakin University
London Falling is well worth reading – but could have matched this star reporter’s masterpieces if it had ranged more widely.
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By Oscar Vorobjovas-Pinta, Senior Lecturer in Business Services, Edith Cowan University
70 years on, Eurovision voters are driven by identity, politics and national alliances – and the juries and public often don’t agree.
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