By Cameron Webb, Clinical Associate Professor, School of Medical Science & Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute; Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney
Insect repellents are the most common way to prevent mozzie bites. Here’s what the science says about their safety profile.
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By Charles Barbour, Associate Professor, Philosophy, Western Sydney University
The internet offered a world of connection and cooperation. What we got was a world of ruthless monopolies and oligarchs.
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By Bram Servais, PhD Candidate Biomedical Engineering, The University of Melbourne
As prominent artificial intelligence (AI) researchers eye limits to the current phase of the technology, a different approach is gaining attention: using living human brain cells as computational hardware.
These “biocomputers” are still in their early days. They can play simple games such as Pong, and perform…
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By Will Jeffery, Sessional Academic, Discipline of Film Studies, University of Sydney
The horror film genre is driven by sound as much as image. Anxiety thrives not in what we can see, but in what we can’t.
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By Amnesty International
As FIFA Awards “Peace Prize,” Coalition Calls for Concrete Protections for Workers, Athletes, Fans, Journalists, and Children FIFA, the international soccer governing body, needs to match its lofty rhetoric on rights with concrete action, a coalition of human rights organizations, trade unions, and fans groups said today. FIFA is holding its World Cup draw at […] The post Global: FIFA needs to act on human rights appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
By Nciko wa Nciko and Samrawit Getaneh The African Union declared 2025 to be the “Year of Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations”. The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights has an opportunity to make that more than just a slogan, as it considers the current request for an advisory opinion before it, […] The post True climate justice demands a reckoning with colonialism appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image FIFA World Cup Trophy is displayed at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington, US, July 28, 2024. © 2024 Alika Jenner/FIFA via Getty Images (Washington, DC) – FIFA, the international soccer governing body, needs to match its lofty rhetoric on rights with concrete action, a coalition of human rights organizations, trade unions, and fans groups said today. FIFA is holding its World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on December 5, 2025, and awarding its first “FIFA Peace Prize.” The Sport & Rights Alliance, Dignity 2026, ACLU, AFL-CIO,…
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By Michael Bruening, Professor of History, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Ideological division was tearing the country apart. Factions denounced each other as unpatriotic and evil. There were attempted kidnappings and assassinations of political figures. Public monuments and art were desecrated all over the country.
This was France in the middle of the 16th century. The divisions were rooted in religion.
The Protestant minority denounced Catholics as “superstitious idolaters,” while the Catholics condemned Protestants as “seditious…
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By Alfiya Battalova, Assistant Professor in Justice Studies, Royal Roads University
The narratives embedded in disability policy influence everything from budget priorities to program eligibility and institutional cultures. They also shape how disabled people imagine their futures.
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By Friederike Döbbe, Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in Business & Society, School of Management, University of Bath
Emilia Cederberg, Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting, Stockholm School of Economics
The European parliament recently backed changes to the rules around the labelling and marketing of plant-based meat alternatives. New definitions specify that words like “burger”, “sausage” or “steak”, refer exclusively to animal protein. To get to the meat of the matter, this may mean that Europeans’ favourite soy-based patty can no longer be called a burger.
The vote took place amid a long-running European debate over the designation of plant-based alternatives to animal protein and the associated…
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