By Peter Jacobson, Senior Lecturer in Condensed Matter Physics, The University of Queensland
Beck Wise, Lecturer in Professional Writing, The University of Queensland
In 1977, an American physicist named John H. Van Vleck won the Nobel prize for his work on magnetism. In his Nobel lecture, amid a discussion of rare earth elements, one sentence leaps out:
Miss Frank and I made the relevant calculations.
Who was Miss Frank? Van Vleck credits her with key work on the quantum mechanics of magnetism, but she is almost absent from the history books.
Amelia Frank published a handful of scholarly papers which are well-cited…
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By Susanna Trnka, Professor of Anthropolgy, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Young people are embracing the ‘healthization’ of all aspects of their lives, from the physical to the emotional and beyond. The trick is finding the right balance.
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By Jamshid Aghaei, Professor of Electrical Engineering at Central Queensland University, CQUniversity Australia
Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
Mohammad Reza Salehizadeh, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Electrical Engineering, CQUniversity Australia
Australians are installing home batteries at record rates. They could be used not just to cut bills but as a backup after a natural disaster.
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By Lauren Samuelsson, Associate Lecturer in History, University of Wollongong
In new memoirs, a MasterChef judge and a restaurant reviewer reflect on how food has defined and guided their lives, careers and families.
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By Joanna Pozzulo, Chancellor's Professor, Psychology, Carleton University
The holidays can be filled with joy and positive emotion, but they can also be a time when stress is in overdrive. To-do lists can be long, with little time for personal well-being.
Approximately 50 per cent of Canadians report December as being the most stressful month of the year, with women 40 per cent more likely to experience stress due to pressure to manage holiday preparations. Over the season,…
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By Sadaf Mehrabi, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University
When a crisis strikes, rumours and conspiracy theories often spread faster than emergency officials can respond and issue corrections.
In Canada, social media posts have falsely claimed wildfires were intentionally set, that evacuation orders were government overreach or that smoke maps were being manipulated. In several communities, people delayed leaving because they were unsure which information to trust.
This wasn’t just online noise. It directly shaped how…
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By Anne E. Kleffner, Professor, Risk Management and Insurance, University of Calgary
Derek Cook, Director, Canadian Poverty Institute, Ambrose University
Mary Kelly, Chair in Insurance and Professor, Finance, Wilfrid Laurier University
Every year, extreme weather events wreak havoc across Canada, disrupting the lives of tens of thousands. Financial losses from these events have surged, surpassing $7 billion in 2024, due in part to climate change, asset accumulation and more people living in high-risk areas.
Evidence from Canada,…
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By James Deaville, Professor of Music, Carleton University
The film’s soundtrack features popular musical favourites and sounds of dread and discordancy, and some of these depictions reflect racist ideas about “proper” musical, social and community norms.
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By Harrison Budak
Following the murder of a bartender, a debate has been reopened over lax crime laws, escalating bouts of violence, and the unresolved integration of part of Slovenia’s Romani community.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
in the Albanese government’s latest responsle to the Bondi tragedy Ausrtralian law enforcement and intelligence agencies are to be reviewed.
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