By José-Miguel Bello y Villarino, Senior Research Fellow, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney
Alexandra Sinclair, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney
Kimberlee Weatherall, Professor of Law, University of Sydney
A year after a new AI transparency policy was announced, a study of more than 200 government agencies found less than half were following the rules.
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By Bronwyn Milkins, Postdoctoral Researcher in Youth Trauma and Dissociation, The Kids Research Institute Australia
Helen Milroy, Professor & Director, Centre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health (CAMDH), The University of Western Australia
You call your teen’s name, but they don’t respond. They’re staring past you. You call again, louder this time. Nothing – how rude.
But what if they’re zoning out?
For some teens, this can be a sign of dissociation, a temporary disconnection from thoughts, feelings, body or surroundings. It’s the brain’s way of protecting itself from overwhelming stress or emotion.
Dissociation is often linked to trauma – experiences that feel deeply distressing or life-threatening.
But…
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By Conrad Pilditch, Professor of Marine Sciences, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Simon Francis Thrush, Professor of Marine Science, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
The recovery of kelp forests brought many fish species back. But fish stocks in the reserve remain far below those present before commercial fishing took off.
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By Mira Sucharov, Professor of Political Science, Carleton University
With antisemitism on the rise while Israeli-Palestinian relations remain at an historic low, one question that continues to dog public discourse is whether anti-Zionism is a form of antisemitism.
The stakes within the Jewish community have recently increased, with the issuing…
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By Chantal M. Boucher, Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychologist, University of Windsor
Our need for closure runs deep. Without it, old memories intrude like uninvited guests, resurfacing with regret, anger or confusion, even years later.
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By Maneesha Deckha, Professor and Lansdowne Chair in law, University of Victoria
The threat to kill the belugas as a solution to its economic woes, while shocking, reflects the ethical emptiness of the Canadian legal system when it comes to animals.
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By Hasya Nindita
A group of activists in Sagea village, North Maluku, Indonesia, have successfully pushed back against a nickel mining operation which would destroy spaces sacred to their religion and culture.
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By Tawanda Zininga, Lecturer and Researcher, Stellenbosch University
Malaria remains one of the world’s most devastating infectious diseases, claiming more than half a million lives each year. In Africa, the illness is mostly caused by a parasite carried by mosquitoes – Plasmodium falciparum.
When the parasite invades the human body, it faces a hostile environment: soaring fevers, attacks from the body’s immune system, and the stress…
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By Tanya Zack, Visiting senior lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand
Since its founding in 1886, Johannesburg, has been a city of migrants, internal and international. But the economic capital of South Africa has undergone big changes since 1994 when South Africa became a democracy. One such change involves migration into the city by people from other African countries.
A new book, The Chaos Precinct: Johannesburg as a port city, by Tanya Zack traces how migrant Ethiopians have shaped a trading post in Johannesburg’s inner city. Zack,…
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By Philippes Mbevo Fendoung, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
Yaoundé, the Cameroonian capital, is a vibrant, cosmopolitan city where green hills meet modern architecture, creating a harmonious blend of culture, history and urban dynamism. The city has expanded significantly over the years because of urbanisation – its population has grown from 59,000 in 1957 to nearly 4.1 million in 2020. Its expansion, however, has brought about a sharp decline in vegetation, turning the city into a collection of urban heat islands.
A…
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