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Great Mysteries of Physics: will we ever have a fundamental theory of life and consciousness?

What’s the difference between a living collection of matter, such as a tortoise, and an inanimate lump of it, such as a rock? They are, after all, both just made up of non-living atoms. The truth is, we don’t really know yet. Life seems to just somehow emerge from non-living…

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'We haven't got anybody': new research reveals how major parties are dying in remote Australia

On the eve of the 2019 federal election, a Labor Party politician made a panicked phone call to someone they knew in Kununurra, a remote town of over 5,000 people in Western Australia. As the person later recalled to us during an interview for our research, the conversation went something…

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How the indictment of Donald Trump is a 'strange and different' event for America, according to political scientists

The indictment of a former president of the United States, Donald Trump, is history happening in real time. The Conversation asked political scientists James D. Long and Victor Menaldo, both at the University of Washington, to help readers understand the meaning of this moment in the U.S. The two scholars…

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Word from The Hill: Interest rate pause, Aston, Liberals looking for their voice on the Voice, Yunupingu, TikTok

As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation’s politics team.

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Sure, the RBA froze interest rates this time, but there's plenty of pain to come

Australia’s Reserve Bank has hit pause on interest rates after ten successive hikes, but for many Australians, the pain it has inflicted is about to begin.

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Mass protests in Kenya have a long and rich history – but have been hijacked by the elites

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga and his coalition party, Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya, recently called for mass protests across the country. Odinga and his team have questioned the legitimacy of President William Ruto’s win in the country’s August 2022 election, and taken issue with the rising cost of living. The…

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How Trump's case will stress the system

Here are the four key points about Alvin Bragg's historic prosecution of Donald Trump — and what will happen next

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Trump's indictment stretches US legal system in new ways – a former prosecutor explains 4 key points to understand

When former President Donald Trump turns himself over to authorities in New York on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, and is arraigned, the charges on which a Manhattan grand jury indicted him will likely be made public.

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Why is Passover different from all other nights? 3 essential reads on the Jewish holiday

Boxes of matzah stacked high in grocery stores? It’s almost Passover. Wednesday, April 5, marks the first night of the weeklong Jewish holiday in 2023.

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Roxham Road: Asylum seekers won't just get turned back, they'll get forced underground — podcast

In this episode of Don’t Call Me Resilient, migration expert Christina Clark-Kazak explains the devastating consequences of last week’s meeting between United States President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The meeting resulted in significant changes to a cross-border agreement and has already impacted the lives of thousands…

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Too many digital distractions are eroding our ability to read deeply, and here's how we can become aware of what's happening — podcast

Staying focused on a single task for a long period of time is a growing concern. We are confronted with and have to process incredible amounts of information daily, and our brains are often functioning in overdrive to manage the processing and decision-making required.

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This course uses science fiction to understand politics

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

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Grattan on Friday: We need more tax revenue, but don't ask the major parties how we'll get it

Teal candidates again fell short in the NSW election. Only one who was so labelled was successful, and she rejects the terminology. This followed the Victorian state election in which no teal won.

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Polio: leading virologist offers a beginner's guide to the different viruses and vaccines

On 17 March 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that health officials in Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) had detected cases of vaccine-derived poliovirus. The WHO said the Burundian government had declared the detection of the virus a national public health emergency after three cases were confirmed.…

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Inheritances, resource taxes and negative gearing: How top economists would raise $20 billion

Asked to choose measures by efficiency, 40 per cent chose increased or new taxes on land, while 39 per cent chose more resource taxes.

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Fear and Wonder podcast: how scientists know the sea is rising

Last week, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Synthesis Report of the Sixth Assessment Report, delivering a sobering assessment of the state of our climate and the urgency of curbing emissions.

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Great Mysteries of Physics: does objective reality exist?

It is hard to shake the intuition that there’s a real and objective physical world out there. If I see an umbrella on top of a shelf, I assume you do too. And if I don’t look at the umbrella, I expect it to remain there as long as nobody…

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Inheritance taxes, resource taxes and an attack on negative gearing: how top economists would raise $20 billion per year

Asked to find an extra A$20 billion per year to fund government priorities like building nuclear submarines and responding to climate change, Australia’s top economists overwhelmingly back land tax, increased resource taxes, an attack on negative gearing and extending the scope of the goods and services tax.

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In its new season, _Don’t Call Me Resilient_ brings you the news — through an anti-racist lens 🎧

We’re getting ready to bring you Season 5 of Don’t Call Me Resilient, our podcast that takes on systemic racism and the ways it permeates so many aspects of our everyday lives.

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A new review into how teachers are educated should acknowledge they learn throughout their careers (not just at the start)

Last August, the federal government set up an expert panel to look at the continuous improvement agenda in teacher education in Australia.

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Quarter Life: a year on, our stories for people in their 20s and 30s has paid off

It’s been over a year since we launched our series, Quarter Life, aimed at helping to solve problems for those of us in our 20s and 30s. Industry research shows that people in this age group generally do not feel their needs and interests are served well by news media.…

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Back to the Moon: A space lawyer and planetary scientist on what it will take to share the benefits of new lunar exploration – podcast

NASA is planning to put U.S. astronauts back on the surface of the Moon by the end of 2024. This mission is just the beginning of what is shaping up to be a historic few decades in space exploration, as both the U.S. and China have plans to establish a…

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This course asks, 'What is mindfulness?' – but don't expect a clear-cut answer

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

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Fear and Wonder podcast: how scientists know the climate is changing

Earlier this week, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Synthesis Report, bringing together six previous assessments on the state of the Earth’s climate.

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What is a UFO? The US shot down three mysterious objects as interest and concern increase over unidentified craft

The Air Force general overseeing North American airspace refused to rule out extraterrestrial forces at play after unidentified objects were shot down in February.

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