- Health & Medicine
Cutting edge medicine for an old disease 
Cities for healthier livesA major study, presented to the UN, has for the first time quantified the healthy years of life we are losing by planning cities for cars rather than humans
Private VET providers corner share of booming marketResearch shows training course providers are ill-equipped to meet complex social and learning issues facing students
Lasering the lay of the linesIndustry nous and university research develop a new viable solution to monitoring power lines using lasers in the sky
Why a cat’s whiskers are the bee’s kneesThese multipurpose organs are a navigation aid, early warning system, indicator of mood ... and much more
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‘A crisis that very much has a child’s face’Former UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Baroness Amos on Syria in the latest Policy Shop podcast
- Health & Medicine
Putting cells through their paces 
Pholiota: the tiny house with big ideasA new exhibition shows how two architects’ 1920s dream of democratising housebuilding could influence the way we live now
Challenging harmful ideologies in belief and practicePhilosopher Sally Haslanger on finding ways to combat belief systems like racism and sexism that endure in human societies
Turbulence: Not as dangerous as you thinkMany people think turbulence causes major damage or can even bring down a plane, but the truth should soothe nervous flyers
Breaking the skin barrierThese chemically engineered polymer-tantalum devices may be the key to tricking skin to grow on implants, opening the way for implantable robotics
To be or not to be ... originalThere are thousands of words, meanings and quotes attributed to Shakespeare, but the Bard didn’t necessarily invent them all
Monique diMattina: ‘I wanted to be the best jazz piano player ever’ The singer/songwriter, radio personality and University of Melbourne alumna talks music and life ahead of the Big Blowout Festival
- Education
Changing the shape of teaching 
Trump, Clinton and the politics of 9/11He exploits the fact he was in New York the day thousands died in the Twin Towers, while she is a foreign policy hawk keen to show her wares
Planting the seeds of sovereigntyPlants that interbreed usually create a hybrid, but new research reveals that sometimes a more dominant plant takes over
The romance of online datingA new book says the stigma around finding your partner on the Internet must go – it’s just another place to fulfil the human need for love and friendship
Carbon risk disclosure: The risk for Australian companiesWhy two potential law reforms should be part of Turnbull Government’s agenda
Ben Hur, done that ... time to hang up the sandalsLess charming than Charlton, more eh-what-now than epic, the latest version of a cinema classic should be consigned to the annals of history
Brought to life, 2000 years laterModern technology and research has restored an ancient Egyptian woman, Meritamun, creating a unique teaching tool for medicine and health science
- Health & Medicine
Treasure trove gathered from afar 
Dairy’s (climate) changing futureThe dairy industry is adaptive by nature, but farmers are likely to face a range of new challenges due to the ever-increasing impact of climate change
Trump: The new normalThe billionaire candidate’s success is ushering in a new era of celebrity politicians and the media will have to get a grip
Indigenous memory-making meets architectureThe Wave Hill walk-off changed the course of Australian history, yet the event suffers from a lack of recognition. Now, architects have become its unlikely champion.
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided unleashes potential of eye tracking The next instalment of the popular franchise shows the infinite possibilities for eye mechanics in gaming and real life
Come behind the scenes of Short Black Opera When Pecan Summer makes its debut at the Sydney Opera House, Yorta Yorta soprano and composer Deborah Cheetham will realise a calling heard at a very early age
Bushfires: How politics is compromising safetyAs fire seasons become longer, more complex and damaging, an industrial dispute is the last thing fire-prone communities need