{"html":"\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:2189,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;A bittersweet history\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Humanities\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Professor Deirdre Coleman and Professor Trevor Burnard\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:821}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/a-bittersweet-history\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-2.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--sUlo348Z--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/755/cfe/693/755cfe693f25ff9fdae0719e1f89e825bf503e5bb0794eef7d12a54cb8de.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e12 August 2019\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Humanities\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eA bittersweet history\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eSugar has a bitter history of slavery and exploitation, but University of Melbourne researchers say it\u0026#39;s also transformed politics and our modern-day diet.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:2149,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot; Saving the secrets of the jars of Laos\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Science Matters\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Dougald O\u0026#39;Reilly, Dr Louise Shewan and Dr Thonglith Luangkhoth\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:1036}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/saving-the-secrets-of-the-jars-of-laos\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-3.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--ufgalZGd--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/5a4/d49/40e/5a4d4940e0d9083fa85ef1883d4724812a552679b1904816b3777d120c3c.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e8 July 2019\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Science Matters\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003e Saving the secrets of the jars of Laos\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eThe mysterious Plain of Jars in Laos, which University of Melbourne archaeologists are working to reveal, has just been made a UNESCO World Heritage site.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:2113,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;What history can really teach us\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Humanities\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Professor Mark Edele\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:932}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/what-history-can-really-teach-us\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-3.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--1-TWCwHk--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/db7/d2a/f51/db7d2af5168c5d9f12956ec28f0cca1426cc7b40828b2b2dd41f3c6ff720.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e7 June 2019\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Humanities\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eWhat history can really teach us\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eHistory is too intricate to teach simple lessons, but studying it helps in understanding the complexities of the present says a University of Melbourne expert\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:2109,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;The geopolitics of Antarctica\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Go Figure\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Alessandro Antonello \u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:910}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/the-geopolitics-of-antarctica\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-4.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--Yh_8y5qW--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/9ed/84f/a50/9ed84fa50dcb49963b89b12eef9c0c8291cfc0eddbf1e991993162633776.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e30 May 2019\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Go Figure\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eThe geopolitics of Antarctica\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eIn 1959, countries around the world came together to establish the Antarctic Treaty; a University of Melbourne expert says it came at a time of frosty politics.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:2027,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;The history of paper\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Eavesdrop on Experts\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Andi Horvath, Professor Jonathan Bloom and Professor Sheila Blair\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:183}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/podcasts/the-history-of-paper\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-5.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--G1U6D-EK--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/51e/261/9cd/51e2619cd131fbafcc59f325e55def68ebccf7fb0ee4a92a483fe60e6a53.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag pr-tag--podcast pr-tag--inline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag__icon small\" data-icon=\"pr-microphone\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e Podcast\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e3 April 2019\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Eavesdrop on Experts\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eThe history of paper\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003ePaper was invented in China before it spread through Central Asia and Europe, but how did paper evolve to become our modern-day office paper?\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:1896,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Why do some people believe the Earth is flat?\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Go Figure\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Chandra Jayasuriya and Dr Jennifer Beckett\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:1349}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/why-do-some-people-believe-the-earth-is-flat\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-1.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--L1kvznSi--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/479/38a/e14/47938ae14fe2f023852a57ccb034e0e04b91f52b168101598f7f7099bb49.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e11 January 2019\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Go Figure\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eWhy do some people believe the Earth is flat?\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eAlthough science says the Earth is round, there are some people around who still think it\u0026#39;s flat; two University of Melbourne experts look at why.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:1801,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Treasuring Trove: Why Australia’s digital heritage platform is so special\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Humanities\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Liz Stainforth\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:738}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/treasuring-trove-why-australia-s-digital-heritage-platform-is-so-special\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-5.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--lnuP5CZ2--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/14e/76b/7e4/14e76b7e401d899087dee8ceefb99ef0e957b44aa7e69d60c469fac230f0.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e26 October 2018\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Humanities\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eTreasuring Trove: Why Australia’s digital heritage platform is so special\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eThe huge public success of Australia\u0026#39;s digitised archive Trove is unique in the world, argues a University of Melbourne visiting expert from University of Leeds\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:1798,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;The stories of Australia’s botanical biodiversity \u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Science Matters\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Joanne Birch and Tom Sayers\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:1285}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/the-stories-of-australia-s-botanical-biodiversity\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-1.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--U-7pDXpr--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/6aa/384/31f/6aa38431fa03df0e063cd0880b69336d67cd640c7a59a814725f56e32285.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e24 October 2018\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Science Matters\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eThe stories of Australia’s botanical biodiversity \u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eThe University of Melbourne Herbarium has an estimated 150,000 specimens, each with their own story to tell and now the collection is available online. \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:1789,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Cross-examining western thinking\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Learning \\u0026 Teaching\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Associate Professor Martin Davies\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:1126}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/cross-examining-western-thinking\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-2.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--hewXmtaE--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/f09/7b5/736/f097b57361adaf880c8761e0c7a06b1db51201c9196dd975e70d1fc34fc3.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e22 October 2018\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Learning \u0026amp; Teaching\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eCross-examining western thinking\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eThe notion of ‘western civillisation’ has divided modern historians; a University of Melbourne expert says we need to explore and question ‘western thinking’.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:1524,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Footy, history and a changing Australia\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Public Affairs\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Jordana Silverstein and Dr Mary Tomsic\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:1101}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/footy-history-and-a-changing-australia\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-2.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--MY5Momgu--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/f50/c54/ab5/f50c54ab5aae04da265af28096403ef55b1de10e49803976441b259b7dee.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e2 May 2018\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Public Affairs\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eFooty, history and a changing Australia\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eAussie Rules has the power to bring people together; but as University of Melbourne researchers discuss, it has also reflected the struggle for social change.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e","next":"/topics/history.js?page=5"}