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Can you make a 10-year malt whisky in weeks? The chemistry says yes

  • Written by Chris Thompson, Associate Dean (Education) - Science, Monash University
imageWould you still be willing to wait for whisky?Shutterstock.com

Over the past few years the whisky-drinking world has been introduced to several new products that claim to produce high-quality liquor in just a fraction of the time usually required to age single malt spirits. Instead of maturing the whisky for a decade or more in oak barrels, some...

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'Australia has no culture': changing the mindset of the cringe

  • Written by Alison Carroll, Founding Director (1990-2010), AsiaLink Arts, University of Melbourne
imageA scene from Bangarra Dance Theatre's Lore: the oldest continuing culture in the world resonates with overseas audiences.Jeff Tan/Newzulu

“Australia has no culture, so why would anyone overseas be interested in us?” says a young MA student at a University of Melbourne forum as part of a discussion about Australian “culture”...

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How do we turn a drain into valued green space? First, ask the residents

  • Written by Leila Mahmoudi Farahani, Research Officer in Urban Studies, RMIT University

This article is based on a paper being presented at the State of Australian Cities Conference in Adelaide, November 28-30.

The green infrastructure of our cities includes both publicly owned, designed and delineated areas and less formal, unplanned areas of vegetation — informal green spaces. These spaces account for a large proportion of...

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Stories of sex, stars and sharks amongst the best Australian science writing in 2017

  • Written by Sarah Keenihan, Section Editor: Science + Technology, The Conversation
imageEveryone loves a story about giant sharks. from www.shutterstock.com

We’re proud to have five The Conversation authors featured in the The Best Australian Science Writing 2017, edited by Michael Slezak, and with a foreword by Emma Johnston.

The book was launched at The Australian Museum. The blurb says:

Good writing about science can be...

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  1. Sustainable shopping: how to rock white sneakers without eco-guilt
  2. In the 'fearless city', Barcelona residents take charge
  3. Why Adani may still get its government loan
  4. Dear Prime Minister: we'd like you to join the call for a ban on killer robots
  5. A criminal record: women and Australian true crime stories
  6. How to use music to fine tune your child for school
  7. It's not just mums who need to avoid alcohol when trying for a baby
  8. With a new futures market, Bitcoin is going mainstream
  9. 2017 is set to be among the three hottest years on record
  10. Turnbull proposes all MPs make declarations on citizenship
  11. Heard of the element erbium? It could pave the way to a quantum internet
  12. Thunderstorm asthma: who's at risk and how to manage it
  13. What the NRA can teach us about the art of public persuasion
  14. How we discovered a new species of orangutan in northern Sumatra
  15. Why we are banning tourists from climbing Uluru
  16. The off-topic Conversation #141
  17. Gay rebels: why some older homosexual men don't support same-sex marriage
  18. Three charts on the state of STIs and blood-borne viruses in Australia
  19. The fear that dare not speak its name: how language plays a role in the assisted dying debate
  20. Tutors are key to reducing Indigenous student drop out rates
  21. A fleeting visit: an asteroid from another planetary system just shot past Earth
  22. Chinese personal shoppers have created a new type of retail store in Australia
  23. Five reasons not to spray the bugs in your garden this summer
  24. This is what Australia's growing cities need to do to avoid running dry
  25. Mr. Mercedes, Masturbation and Madness
  26. Qld Galaxy: 52-48 to Labor but One Nation up. Why Labor's Adani support a vote loser
  27. Shorten urges MPs all disclose citizenship to parliament
  28. Forget turning straw into gold, farmers can turn trash into energy
  29. Three proven psychological treatments for young people that need to be funded
  30. Why are talks over an East Antarctic marine park still deadlocked?
  31. Bonn voyage: climate diplomats head into another round of talks
  32. As a human, I don't do technology. I _am_ technology
  33. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Turnbull's Parry problem
  34. Why have female gun homicides in Australia declined significantly since 1996?
  35. Celebrate The Conversation book launch in your closest capital city
  36. The ethics of medical practice in offshore detention facilities
  37. Forcing the banks to hand over our credit history might help with a home loan but it has risks
  38. The Conversation is fact checking the Queensland election -- and we want to hear from you
  39. Why horse-racing in Australia needs a social licence to operate
  40. Friday essay: the female dwarf, disability, and beauty
  41. PNG women’s wartime memories cast new light on Kokoda and the Pacific War
  42. Vital Signs: the US economy is outpacing Australia's and we should all ask why
  43. We need to make sure the international student boom is sustainable
  44. It's not all about death: conversations with patients in palliative care
  45. Australia among the world's worst on biodiversity conservation
  46. Grattan on Friday: Turnbull government reels from new twist in the Parry affair
  47. Trump's tour of Asia-Pacific is vital for the stability of the region
  48. Here's why the 2017 flu season was so bad
  49. The Murray Goulburn dilemma – co-operatives are dying out but they're still needed
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