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How doctors are taught to deal with death

  • Written by Eleanor Flynn, Associate Professor in Medical Education, University of Melbourne
imageDoctors have to deal with death every day. It's not easy to come to terms with it. from www.shutterstock.com.au

As a society we’re pretty removed from death. We don’t really talk about it. Yet when medical students start their training, it suddenly becomes something they’re intimately acquainted with. So how are young doctors...

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I’ve always wondered: why do our computing devices seem to slow down?

  • Written by Robert Merkel, Lecturer in Software Engineering, Monash University
imageYour gadgets might slow down if they're bloated with apps.Neirfy/Shutterstock

This is an article from I’ve Always Wondered, a series where readers send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. Send your question to alwayswondered@theconversation.edu.au


“Why do phones, tablets and computers always slow down as they get older,...

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I've always wondered: why don't chickens look down when they scratch?

  • Written by Maggie J. Watson, Postdoctoral Researcher in Ecology, Conservation and Parasitology, Charles Sturt University
imageWhere do chickens look when they're scratching for food? pixabay, CC BY

This is an article from I’ve Always Wondered, a new series where readers send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. Send your question to alwayswondered@theconversation.edu.au

I’ve always wondered why a hen never looks down when it scratches. Surely if...

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Citizen scientist scuba divers shed light on the impact of warming oceans on marine life

  • Written by Madeleine De Gabriele, Deputy Editor: Energy + Environment, The Conversation
imageA volunteer diver surveys marine life at Lord Howe Island.Rick Stuart-Smith/Reef Life Survey, Author provided

Rising ocean temperatures may result in worldwide change for shallow reef ecosystems, according to research published yesterday in Science Advances.

The study, based on thousands of surveys carried out by volunteer scuba divers, gives new...

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  2. Tree of Codes wields dance, music and art to create new spectacle
  3. Will the National Energy Guarantee hit pause on renewables?
  4. Should central banks have a 'representative of the poor'?
  5. Why marking essays by algorithm risks rewarding the writing of 'bullshit'
  6. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the New Zealand election
  7. Dying a good death: what we need from drugs that are meant to end life
  8. When bacteria tell a story: tracing Indigenous Australian ochre sources via microbial 'fingerprinting'
  9. Victorian courts should expand their supervision of family violence offenders
  10. Thor: Ragnarok, a joyous, trashy, retro-nostalgic comedy, is the best of the Marvel films
  11. Debt agreements and how to avoid unnecessary debt traps
  12. Your body's cells use and resist force, and they move. It's mechanobiology
  13. 'Identity politics' have not taken over university history courses
  14. Australia's high rates of bladder cancer deaths show why blood in urine should always be investigated
  15. Swift parrots need protection from sugar gliders, but that's not enough
  16. Bringing back an old idea for smart cities – playing on the street
  17. Vital Signs: economics can't explain why unemployment and inflation are both low
  18. New report shows compelling reasons to decriminalise sex work
  19. Friday essay: toxic beauty, then and now
  20. Grattan on Friday: The rift between Brandis and Dutton deepens as the behemoth of Home Affairs rises
  21. Jacinda Ardern to become NZ prime minister following coalition announcement
  22. Labour wins NZ election after backing from NZ First. Bankers' SA Galaxy: 31% Lib, 30% SA Best, 26% Labor
  23. By excluding Hannah Mouncey, the AFL's inclusion policy has failed a key test
  24. Politics podcast: Tiernan Brady and Cory Bernardi reflect on the marriage postal ballot
  25. #MeToo and Modern Consciousness-Raising
  26. Making voting both simple and secure is a challenge for democracies
  27. Let Google bill you for all your electricity, gas, phone and every other utility
  28. Childhood heart disease has a profound impact and is under-recognised
  29. Gift cards often end up in the bin, but extending their life might not help
  30. What businesses can learn from sports about using algorithms
  31. Rape is a plot device in western literature, sold back to us by Hollywood
  32. Rising dragon: China's carbon market exposes Australia's energy paralysis
  33. The off-topic Conversation #139
  34. Memo to the IPA: history teaching is driven by student demand, not 'identity politics'
  35. Designing suburbs to cut car use closes gaps in health and wealth
  36. Is Victoria's sentencing regime really more lenient?
  37. Hang ten (decades): Walter Munk, inventor of the surf forecast, turns 100
  38. Mount Agung continues to rumble with warnings the volcano could still erupt
  39. Why our brain needs sleep, and what happens if we don’t get enough of it
  40. How gig economy workers will be left short of super
  41. Politics podcast: Gareth Evans on being an Incorrigible Optimist
  42. Banded stilts fly hundreds of kilometres to lay eggs that are over 50% of their body mass
  43. X, Y and the genetics of sex: Professor Jenny Graves awarded the Prime Minister's Prize for Science 2017
  44. Was agriculture the greatest blunder in human history?
  45. Why the new banking laws won’t be the slam dunk the government is expecting
  46. Banking's new BEAR is a teddy bear not a grizzly
  47. Bob Brown wins his case, but High Court leaves the door open to laws targeting protesters
  48. The government's energy policy hinges on some tricky wordplay about coal's role
  49. Insurance changes not enough to drive real mental health reform
  50. Federal government unveils 'National Energy Guarantee' – experts react

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