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Why I use emoji in research and teaching

  • Written by: Jennifer Fane, Scholarly Fellow Academic (Health Education), Flinders University
imageWhich emoji captures how you're feeling today? from www.shutterstock.com

I❤️ emoji.

It’s probably not for the reasons you think. Yes, they’re fun and eye catching. But they’re also an incredibly useful tool in research and teaching.

For young children, emoji can aid inclusion in aspects of society previously closed...

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Friday essay: the remarkable yidaki (and no, it's not a 'didge')

  • Written by: Christine Judith Nicholls, Senior Lecturer in Australian Studies, Flinders University
imageYidaki, maker unknown. Collected from Milingimbi by Charles Mountford.courtesy of South Australian Museum.

The yidaki – the subject of a major exhibition now on show at the South Australian Museum – is an instrument owned exclusively by the Yolngu people of North East Arnhem Land.

imageKevin Dhurrkay with a yidaki.South Australian Museum

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Australian politics explainer: the writing of our Constitution

  • Written by: Ryan Goss, Senior Lecturer in Law, Australian National University
imageThe British parliament passed the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act in 1900.Museum of Australian Democracy

The Conversation is running a series of explainers on key moments in Australian political history, looking at what happened, its impact then, and its relevance to politics today.


Since coming into effect in 1901, Australia’s...

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Taking Bitcoin to the stockmarket won't do much for its risky image

  • Written by: Adrian Lee, Senior Lecturer in Finance, University of Technology Sydney

Since its inception in 2008 digital currency Bitcoin has attracted critics who argue it’s inherently risky. The latest push to create an exchange traded fund (ETF) in order to make trading it easier, suggests attitudes to it haven’t changed. But some risks associated with a Bitcoin ETF is just like any other asset that becomes tied to...

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  26. Explainer: why the High Court ruled Bob Day's election to the Senate invalid
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  30. How one family used pokies and politics to extract a fortune from Tasmanians
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