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Leaving the past behind: what became of the anal personality?

  • Written by: Nick Haslam, Professor of Psychology, University of Melbourne

In theory, bad scientific ideas are abandoned and replaced by better ones. We no longer believe living things are animated by a vital force or that combustible matter contains phlogiston. We don’t believe the bumps on our skulls reveal our strengths and weaknesses or that disease is caused by foul air.

Sometimes, though, ideas are abandoned...

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Nigeria

  • Written by: Muhammad Dan Suleiman, PhD Candidate, University of Western Australia
imageThe Conversation/Zenobia Ahmed, CC BY-SA

Known as the “Giant of Africa”, Nigeria is the continent’s most populous state (170 million people) and one of its largest economies. It is home to over 300 ethnic groups and 500 languages.

Nigeria faces a number of social, economic, political and security challenges. Militant religious...

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Iraq

  • Written by: Mehmet Ozalp, Associate Professor in Islamic Studies, Director of The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation and Executive Member of Public and Contextual Theology, Charles Sturt University
imageIraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-AbadiReuters/Carlo AllegriimageThe Conversation/Zenobia Ahmed, CC BY-SA

Iraq is an important country to watch in 2017, as a source of instability in the Middle East since the 2003 invasion.

Iraq is a political quagmire. The Iraqi Parliament is made of Sunni, Shi’ite (who make up 70% of parliament), Kurdish and secular...

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  1. Yemen
  2. Turkey
  3. Syria
  4. Saudi Arabia
  5. Sahel region, Africa
  6. South Sudan
  7. Venezuela
  8. Brazil
  9. United States
  10. India
  11. Afghanistan
  12. Pakistan
  13. North Korea
  14. Indonesia
  15. China
  16. War, conflict, economic strife: the world in 2017 is rife with hot spots, but leavened by hope
  17. Ukraine
  18. France
  19. Russia
  20. Germany
  21. We’re not racist, but … Ray Martin, the media and racism’s missing link
  22. Ruling on assisted dying drug Nembutal sets important precedent
  23. Severe heatwaves show the need to adapt livestock management for climate
  24. Younger is not always better when it comes to learning a second language
  25. As the Liberal Party continues to fracture, we may be watching its demise
  26. How racism and a lack of diversity can harm productivity in our workplaces
  27. Nokia's revised 3310 mobile phone is the latest tech to target retro-adopters
  28. How fake drugs end up in our public health system (and how to spot them)
  29. Politically, the government seems on a hiding to nothing in the penalty rates battle
  30. Explainer: what is 'precipitable water', and why does it matter?
  31. The long journey from a refugee camp to an Australian school
  32. How to manage self-motivated, intelligent workers
  33. Preparing elite athletes for transition to life after sport should begin in childhood
  34. Seven steps to help you choose the right home care provider
  35. Trade, security ties and engaging the Indonesian diaspora – what you need to know about Widodo's Australia visit
  36. Australians aren't as Islamophobic as we're led to believe
  37. Ghost ships: why are World War II naval wrecks vanishing in Indonesia?
  38. Trade data shows Australia can get more out of a deal with the EU than the UK
  39. Business investment is weak, but an unfunded company tax cut won't fix it
  40. Merging our brains with machines won't stop the rise of the robots
  41. Weekly Dose: GHB, a party drug that's easy to overdose on but was once used in childbirth
  42. The typical university student is no longer 18, middle-class and on campus – we need to change thinking on 'drop-outs'
  43. Why we need an 'energy Landcare' to tackle rising power prices
  44. Coalition trails 45-55% and Turnbull's ratings sink in Newspoll
  45. Working for the (Australia Post) man
  46. Turnbull turns shock-and-awe on Abbott
  47. Explainer: What is VX nerve agent and how does it work?
  48. Where were all the women in the Stone Age?
  49. Booksellers, the alt-right and Milo Yiannopoulos
  50. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan and Deep Saini on penalty rate cuts

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