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How to quickly spot dodgy science

  • Written by: Michael J. I. Brown, Associate professor, Monash University
imageIs that a black hole, or a hole in their data?NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, CC BY

I haven’t got time for science, or at least not all of it. I cannot read 19,000 astrophysics papers every year. No way.

And I have little patience for bad science, which gets more media attention than it deserves. Even the bad science is overwhelming. 700...

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How and why we are moving beyond GDP as a measure of human progress

  • Written by: Tani Shaw, PhD Scholar, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
imageAccessible "green space" in cities is one of the things we will start measuring.Shutterstock

How we track our economy influences everything from government spending and taxes to home lending and business investment. In our series The Way We Measure, we’re taking a close look at economic indicators to better understand what’s going on.


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Why bad housing design pumps up power prices for everyone

  • Written by: Wendy Miller, Senior Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
imageYou shouldn't have to crank up the aircon.chanus/shutterstock.com

Whether you’re a boatie or not, everyone realises the importance of keeping the water on the outside when you go sailing or fishing. The less leaky the boat, the less you have to rely on devices like bilge pumps to stay afloat.

What does this have to do with houses? Well,...

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Ten reasons some of us should cut back on alcohol

  • Written by: Steve Allsop, Professor, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University
imageYou may have let loose for the silly season, but there are some good reasons to cut back in the new year. from www.shutterstock.com.au

At this time of year, alcohol promotions, sales and consumption are prominent. Many of us enjoy celebrating a year ended, work and family gatherings, a holiday and a time to kick back and relax. But it can also be a...

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  7. Health Check: does my brain really freeze when I eat ice cream?
  8. Look up! Your guide to some of the best meteor showers for 2017
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  20. Wait a moment: 2016 goes a little longer thanks to a leap second
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  22. The shelf-life of slang – what will happen to those 'democracy sausages'?
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  24. 2016: The Year in Film
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