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The danger of overselling science

  • Written by The Conversation Contributor
imageThere's a lot of incentive to hype scientific findings but in the end nobody wins. Overselling findings can undermine the authority of scientists as well as the credibility of the sources and ultimately deceive or even endanger the public. Shutterstock

Imagine seeing this headline:

A zap to the brain could make you a genius

The story might go...

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Uber’s quasi union could be a Faustian bargain for drivers

  • Written by The Conversation Contributor

Two class actions brought by drivers against ride-sharing company Uber in California and Massachusetts have been settled, with the drivers agreeing to remain “independent contractors”. Uber will make US$100 million in payments to those involved in the case.

The question of whether the Uber drivers were contractors or employees was at...

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  4. Do the sums: bicycle-friendly changes are good business
  5. Fairfax-APN merger more bad news for media diversity
  6. Perth Green Growth Plan puts strategic environmental assessments to the city test
  7. Should older people and those with dementia have their licences revoked?
  8. New Zealand's indigenous reconciliation efforts show having a treaty isn't enough
  9. Election explainer: what are the opinion polls and how accurate are they?
  10. Location, location, location: why South Australia could take the world's nuclear waste
  11. 'Jobs and growth' and deja vu: reprising a failed American experiment
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  13. Confusion over Google's paid services could land it in trouble, again
  14. Goodbye Northern lights, hello sunlight?
  15. ALP ousts Fremantle candidate
  16. The perils of Lindsay and the hovering Abbott shadow
  17. The world's oldest axe shows the cut and thrust of academia
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  21. Election FactCheck: is Labor planning to increase taxes by $100 billion over ten years?
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  23. Why Shorten wants to kill off spectre of Labor-Greens deal in a hung parliament
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  25. Bowen's budget rebuttal scored points, but the key point will be trust
  26. Weekly dose: the hard facts on Viagra
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  30. Experience and di Natale position the Greens as a formidable election force
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  37. Aspiring treasurer Chris Bowen looks fit for purpose
  38. Why nosebands should be loosened on dressage horses at the Olympics
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