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Retirees, don't worry about your health deteriorating – leaving work can be good for you

  • Written by The Conversation Contributor
imageRetirement may not automatically lead to better health but it presents an opportunity to engineer a healthier lifestyle.Daniel Lee/Flickr, CC BY-ND

A few years ago, my mother had a bit of a crisis in the lead-up to her retirement. She struggled with her self-worth, perceived value to society and fears of boredom.

She’s not alone in her worry....

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Shifting the field of view: science stories in virtual reality

  • Written by The Conversation Contributor
imageScreenshot from Random42 Virtual Reality (VR) 360 ShowreelCC BY-ND

Since first donning a Virtual Reality (VR) headset only eight months ago, my personal relationship with this technology has progressed at lightning speed, way past the awkward getting-to-know-you phase.

imageVR in action. Photo by @andylilja Andrew Lilja

In the broad scheme of things, I...

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  2. 19th century weather data is helping climate scientists predict the future
  3. Why Australia does not need a royal commission into the banking industry
  4. Should using your mobile phone while walking be outlawed?
  5. Is there a place for dogs in public space, or must they make do with 'dog parks'?
  6. Banking royal commission should be paid for by banks
  7. Young people missing out on jobs to older workers and migrants: study
  8. Ideas for Australia: Consensus versus the culture wars – getting the balance right
  9. Ideas for Australia: Beyond the abuse, social media has improved public political debate
  10. Tasmania's 'smoke-free generation' is undemocratic age discrimination
  11. Investing in big data could improve research quality in Australia
  12. Burning fossil fuels is responsible for most sea-level rise since 1970
  13. Did the earth move for you? How GPS tracks the slow movements of a world in motion
  14. Beyoncé and the cultural lure of sweat
  15. Palmer's antics over Four Corners reinforce the message about how he operates
  16. UC Vice-Chancellor Stephen Parker to join The Conversation
  17. ATNIX: Australian Twitter News Index, January-March 2016
  18. Health Check: does sex count as exercise?
  19. Cruz sweeps all 34 Colorado delegates, making contested Republican convention more likely
  20. Our cities need city-scale government – here's what it should look like
  21. Robots can help young patients engage in rehab
  22. Tony Abbott's great big budget legacy
  23. The off-topic Conversation #88
  24. To embrace our future as an innovation nation, we'll need to learn from the past
  25. Five ideas to help fix Australia's tax system
  26. Twenty years after the High Court's Wik decision, how does the 'judicial activism' charge stand up?
  27. How trans people can change their voice to suit their preferred gender
  28. When measuring research, we must remember that 'engagement' and 'impact' are not the same thing
  29. Frogs v fungus: time is running out to save seven unique species from disease
  30. Could robot submarines replace the ageing Collins class?
  31. How 'Asiavision' could be a boon for cultural diplomacy
  32. Selling smart things in the home. Nest's struggles to make it work
  33. The 18th-Century Enlightenment and the Problem of Public Misery
  34. Booze and driving don't mix but a zero blood alcohol limit isn't the answer
  35. Arrium’s Whyalla steelworks another threat to fragile manufacturing sector
  36. Sex trade survivors deserve the chance to speak
  37. Medical tourism: having an op overseas adds to the everyday risk of surgery
  38. On public trust and The Conversation's fifth birthday
  39. Labor pledges royal commission into bank behaviour
  40. Climate change threatens entire ecosystems -- let's pick them up and move them
  41. Suburbanising the centre: the Baird government's anti-urban agenda for Sydney
  42. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on a royal commission into the banks
  43. Arrium's collapse shows Australia must get a lot smarter about steel
  44. Vital Signs: all eyes on the Aussie dollar
  45. FactCheck: are two-thirds of all industrial disputes in Australia in the construction sector?
  46. Greater police powers and penalties threaten civil liberties in NSW for 'public safety'
  47. Cape York's ecosystems are worth billions of dollars: time to share the wealth
  48. CSIRO must ensure climate science is maintained
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