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Publishing should be more about culture than book sales

  • Written by The Conversation Contributor
imageIn the current publishing climate culture is always subsumed to business.Daniel Wehner

It seems too obvious to point out that publishing is a cultural activity, not just a process for corporations to make money. That being said, we rarely talk or write about publishing without talking about money, about book sales.

That’s because, even though...

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The off-topic Conversation #79

  • Written by The Conversation Contributor

Welcome to The Conversation’s off-topic space. We’ve set this up as the place where you can discuss anything that isn’t related to a specific article. Please feel free to use this space to get to know each other and talk about news elsewhere and whatever else strikes your fancy.

This is also an opportunity to discuss broader...

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The King’s See-Though Clothes

  • Written by The Conversation Contributor

It’s 1966 all over again and see-through is back in fashion. In the financial world, ‘transparency’ has become the new fashion statement. For example, to quote one ‘entrepreneur’, Brian Forde, in Sydney last week

We say sunlight in government is the best disinfectant, and Blockchain makes things more open and...

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Drastic plastic: a look at Barbie's new bodies

  • Written by The Conversation Contributor
imageBarbies now come in all shapes, sizes and colours – but the history of the doll shows it's business as usual for Mattel.Mattel

Featured in a clear cut silhouette of her new plumper body option on the cover of Time Magazine on January 28, Barbie was declared to be the “American Beauty”, heralding an in-depth series of features...

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  2. Vulvas, periods and leaks: women need the right words to seek help for conditions 'down there'
  3. Why women see their GP more than men
  4. We need a cure for bacterial vaginosis, one of the great enigmas in women's health
  5. Why gold will still be a safe haven in the next financial storm
  6. Children as young as four can learn how to avoid getting ill, if they understand why
  7. Raising Lady Gaga-ntuan and her (hopefully) world record breaking young
  8. In Celebration of Rag Tag Posses
  9. Martin Parkinson, Turnbull's right-hand man, caught in crosshairs on tax
  10. UN decision is not 'the end of the road' that Assange claims it is
  11. Explainer: what is the gut microbiota and how does it affect mind and body?
  12. Australia, the US and Europe are climate 'free-riders': it's time to step up
  13. CSIRO boss's failed logic over climate science could waste billions in taxes
  14. Turnbull points to problems in raising GST
  15. Under the Spotlight – the journalist as hero(ine)
  16. How we can help nature adapt to climate change
  17. Message from the Editor in Chief
  18. CSIRO needs to tackle the impact of climate change following its jobs shake-up
  19. Despite changes, terror law will still curb press freedom
  20. Cyclists: What will you do about doping now?
  21. Explainer: what is microcephaly and what is its relationship to Zika virus?
  22. Sanctuary for asylum seekers is an offer with ancient pedigree
  23. Deregulating TAFE is a big risk to the labour market
  24. Contract law change leaves franchisees vulnerable
  25. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the GST
  26. Australia's new Chief Scientist speaks on techno-optimism, renewable energy and encouraging STEM
  27. How will 'Molly' help us remember Australian culture?
  28. Friday essay: the sounds of Kanye West
  29. Grattan on Friday: Treasurer Scott Morrison has been wounded in GST row
  30. How policy success, not failure, has driven Australia's housing crisis
  31. Zika, dengue, yellow fever: what are flaviviruses?
  32. Vital Signs: expect more turmoil
  33. To disclose or not to disclose? Mental health issues in the workplace
  34. Finger tracing can help students solve maths problems
  35. The world's forests will collapse if we don't learn to say 'no'
  36. Politics podcast: Nick Xenophon on launching a political party
  37. Zika via sex and blood: how worried should we be?
  38. CSIRO cuts to climate science are against the public good
  39. The Seducer's Diary: how a 19th century philosopher anticipated the pick up artist movement
  40. CSIRO is poised to slash climate research jobs – experts react
  41. Insularity leaves Indonesia trailing behind in the world of social research
  42. Explainer: why do our muscles twitch sometimes?
  43. Company transparency could help overcome resistance to environmental action in China
  44. Australians couldn't care less about politics? Really?
  45. Simplifying payment card regulation
  46. Sending children back to Nauru risks creating a generation of damaged people
  47. Why does international condemnation on human rights mean so little to Australia?
  48. Explainer: what is Guillain-Barré syndrome and is it caused by the Zika virus?
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