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Scientists on their favourite science fiction

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageBringing space exploration to life.Chesley Bonestell/Fred Seibert/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

Tales of strange alien worlds, fantastic future technologies and bowls of sentient petunias have long captivated audiences worldwide. But science fiction is more than just fantasy in space; it can educate, inspire and expand our imaginations to conceive of the...

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What music sounded like in 2015

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageIt’s comforting to think that technology has its limits, that the album persists.Jared Hersch

Determining the “best” – or most zeitgeisty – music of 2015 seems straightforward at first. The hard numbers of sales, downloads, streams, and billboard charts seem to do all the work for us.

But do these measures tell us...

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  2. 2015, the year that was: Environment + Energy
  3. How to keep kids reading over the Christmas break
  4. What lies beneath: the bugs lurking in your swimming pool
  5. Mistletoe: the kiss of life for healthy forests
  6. Space in 2015 was out of this world
  7. Th’is a reason to be jolly (even, yes, for philosophers)
  8. How to unwrap Christmas and Santa for the little atheists in your life
  9. Non-human Democracy: putting inspirations, lessons and analogies to work
  10. The best places to see Australian birds this summer
  11. Should I throw away food once a fly has landed on it?
  12. Cities as Democratic Laboratories: the case of Seoul
  13. In 2015, chasing illegal downloaders backfired. Netflix and VPN were the winners
  14. A Rare Christmas Full Moon, and other Astronomical Treats of the Festive Season
  15. Christmas Already? ‘Tis The Season to Think About Time
  16. Five ways to reduce your eco-footprint this Christmas
  17. Should I lie to my child about Santa?
  18. Summer reading guide from The Conversation's economists
  19. Non-human Democracy: in the Anthropocene, it cannot be all about us
  20. Diversify the toy box: Christmas gifts for children with disabilities
  21. The call that might save your life this Christmas – and how Lifeline saved mine
  22. Schnapps, whipping and sacks: how Christmas traditions evolved around the world
  23. Thou hadst better avoid getting teary – and King Leary – this Christmas
  24. Spare a thought for our furry friends this Christmas
  25. Got a hangover? Here's what's happening in your body
  26. Non-human Democracy: our political vocabulary has no room for animals
  27. How do robots 'see' the world?
  28. What's happening to us when we get drunk?
  29. 2015, the year that was: Science + Technology
  30. FactCheck Year in Review: sorting fact from fiction in 2015
  31. 10 great books that all children should read
  32. In their own words: letters from ANZACs during the Gallipoli evacuation
  33. Was the housing boom in Sydney and Melbourne driven by foreign buyers?
  34. Athletes of influence? The role model refrain in sport
  35. We've got a climate goal of 1.5 degrees – so how do we get there?
  36. So now we know which companies did not pay tax; time to target aggressive avoidance
  37. Australia's plain packaging win over Philip Morris should take the heat off ISDS
  38. Is virgin birth possible? Yes (unless you are a mammal)
  39. Western democracy's new maxim: surveillance and soft despotism
  40. Star Wars: these could be the droids we're looking for in real life
  41. Compulsory psych treatment in the home is ineffective, costly and violates human rights
  42. National spotlight on cities must not leave local input in the shade
  43. The Conversation's super summer quiz
  44. Grattan on Friday: Malcolm Turnbull tells others to take risks but will he follow his own advice?
  45. Turnbull aims to retain ‘closest friend’ tag in first Japan visit
  46. New mothers making time for themselves reduces chance of postnatal depression
  47. Friday essay: virgin mothers and miracle babies
  48. Bone suggests ‘Red Deer Cave people’ a mysterious species of human
  49. I think, therefore I buy: how buying nothing at Christmas time is harder than it appears
  50. Turning up the heat: how the diplomatic push for 1.5℃ unfolded in Paris

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