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Health Check: what does the UV Index mean?

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imageThe UV Index was created last century largely for North American and European conditions, which rarely reach the 'extreme' range. Andy Cross/Flickr, CC BY-NC

Alongside the day’s high and low temperatures, weather reports generally contain a UV alert for a particular time. But what does it actually mean – and what should you do about it?

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Australia's innovation problem explained in 10 charts

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imageInnovation Minister Christopher Pyne and Innovation Australia chair Bill Ferris have their work cut out for them.Lukas Coch/AAP

The Turnbull government will today release its National Innovation and Science Agenda, setting out how it will encourage more startup activity and build a culture of innovation.

As innovation policy expert Roy Green points...

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The off-topic Conversation #72

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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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  1. Myanmar's new leaders could end Rohingya conflict by tapping into reserves of goodwill
  2. Remind me again, what is thalidomide and how did it cause so much harm?
  3. Infographic: a snapshot of the thalidomide tragedy
  4. Could thalidomide happen again?
  5. Timeline: key events in the history of thalidomide
  6. Guilt-free tourism: would you pay $11 for a carbon-neutral holiday?
  7. Five ways to kickstart the STEM economy in Australia
  8. How journalists can start winning the battle against politicians' lies
  9. Separate but unequal: the sad fate of Aboriginal heritage in Western Australia
  10. What would make a GST increase 'fair'?
  11. Despite the climate talks, French media are still focused on terrorism
  12. Shorten pledges to mobilise ASIC against union corruption
  13. Turnbull to spend more than $1 billion to promote an innovative Australia
  14. The ERA assessed: Cost, not rated, and league tables. Is there a better way to do it?
  15. Political ground too soggy for Turnbull to turn sods with Truss and Macfarlane
  16. Ice report marks a welcome shift in thinking towards prevention and treatment
  17. Ex-ASIO chief to beef up Foreign Investment Review Board's national security credentials
  18. Liberals hold North Sydney despite a 13% primary vote swing against them
  19. Business big hitters highlight the huge growth in climate risk management
  20. Paris climate talks slow to a crawl as obstructionists threaten the deal
  21. Naomi Klein's 'Leap Manifesto': we can't rely on big business for a climate fix
  22. Watt report suggests financial incentives for measuring research impact
  23. Don't blame and shame women for unintended pregnancies
  24. The German migrant story holds lessons for Australia's Muslim community today
  25. How we trace the hackers behind a cyber attack
  26. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on misplaced poltical loyalties
  27. Education department secretary Lisa Paul quits
  28. The technology in science fiction is not always what we want in the real world
  29. James Hansen arrives – at his first ever COP
  30. Yes, let's have a frank and open discussion about the causes of extremism and terrorism
  31. FactCheck: is there a link between early and easier access to violent TV and domestic violence?
  32. Sea level rise is real – which is why we need to retreat from unrealistic advice
  33. 500 years of drought and flood: trees and corals reveal Australia's climate history
  34. My genes made me do it: the problem of genetic evidence and diminished culpability
  35. Grattan on Friday: Ian Macfarlane, done down in the reshuffle, one-ups Malcolm Turnbull
  36. It's not all about government, business managers can foster innovation too
  37. Refugees' suffering can't be eased in their current conditions
  38. Gene editing could open up animal organ transplants into humans
  39. Sizing up the Asia Pacific’s booming alternative finance sector
  40. Shift away from 'publish or perish' puts the public back into publication
  41. Focus on STEM risks sidelining social science innovation
  42. Al Gore: 'the will to act is a renewable resource in itself'
  43. Discussing the 'success' of limiting aviation emissions is just hot air
  44. Most Kiribatian households are mulling climate migration – and that's just the start
  45. Sex is neither good nor bad, but writing makes it so
  46. Greens deal with government unveils tax affairs of some private companies
  47. Look to our religious leaders for a climate change Plan B
  48. Albanese offers Labor a counter to Turnbull's polished charms
  49. A European Union-Australia trade deal may heal a troubled history
  50. Ian Macfarlane defects to Nats, who eye extra frontbench post
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