Students are refusing tests as part of a nationwide Opt Out movement.bibiphoto / Shutterstock.com“Opt Out,” a civil disobedience movement against state-mandated testing in elementary and secondary education, is growing rapidly across the United States. Last year, Opt Out protests occurred in about half the states. This year, the...
Will Russian science return to the bad old days of Stalin?Reuters photographerPolitics is once again threatening science in Russia, just as it did in Stalin’s time. President Vladimir Putin’s emphasis on nationalism and Russian pride is encouraging some politicians and a few scientists to resurrect an old Stalinist tyrant in biology,...
BonoGary Hershorn/Reuters“We wanted to make a very personal album,” U2’s Bono told Rolling Stone upon the release of the band’s most recent album, Songs of Innocence. “The whole album is first journeys…geographically, spiritually, sexually. And that’s hard. But we went there.”
Those first journeys...
New Greens leader Richard Di Natale has focussed on health, climate change and public transport in his budget reply. AAP/Mick TsikasClimate change should have been tackled and investment and jobs in the renewable energy sector protected in the budget, new Greens leader Richard Di Natale said in his budget reply.
Di Natale said the budget should...
In environments where the ground itself is constantly shifting, breaking, and being reshaped, every component must be built to endure. Mining operations are among the most demanding in the industria...
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If you’re in business, you might have seen it before. A team of capable and smart people just suddenly slows down, and things start spiraling out of control. On paper, everything looks perfect, but ...
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Across Australia, a lot of tradies are busy. There’s no shortage of demand in industries like plumbing, electrical, landscaping, and building. But being busy doesn’t always mean running a smooth or...
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