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Where and what is happening in your brain when you sleep?

  • Written by: The Conversation
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Sleep has profound importance in our lives, such that we spend a considerable proportion of our time engaging in it. Sleep enables the body, including the brain, to recover metabolically, but contemporary research has been moving to focus on the active rather than recuperative role that sleep has on our brain and...

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Wind costs more than you think due to massive federal subsidies

  • Written by: The Conversation
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As consumers, we pay for electricity twice: once through our monthly electricity bill and a second time through taxes that finance massive subsidies for inefficient wind and other energy producers.

Most cost estimates for wind power disregard the heavy...

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Why ocean energy needs a cyberinfrastructure to thrive

  • Written by: The Conversation
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Almost one third of our electricity needs can be met by a predictable, renewable and yet largely untapped resource: ocean waves.

Generated by wind blowing over ocean waters, ocean waves travel large distances with little loss of energy. As such, they are a renewable resource that is more consistent and predictable than...

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  1. W(h)ither the Liberal Arts?
  2. How the brain reads music: the evidence for musical dyslexia
  3. Are we in the midst of an ice epidemic? A snapshot of meth use in Australia
  4. Napoleon's battle for Parisian hearts largely took place on stage
  5. As battle for Aden rages, Yemen is set for a messy and violent future
  6. Turkish view remains neglected in our understanding of Gallipoli
  7. Energy White Paper promises privatisation and lower prices: experts respond
  8. Ex-AMA chief Glasson throws hat into Senate ring
  9. When jihadists post selfies the government struggles to respond
  10. How a group of Dominicans were stripped of their nationality and now face expulsion to Haiti
  11. Chlorine attacks continue in Syria with no prospect of Assad being brought to account
  12. State of the nation: inequality rising shows we’re not ‘all in this together’
  13. Same-sex marriage in Finland means standing up to Russia
  14. Amazon Dash is a first step towards an internet of things that is actually useful
  15. Internet of things devices meant to simplify our lives may end up ruling them instead
  16. We can avoid mass extinction, but time is running out
  17. Extending dividend benefits to foreign investors may address competition concerns
  18. Install smart meters to cut power costs, Macfarlane tells households
  19. Explainer: what is placenta?
  20. Ian North's Antarctic artworks evoke the beauty and terror of our era
  21. Students with autism need targeted attention – not a cage
  22. Experts caution Australia on unilateral 'Google tax'
  23. Payday lending trap requires a credit supply rethink
  24. Copyright trumps privacy in Dallas Buyers Club ruling
  25. Australian politics' Kodak moment spells trouble for the major parties
  26. We've scrubbed Dennis Nona's art from our galleries to our cost
  27. Safety before profits: why cosmetic surgery is ripe for regulation
  28. Stopping corporate tax avoidance in a house of smoke and mirrors
  29. Broader base, not a higher rate the answer for GST reform
  30. Group of Eight's change of tack smacks of self-interest
  31. Online harassment is a form of violence
  32. A new website shows how global warming could change your town
  33. Why the Paris climate talks won’t be another Copenhagen
  34. Australians should learn from Canadians' big census mistake
  35. Corporate tax cuts help big business and small firms pay the price
  36. Russell Crowe's Water Diviner tries to question history, but misses the mark
  37. First job for the next education minister: avoid a teacher strike over school budgets
  38. Explainer: how do minority governments survive?
  39. It is not clear who won in the Dallas Buyers Club LLC court case and was it moot?
  40. Government hid knowledge of Nauru assaults, open letter alleges
  41. How do we solve science's 'credibility problem'?
  42. From beer as preventative to modern-day bacteria, food safety is still on the agenda
  43. Government and business are their own worst enemies in the pursuit of reform
  44. Manifesto Check: Plaid Cymru's tax policies won't tackle Wales' productivity problem
  45. Despite progress on Iran, we still live in a dangerous nuclear world
  46. Wall Street has finally begun to downsize, but how did we ever let it get so big in the first place?
  47. Rwanda: how to deal with a million genocide suspects
  48. Don't think you have enough self-control? Try believing that you do
  49. Crisis in American education as teacher morale hits an all-time low
  50. An economy focused solely on growth is environmentally and socially unsustainable

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The Business Case for Choosing Australian Fabricators Over Imported Alternatives

For a long time, you might have defaulted to overseas suppliers when sourcing fabricated metal components for a project. The unit price was lower on paper, and the maths seemed straightforward. That...

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The strategic rise of Bali as Australia’s next essential healthcare support hub

As Australian healthcare providers grapple with unprecedented operational bottlenecks, a new nearshore model is quietly transforming patient care delivery. Forward-thinking organisations,  including...

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Cost Savings and Benefits of Using Used Pallets in Logistics

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How Fulfilment Services in Australia Help Businesses Scale Efficiently

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