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a rave for the senses, a future that has already arrived

  • Written by: Miriama Young, Acting Head of Composition, Lecturer in Music, University of Melbourne
a rave for the senses, a future that has already arrivedDiaspora saturates the senses.Pia Johnson

Diaspora, a production by Chamber Made, sets out to explore the nature of consciousness as society moves closer to the post-human digital realm.

It is a concept inspired by Australian Greg Egan’s eponymous science fiction novel. As creator Robin Fox (who collaborated with artistic director Tamara...

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why does my older sister not want to play LEGO with me anymore and stays in her room?

  • Written by: Jayashri Kulkarni, Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
why does my older sister not want to play LEGO with me anymore and stays in her room?Change is tough for everyone.www.shuttershock.com , CC BY-NDwhy does my older sister not want to play LEGO with me anymore and stays in her room?

If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au.

Why does my older sister, aged 13, not want to play LEGO with me anymore and stays in her room the whole day? – Beth, age 10, Australia.

I am sorry to hear your 13-year-old...

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an interview with Martin Lee, grandfather of democracy

  • Written by: John Keane, Professor of Politics, University of Sydney
an interview with Martin Lee, grandfather of democracyMartin Lee Chu-ming, affectionately known as the "grandfather of Hong Kong democracy".Mick Tsikas/AAP

This exclusive interview with Martin Lee took place in Hong Kong’s Wan Chai district last weekend.

Martin Lee Chu-ming is affectionately known as the “grandfather of Hong Kong democracy”.

A practising barrister, former...

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what is extradition between countries and how does it work?

  • Written by: Amy Maguire, Associate Professor, University of Newcastle
what is extradition between countries and how does it work?Malka Leifer's extradition process has been in train since Australia lodged its request with Israel in 2013.AAP/supplied

Extradition cases are relatively rare but often controversial. Many in Australia are following the case of former Melbourne principal Malka Leifer, currently under house arrest in Israel. Leifer is wanted for extradition to...

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  1. 4-metre flying reptile unearthed in Queensland is our best pterosaur fossil yet
  2. New research turns Tasmanian Aboriginal history on its head. The results will help care for the land
  3. How the impeachment inquiry might affect Trump's 2020 re-election chances
  4. how human eggs went from simple cells to a valuable commodity
  5. Simone Biles' athleticism and advocacy have changed gymnastics forever
  6. Global bank urges cities to invest in new infrastructure to adapt to climate change
  7. yes, house prices will rise with lower interest rates, but that's not the only effect
  8. Scott Morrison warns against 'negative globalism'
  9. Jackie Lambie should not horse trade on medevac repeal bill
  10. Yes, we still need to cut down on red and processed meat
  11. ACT's new animal sentience law recognises an animal's psychological pain and pleasure, and may lead to better protections
  12. Australia's biggest property companies are making net-zero emissions pledges – now we can track them
  13. The vegans are coming! What's fuelling the interest in plant-based eating?
  14. Space can solve our looming resource crisis – but the space industry itself must be sustainable
  15. Scarcity drives water prices, not government water recovery: new research
  16. If warming exceeds 2°C, Antarctica's melting ice sheets could raise seas 20 metres in coming centuries
  17. How a Minecraft world has built a safe online playground for autistic kids
  18. composition for video gaming draws on tradition and tech
  19. Australia isn't taking the national security threat from far-right extremism seriously enough
  20. When big companies fund academic research, the truth often comes last
  21. Making our cities more accessible for people with disability is easier than we think
  22. Here's what happened when codeine was made prescription only. No, the sky didn't fall in
  23. Just because both sides support drought relief, doesn’t mean it's right
  24. Tim Watts on Australia's changing identity
  25. ranitidine, the heartburn medicine being recalled because of cancer-causing contamination
  26. can controversial athletes sell a sport or are they bad for the business?
  27. the rise and fall of an Australian advertising empire
  28. Australia's digital competitiveness is slipping. Here's how we can catch up
  29. What's made of legumes but sizzles on the barbie like beef? Australia's new meat alternative
  30. How China is legally recognising same-sex couples, but not empowering them
  31. Australia's quest for national security is undermining the courts and could lead to secretive trials
  32. Paul Hogan and the myth of the white Aussie bloke
  33. Does your mental state affect recovery from illness and disease? We asked five experts
  34. politicians use it to discredit media, and journalists need to fight back
  35. China's military might is much closer to the US than you probably think
  36. what each of us can do to reduce our carbon footprint
  37. Feeling flight shame? Try quitting air travel and catch a sail boat
  38. The UK Labour Party wants to abolish private schools – could we do that in Australia?
  39. Another Australian PM finds a phone call with Trump can land you on the sticky paper
  40. 0.75% is a record low, but don't think for a second the Reserve Bank has finished cutting the cash rate
  41. control of the global computer-chip industry
  42. Is there such thing as an addictive personality?
  43. experimental Australian films as poetic diary entries
  44. Winter storms are speeding up the loss of Arctic sea ice
  45. how do scientists know evolution is real?
  46. Tens of thousands of tuna-attracting devices are drifting around the Pacific
  47. Fiji’s ancient hill forts and what we can learn from them
  48. Gonski’s vision of 'personalised learning' will stifle creativity and lead to a generation of automatons
  49. a plan to solve our shortage of cemetery space
  50. With no end in sight and the world losing interest, the Hong Kong protesters need a new script

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