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Does your mental state affect recovery from illness and disease? We asked five experts

  • Written by: Alexandra Hansen, Chief of Staff, The Conversation
Does your mental state affect recovery from illness and disease? We asked five expertsA positive mindset can affect some aspects of disease, but grief is normal and to be expected. from www.shutterstock.com

Many of those who’ve suffered from illness or disease would have received the advice to “stay positive”. Is this sage advice that can truly have a positive effect on health, or an added burden for someone who is...

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politicians use it to discredit media, and journalists need to fight back

  • Written by: Andrea Carson, Associate Professor at La Trobe University. Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University
politicians use it to discredit media, and journalists need to fight backWes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

During the 2019 election, a news story about the Labor Party supporting a “death tax” – which turned out to be fake – gained traction on social media.

Now, Labor is urging a post-election committee to rule on whether digital platforms like Facebook are harming Australian democracy by...

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what each of us can do to reduce our carbon footprint

  • Written by: Nick Golledge, Associate Professor of Glaciology, Victoria University of Wellington
what each of us can do to reduce our carbon footprintEating less meat is one change many of us can make to reduce our contribution to climate change.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-NDwhat each of us can do to reduce our carbon footprintCC BY-ND

Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change.

If you have a question you’d like an expert to...

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  4. 0.75% is a record low, but don't think for a second the Reserve Bank has finished cutting the cash rate
  5. control of the global computer-chip industry
  6. Is there such thing as an addictive personality?
  7. experimental Australian films as poetic diary entries
  8. Winter storms are speeding up the loss of Arctic sea ice
  9. how do scientists know evolution is real?
  10. Tens of thousands of tuna-attracting devices are drifting around the Pacific
  11. Fiji’s ancient hill forts and what we can learn from them
  12. Gonski’s vision of 'personalised learning' will stifle creativity and lead to a generation of automatons
  13. a plan to solve our shortage of cemetery space
  14. With no end in sight and the world losing interest, the Hong Kong protesters need a new script
  15. 1 in 3 young adults are lonely – and it affects their mental health
  16. Any prosecution of journalists for national security offences to require attorney-general's approval
  17. The AFL sells an inclusive image of itself. But when it comes to race and gender, it still has a way to go
  18. which is smarter – a blue whale or an orca?
  19. Back to Back Theatre's exciting reframing of disability
  20. Misogyny, male rage and the words men use to describe Greta Thunberg
  21. How to turn Auckland's inner city streets into public spaces people can enjoy
  22. 'Developing' rift points to growing divisions between Coalition and Labor on China
  23. Disability and single parenthood still loom large in inherited poverty
  24. 6 ways to stop daylight saving derailing your child’s sleep
  25. What fictional superheroes can tell us about devotion and why we believe in gods
  26. Australia has enacted 82 anti-terror laws since 2001. But tough laws alone won’t make us safer
  27. Federal arts funding in Australia is falling, and local governments are picking up the slack
  28. Anti-rape devices may have their uses, but they don't address the ultimate problem
  29. Five questions about superannuation the government's new inquiry will need to ask
  30. 5,800 defence veterans homeless in Australia, that's more than we thought
  31. How to check if your mum or dad's nursing home is up to scratch
  32. youth is not wasted on the young who fight for climate justice
  33. Australia's temporary graduate visa attracts international students, but many find it hard to get work in their field
  34. Government retirement incomes inquiry puts superannuation in the frame
  35. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Morrison's US trip
  36. Want to really understand football culture? Here are 6 things to watch out for on Grand Final Day
  37. The dirty secret at the heart of the projected budget surplus: much higher tax bills
  38. How to manage grass pollen exposure this hay fever season: an expert guide
  39. The showy everlasting is endangered, but a primary school is helping out
  40. insights from the 2009 South Pacific earthquake-tsunami disaster
  41. what has the search for extraterrestrial life actually yielded and how does it work?
  42. Hong Kong is one of the most unequal cities in the world. So why aren't the protesters angry at the rich and powerful?
  43. Shark nets and culls don't necessarily make Australian beaches safer
  44. Afghanistan’s suffering has reached unprecedented levels. Can a presidential election make things better?
  45. The odds you’ll gamble on the Grand Final are high when punting is woven into our very social fabric
  46. Why can't Australia be friends with both US and China?
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  48. The Australian art market has flatlined. What can be done to revive it?
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