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is it true dogs don't like to travel?

  • Written by: Paul McGreevy, Professor of Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare Science, University of Sydney
is it true dogs don't like to travel?Some dogs may associate car travel with trips to the beach or park - while others only remember trips to the vet. Flickr/Linda Colquhoun, CC BY-SA flickr/waferboard, CC BY-SA

Curious Kids is a series for children. Send your question to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au. You might also like the podcast Imagine This, a co-production between ABC KIDS...

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it's time for Politics 2019 Bingo!

  • Written by: Rob Manwaring, Senior Lecturer, Politics and Public Policy, Flinders University
it's time for Politics 2019 Bingo!Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

Australian politics in 2019 will inevitably be dominated by the federal election, expected in May. So what can we expect for the year ahead? Here’s your handy politics bingo card to play as we watch the ideas, strategies and tactics of the political parties play out.

  1. Votes for sale! The Liberal-National...

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Why we need to take food education in Australian schools more seriously

  • Written by: Tony Worsley, Chair In Behavioural Nutrition, Deakin University
Why we need to take food education in Australian schools more seriouslyFood education takes place in preschools, primary schools and secondary schools, though in different ways and to different degrees.www.shutterstock.com

This article is part of a series focusing on the politics of food – what we eat, how our views of food are changing and why it matters from a cultural and political standpoint.


Schools are...

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three tricks up retailers' sleeves to lure you back to physical shops

  • Written by: Eloise Zoppos, Senior Research Consultant, Monash University
three tricks up retailers' sleeves to lure you back to physical shopsDepartment stores and clothing retailers are drawing on consumer behaviour and psychological research to compete with online shopping.Shutterstock

Bricks-and-mortar retail stores are under intense pressure from online competition. Feeling the most heat are clothes shops and department stores.

This year David Jones’s profit halved, to A$64...

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  2. Is the 'midlife crisis' a real thing?
  3. Five life lessons from your immune system
  4. Hop Lin Jong, a Chinese immigrant in the early days of White Australia
  5. Australia should brace for a volatile year in foreign policy in 2019
  6. Now Christmas is done, what on earth should you do with the tree?
  7. Is your 'experience diet' making you unwell?
  8. how does that make you feel?
  9. 250 years after Captain Cook's arrival, we still can't be sure how many Māori lived in Aotearoa at the time
  10. Mark Zuckerberg's admiration for Emperor Augustus is misplaced. Here's why
  11. Six ways to support new teachers to stay in the profession
  12. Five key values of strong Māori leadership
  13. Petronella Oortman and her giant dolls' house
  14. Curious Kids: who were the Spartans?
  15. the paradigm now shaping our world's data cities
  16. Why archaeology is so much more than just digging
  17. Forget sharks... here's why you are more likely to be injured by litter at the beach
  18. here's what Australian law says about public nudity
  19. Lydia Chukovskaya, editor, writer, heroic friend
  20. Théroigne de Méricourt, feminist revolutionary
  21. 1996-1997 cabinet papers show how Howard and Costello faced a budget black hole
  22. Flash photography doesn't harm seahorses – but don't touch
  23. Three ways to achieve your New Year’s resolutions by building 'goal infrastructure'
  24. Look up! Your guide to some of the best meteor showers for 2019
  25. Curious Kids: how do mountains form?
  26. Elsie Masson, photographer, writer, intrepid traveller
  27. when should you throw away leftovers?
  28. What research says about how to stick to your New Year’s resolutions
  29. Don’t waste your dog's poo – compost it
  30. Culture wars reignite, but in the end it's all about the money
  31. Making New Year's resolutions personal could actually make them stick
  32. Ten great Australian beach reads set at the beach
  33. Why two people see the same thing but have different memories
  34. Stick to the path, and stay alive in national parks this summer
  35. Making friends in primary school can be tricky. Here's how parents and teachers can help
  36. When you look up, how far back in time do you see?
  37. New creatives are remaking Canberra's city centre, but at a social cost
  38. 'Strong is the new skinny' isn't as empowering as it sounds
  39. in 2018, TV got a shake up
  40. Diseases through the decades – here's what to look out for in your 40s, 60s, 80s and beyond
  41. how do ants make their own medicine?
  42. My magnificent seven. Seven really bright ideas (and one as old as time itself) from 2018
  43. From the ashes of shame arises an Australian men's cricket team to make us proud
  44. From Amy Shark to Cardi B, pop stars got personal in 2018
  45. It's time to put the 15-hour work week back on the agenda
  46. How parents can help their young children develop healthy social skills
  47. Eight ways to reduce the chances of overeating these holidays
  48. The Army has a public perception problem. Here's how it can regain trust with society
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