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The off-topic Conversation #166

  • Written by: Molly Glassey, Audience Development Manager, The Conversation

Welcome to The Conversation’s off-topic space. We’ve set this up as the place where you can discuss anything that isn’t related to a specific article. Please feel free to use this space to get to know each other and talk about news elsewhere and whatever else strikes your fancy.

This is also an opportunity to discuss broader...

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A strong immune system helps ward off colds and flus, but it's not the only factor

  • Written by: Hui-Fern Koay, Research Fellow in Immunology, University of Melbourne
A strong immune system helps ward off colds and flus, but it's not the only factorWinter bugs are impossible to escape.Shutterstock

It’s peak flu season. You’re cold, rugged up and squashed on public transport or in the lift at work. You hear a hacking cough, or feel the droplets of a sneeze land on your neck. Will this turn into your third cold this year?

No matter how much we try to minimise our exposure to...

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relishing competence or seeking a challenge?

  • Written by: Rachel Morrison, Senior Lecturer, Business School, Auckland University of Technology
relishing competence or seeking a challenge?People who love their jobs get different things out of it - and there's a difference between women and men when it comes to job satisfaction.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-SA

In Oceans 8, when Debbie Ocean is asked why she felt the need to organise a multi-million-dollar jewellery heist, she replies: “Because it’s what I’m good...

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I Used To Be Normal's tribute to boyband fangirls is unexpectedly affecting

  • Written by: Felicity Ford, Researcher and Sessional Tutor in Screen and Cultural Studies; Secretary for the Melbourne Cinematheque, University of Melbourne

Review: I Used To Be Normal


I Used To Be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story (2018) is exactly what it sounds like: a story about boybands and the girls (and women) who love them. The film is the second feature-length documentary from Melbourne-based director and VCA graduate Jessica Leski following the success of her 2012 release, The Ball.

The...

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