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The IOC thinks eSports are too violent for the Olympics, but traditional sports are violent too

  • Written by: Joanne Orlando, Researcher: Technology and Learning, Western Sydney University
The IOC thinks eSports are too violent for the Olympics, but traditional sports are violent tooViolence is often accepted as a intrinsic part of sports.Shutterstock

If you were a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) would you allow professional video gaming (also known as eSports) as a new Olympic Games event? That’s exactly what the committee is considering right now.

You might think that the IOC’s hesitancy to...

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Summit on, then off, now on again? The seemingly endless game-playing of US-North Korea relations

  • Written by: Genevieve Hohnen, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Edith Cowan University
Summit on, then off, now on again? The seemingly endless game-playing of US-North Korea relationsHaving cancelled the summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on June 12, US President Donald Trump says it may be back on again.AAP/Chris Kleponis/pool

Ten days ago, the international community was facing an existential crisis: US President Donald Trump may be a credible nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on the Korean Peninsula.

Trum...

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New Zealand's hoki fishery under scrutiny after claims of fish dumping, misreporting

  • Written by: Elisabeth Slooten, Professor, University of Otago
New Zealand's hoki fishery under scrutiny after claims of fish dumping, misreportingHoki is one of New Zealand's most valuable export fish.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-SA

New Zealand’s hoki fishery has come under renewed criticism this week after leaked reports revealed that some of the country’s biggest fishing companies had been systematically under-reporting their catch by hundreds of tonnes.

Hoki is one of New...

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Airport-dwelling magpies get in less of a flap about planes, and that could be good or bad

  • Written by: Mike Weston, Associate Professor, Deakin University
Airport-dwelling magpies get in less of a flap about planes, and that could be good or badAustralian magpies are clever enough to tailor their risk-avoidance behaviours to different locations.Gail Hampshire/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

Magpies that live at airports are less likely to flee from aircraft noise than those that live elsewhere, according to our research. But it is unclear whether this makes them more likely to be involved in a...

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