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What happens in our bodies when we sleep?

  • Written by: Michael Gradisar, Professor in Clinical Child Psychology, Flinders University
What happens in our bodies when we sleep?Does our body "switch off" when we sleep?Mami Kempe / The Conversation, CC BY-ND

This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome – serious, weird or wacky!


Hi. My name is Abhilasa, I am 9 years old and I am from...

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science and emotion are not only compatible, they're inseparable

  • Written by: Peter Ellerton, Lecturer in Critical Thinking, Curriculum Director–UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland
science and emotion are not only compatible, they're inseparableScience and Emotion

Here’s a view of science you might recognise as common, or at least see promoted:

Science is a purely objective pursuit. Words like “fact”, “proof”, “evidence” and “natural law” are the marks of the scientific method. This approach has no place for emotion, or any subjective...

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Why we need to review how we test for teacher quality

  • Written by: Melissa Barnes, Lecturer in the Faculty of Education, Monash University
Why we need to review how we test for teacher qualityThere are now several new gate-keeping measures to test teacher quality introduced by universities in the last two to three years.Shutterstock

With Australia falling further in the latest Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) rankings, new debates have emerged about why and who is to blame. Some have made links between the quality...

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Being a property investor or house hunter makes Sydneysiders more supportive of foreign investment

  • Written by: Dallas Rogers, Program Director, Master of Urbanism. School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney

Property investors are more likely to support foreign investment in the property market than people without such investments, we have found in a survey of Sydneysiders’ views about foreign real estate investment. Perhaps more surprising, would-be buyers, who might be expected to worry about demand pushing up prices, were also more likely to...

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  1. In ancient Mesopotamia, sex among the gods shook heaven and earth
  2. The causes of paedophilia and child sexual abuse are more complex than the public believes
  3. the surprising benefits of predators
  4. Shorten puts heat on government over bank victim compensation, as Coalition gets better poll news
  5. Michelle Grattan on the banking royal commission
  6. Federal government sets sights on August approval for National Energy Guarantee
  7. Migration is slowing Australia's rate of ageing, but not necessarily in the regions
  8. Class action against Facebook over facial recognition could pave the way for further lawsuits
  9. New study says the gender gap in science could take generations to fix
  10. Mind the gap – does age difference in relationships matter?
  11. how financial loss can have catastrophic effects
  12. the politics of the US family sitcom, and why Roseanne rocks
  13. To reduce inequality in Australian schools, make them less socially segregated
  14. the calm before the storm in US-China trade
  15. Australian millennials' incomes have grown more than baby boomers and millennials in other countries
  16. How does a city get to be 'smart'? This is how Tel Aviv did it
  17. Yes, Syria's Assad regime is brutal. But the retaliatory air strikes are illegal and partisan
  18. tap water is best, but what bottle should you drink it from?
  19. What might appear to be common sense is not always based on scientific evidence
  20. Shorten calls for suspension of sheep exports pending review's results
  21. Government's misjudgement on banking royal commission comes back to bite it
  22. Heavy penalties are on the table for banks caught lying and taking fees for no service
  23. Why you should talk to your children about Cambridge Analytica
  24. easy solutions to a hard problem
  25. We cannot rely morally on 'deterrence' to justify our harsh refugee policies
  26. can baby wipes cause childhood food allergies?
  27. NASA's planet-hunting spacecraft TESS is now on its mission to search for new worlds
  28. Why treehouses are all the rage in children's books
  29. Tech giants are battling it out to supply the global internet
  30. Israel Folau's comments remind us homophobia and transphobia are ever present in Australian sport
  31. A closer look at business cases raises questions about 'priority' national infrastructure projects
  32. Part of what Australians think is good leadership, might just be Anglo traits
  33. warning sign or cause for panic?
  34. Why you should read China's vast, 18th century novel, Dream of the Red Chamber
  35. How the 2016 bleaching altered the shape of the northern Great Barrier Reef
  36. Ban Middle East sheep trade, says Liberal MP Jason Wood
  37. Lowering the HELP repayment threshold is an easy target, but not the one we should aim for
  38. The shipping sector is finally on board in the fight against climate change
  39. The off-topic Conversation #159
  40. As Wentworth slips quietly onto the ABC, the series still asks tough questions about gender politics
  41. what's new about the 2018 flu vaccines, and who should get one?
  42. How fake assistance animals and their users are gaming the system and increasing prejudices
  43. Will Rio Tinto’s bid to escape from its contracts with Rusal succeed?
  44. Sharp claws helped ancient seals conquer the oceans
  45. Australia’s slow march towards a National Energy Guarantee is gathering pace
  46. From 'opening the kimono' to 'incentivizing', the war against corporate buzzwords rages on
  47. Why do sea otters clap?
  48. how urban planning has failed women
  49. How misogyny, narcissism and a desperate need for power make men abuse women online
  50. Playing nice at work could cost you success

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