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The science of elite long distance running

  • Written by: Mark Connick, Postdoctoral Researcher in Paralympic classification and biomechanics, The University of Queensland

Sunday’s Gold Coast Commonwealth Games marathon will include exceptional elite-level marathon runners, including Kenneth Mungara, the Gold Coast marathon record holder and Australia’s Michael Shelley, who won the Gold medal at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games Marathon four years ago.

As marathons and other long distance running events are...

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Why teachers are turning to Twitter

  • Written by: Brendon Hyndman, Senior Lecturer and Course Director of Postgraduate Studies in Education, Charles Sturt University
Why teachers are turning to TwitterWith hectic scheduling and constant teaching demands, teachers are turning to social media to meet urgent professional learning needs.Shutterstock

Teachers are very busy workers with tightly packed schedules and regular engagement in work outside regular hours (such as for preparing lessons and marking). They have less time for breaks and over 30%...

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is it true pasta doesn't make you gain weight, and could even help you lose it?

  • Written by: Clare Collins, Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
is it true pasta doesn't make you gain weight, and could even help you lose it?Pasta has a low glycaemic index.Photo by chuttersnap on Unsplash

Most people think eating pasta will lead to weight-gain, but a recent study found otherwise. It’s no suprise such a conclusion made headlines.

Business Insider claimed:

Eating pasta 3 times a week won’t make you gain weight, according to a new study – and it could...

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Voices of residents missing in a time of crisis for public housing

  • Written by: David Kelly, PhD Candidate, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
Voices of residents missing in a time of crisis for public housingWill Gwynne walks through one of the nine Melbourne estates that is being sold in the public housing 'renewal' program.David Kelly, Author provided

The 30% increase in the number of homeless people between the 2006 and 2016 censuses is likely to continue in the absence of evidence-based public housing policy. We need to rapidly extend public...

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  1. Keytruda may be a miracle cancer drug, but can those who need it afford it?
  2. punk's not dead, just patching itself up
  3. Commonwealth Games injuries highlight a problematic culture in elite sports
  4. ASEAN-Australia special summit has much work to do on women's role in peace and security
  5. Location and voice technology are the future of retail
  6. Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook apology is the linguistic equivalent of 'shit happens'
  7. Tony Abbott and the revenge of the ‘delcons’
  8. Newspoll not all bad news for Turnbull as Coalition's position improves
  9. your guide to the 2018 Stella shortlist
  10. Materials that make heat worse for our kids demand a rethink by designers
  11. Australia's history of live exports is more than two centuries old
  12. That contract your computer made could get you in a legal bind
  13. Do athletes really need protein supplements?
  14. How does glow in the dark paint work?
  15. how asteroids made an impact on Australia
  16. When it comes to China's influence on Australia, beware of sweeping statements and conflated ideas
  17. Should the Commonwealth Games come with a health warning?
  18. Autism advocacy and research misses the mark if autistic people are left out
  19. Science vagabonde, un voyage autour des sciences
  20. What is hepatitis A and how can you get it from eating frozen fruit?
  21. Shorten's plan to triple anti-dumping penalties misunderstands the law
  22. The many ways Australia isn't as pro-trade as we claim
  23. Why does some tap water taste weird?
  24. In The Magpie, Monet found all the colour in a snowy day
  25. Political interventions have undermined the parole system's effectiveness and independence
  26. Banning MPs from private messaging apps is a simplistic response to a complex problem
  27. Can the Liberal Party hold its 'broad church' of liberals and conservatives together?
  28. A brief history of fake doctors, and how they get away with it
  29. South Australia's trial of England's year one phonics check shows why we need it
  30. Our survey found 'questionable research practices' by ecologists and biologists – here's what that means
  31. Commonwealth Games have better integrated para-sports, but society needs to catch up
  32. England expects 40% of new housing developments will be affordable, why can't Australia?
  33. Fifteen years after looting, thousands of artefacts are still missing from Iraq's national museum
  34. A new wave of rock removal could spell disaster for farmland wildlife
  35. Sensors in public spaces can help create cities that are both smart and sociable
  36. An ugly set of numbers triggers havoc in the Turnbull government
  37. Thinking about getting your child the flu vaccine? Here's what you need to know
  38. AGL's plan to replace Liddell is cheaper and cleaner than keeping it open
  39. When taxpayers do wrong, they cop penalties but erring tax officers do not
  40. a new podcast tackling tricky questions from inquisitive young minds
  41. Will sorting classrooms by ability improve marks? It depends on the mix
  42. Aftershocks hit Papua New Guinea as it recovers from a remote major earthquake
  43. After 30 Newspoll losses, Turnbull is down, but certainly not out
  44. I'm not signing up to become a space tourist just yet...
  45. A sexist policy may end the career of one of the Commonwealth's greatest female runners
  46. Why mandatory retirement ages should be a thing of the past
  47. Tim Winton's answer to toxic masculinity: god?
  48. Why Australia imports so many veggie seeds (and do we really need to treat them with fungicides?)
  49. Why don't dogs live as long as humans?
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