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Is psychiatry ready for medical MDMA?

  • Written by: Gillinder Bedi, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology (in Psychiatry) University of Melbourne and Orygen National Centre of Excellent in Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne

Within five years, science will likely have answered a controversial question: can methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) treat psychiatric disorders?

After some studies showing a positive effect, MDMA-assisted psychotherapy is entering final clinical trials as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). If these trials show positive...

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Brain-zapping, the curious case of the n-rays and other stories of evidence

  • Written by: Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling
Brain-zapping, the curious case of the n-rays and other stories of evidenceEvidence isn't always as straightforward as it might first seem. Mai Lam/The Conversation NY-BD-CC, CC BY-SA

You’ve had an x-ray before but have you had an n-ray? Of course not, because they’re not real.

But people used to think they were. Scientists had shown they were. And the weird history of n-rays, explored in today’s episode...

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Monsters in my closet – how a geographer began mining myths

  • Written by: Patrick D. Nunn, Professor of Geography, Sustainability Research Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast
Monsters in my closet – how a geographer began mining mythsThe Loch Ness Monster and other folk tales might not be pure fiction, but actually based on memories of events our ancestors once observed.Shutterstock

So you think the Loch Ness Monster never existed? Think again.

The science of “geomythology” is breathing new life into such stories. The Loch Ness Monster and other folk tales might not...

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Can the cricketers banned for ball tampering ever regain their hero status? It's happened before

  • Written by: Keith Parry, Senior Lecturer in Sport Management, Western Sydney University
Can the cricketers banned for ball tampering ever regain their hero status? It's happened beforeSteve Smith has borne the brunt of the public and media vitriol over Australian cricket's ball-tampering scandal.EPA/Muzi Ntombela

Overnight, Cricket Australia handed out its promised “significant sanctions” for a ball-tampering incident that has engulfed the sport in scandal. Steve Smith and David Warner, the team’s captain and...

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  5. Online conspiracy theorists are more diverse (and ordinary) than most assume
  6. The BOM outlook for the weather over the next three months is 'neutral' – here's what that really means
  7. Daylight saving can boost the economy but Australia needs to make it uniform
  8. With China's space station about to crash land, who's responsible if you get hit by space junk?
  9. save the world, one chocolate at a time
  10. How the internet is reshaping World Heritage and our experience of it
  11. land degradation is turning soils into deserts
  12. Senate newcomer Tim Storer plays hardball on company tax
  13. John Blaxland on Australia's expulsion of Russian spies
  14. Why family violence leave should be paid
  15. Queensland has saved a Hollywood blockbuster, but the local film industry is still missing out
  16. Victorian drug law reform recommendations are welcome – but must include prisoners
  17. How complementary medicine practitioners can help get kids vaccinated
  18. Not everyone can say #MeToo and we need to tackle the causes of sexual violence
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  20. Curious Kids: Why are we ticklish?
  21. the City of Sydney's efforts to increase the affordable housing supply
  22. Private health insurance premium increases explained in 14 charts
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  25. China’s falling space station highlights the problem of space junk crashing to Earth
  26. What happens when companies remove expiry dates on gift cards?
  27. With affection and humour, Patricia Piccinini probes the boundaries of human and other
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  29. Government defers company tax cut vote for want of numbers
  30. Is counter-attack justified against a state-sponsored cyber attack? It's a legal grey area
  31. The West increases pressure with diplomatic expulsions, but Russia is unlikely to cave
  32. Why schools become battlegrounds during conflict
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  36. What governments can learn from Perth's property market
  37. Your online privacy depends as much on your friends’ data habits as your own
  38. Australia expels two Russian spies as part of international push against Russia
  39. Climate policy is a fiendish problem for governments – time for an independent authority with real powers
  40. Why Australians need a national environment protection agency to safeguard their health
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  44. when religious freedom and LGBTI rights intersect
  45. Lisa Reihana's Emissaries is a vital retelling of colonial history
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