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Online conspiracy theorists are more diverse (and ordinary) than most assume

  • Written by: Colin Klein, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, Australian National University
Online conspiracy theorists are more diverse (and ordinary) than most assumeFox Mulder (David Duchovny) in The X-Files is fond of joining seemingly unrelated dots to create a conspiracy theory – but in reality, the picture is more nuanced.

Conspiracy theories are known for connecting apparently unrelated events. Consider the X-Files’ Fox Mulder holed up in his office, frantically joining seemingly random dots....

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The BOM outlook for the weather over the next three months is 'neutral' – here's what that really means

  • Written by: Andrew B. Watkins, Manager of Long-range Forecast Services, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
The BOM outlook for the weather over the next three months is 'neutral' – here's what that really meansIt's more important to know whether there'll be any weather than what the weather will be.Photo by Loren Gu on Unsplash, CC BY-SA

Today the Bureau of Meteorology releases its end-of-month seasonal outlook for April to June, updating the initial outlook released on March 15. But you might not have seen much media coverage of it, because we’re...

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Daylight saving can boost the economy but Australia needs to make it uniform

  • Written by: Andrew C. Worthington, Professor of Finance, Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics, Griffith University

When we compare daylight saving across countries, states and territories its economic impact is mostly positive. But this breaks down in the “transition” in and out of it, such as the days before and after, and when people cross borders between states that have daylight saving and those that don’t.

The easiest way to resolve this...

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With China's space station about to crash land, who's responsible if you get hit by space junk?

  • Written by: Melissa de Zwart, Professor, Adelaide Law School, University of Adelaide
With China's space station about to crash land, who's responsible if you get hit by space junk?An artist's impression of Tiangong-1 in orbit.Aerospace Corporation

The defunct Chinese space station Tiangong-1 is falling back to Earth and about to crash land some time over the next few days. Most experts expect much of it to burn up as it enters the atmosphere, but it is likely that some pieces of the 8.5-tonne station will survive re-entry.

Whi...

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  2. How the internet is reshaping World Heritage and our experience of it
  3. land degradation is turning soils into deserts
  4. Senate newcomer Tim Storer plays hardball on company tax
  5. John Blaxland on Australia's expulsion of Russian spies
  6. Why family violence leave should be paid
  7. Queensland has saved a Hollywood blockbuster, but the local film industry is still missing out
  8. Victorian drug law reform recommendations are welcome – but must include prisoners
  9. How complementary medicine practitioners can help get kids vaccinated
  10. Not everyone can say #MeToo and we need to tackle the causes of sexual violence
  11. why does lemon juice lighten the colour of tea?
  12. Curious Kids: Why are we ticklish?
  13. the City of Sydney's efforts to increase the affordable housing supply
  14. Private health insurance premium increases explained in 14 charts
  15. Do you really need private health insurance? Here's what you need to know before deciding
  16. Why Europe shouldn't follow Australia's lead on asylum seekers
  17. China’s falling space station highlights the problem of space junk crashing to Earth
  18. What happens when companies remove expiry dates on gift cards?
  19. With affection and humour, Patricia Piccinini probes the boundaries of human and other
  20. Africa's great migrations are failing but there is a solution
  21. Government defers company tax cut vote for want of numbers
  22. Is counter-attack justified against a state-sponsored cyber attack? It's a legal grey area
  23. The West increases pressure with diplomatic expulsions, but Russia is unlikely to cave
  24. Why schools become battlegrounds during conflict
  25. Start resetting your kids' body clocks before daylight saving ends – here's how
  26. Australia would be better if we'd heeded Pauline Hanson's message more: Tony Abbott
  27. Rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment: what’s the difference?
  28. What governments can learn from Perth's property market
  29. Your online privacy depends as much on your friends’ data habits as your own
  30. Australia expels two Russian spies as part of international push against Russia
  31. Climate policy is a fiendish problem for governments – time for an independent authority with real powers
  32. Why Australians need a national environment protection agency to safeguard their health
  33. Men and young people more likely to be ageist: study
  34. Kids with autism less likely to be fully vaccinated
  35. Darwin's paying the price after Cyclone Marcus
  36. when religious freedom and LGBTI rights intersect
  37. Lisa Reihana's Emissaries is a vital retelling of colonial history
  38. how elite schools are struggling with the pressure to excel
  39. Pensioners would retain cash refunds on franked dividends under Labor backdown
  40. Why China is a leader in intellectual property (and what the US has to do with it)
  41. We're still playing catch up with academia's longstanding #MeToo sexual harassment problem
  42. The day Australian cricket lost its integrity and a country reacted with shock and anger
  43. How birth interventions affect babies' health in the short and long term
  44. Future 'ocean cities' need green engineering above and below the waterline
  45. Full response from a spokesperson for Paul Fletcher for a FactCheck on electricity prices and renewable energy policy
  46. are South Australia's high electricity prices 'the consequence' of renewable energy policy?
  47. Australia should steer clear of the sanction fight between the US and China
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