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Trust Me I'm An Expert: The science of pain

  • Written by: Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling
Trust Me I'm An Expert: The science of painPain lets us know when there is something wrong, but sometimes our brains can trick us. Mai Lam/The Conversation NY-BD-CC, CC BY-SA

As many as one in five Australians suffer from chronic and recurring pain. But despite its prevalence, it’s not always easy to find the help you need to manage it.

“When I went through medical school, we had...

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Woolies is just one of many gambling companies using spying and other techniques to lure gamblers

  • Written by: Francis Markham, Research Fellow, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
Woolies is just one of many gambling companies using spying and other techniques to lure gamblersGamblers feel connected to the machine as hospitality keeps them playing for longer. Gary Knight/flicr, CC BY-SA

Woolworths is reported to be instructing staff to ply gamblers with food and drink and to keep dossiers on the private lives. And while Woolworths has been singled out for systematically requiring these kind of practices from their...

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What is listeria and how does it spread in rockmelons?

  • Written by: Vincent Ho, Senior Lecturer and clinical academic gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University
What is listeria and how does it spread in rockmelons?Ten cases have been reported so far, including two deaths. Shutterstock/Doug J Moore

Two people have died after eating rockmelon (cantaloupe) contaminated with listeria. A total of ten cases have been confirmed in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria between January 17 and February 9, and more are expected.

Listeriosis is caused by eating food...

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Patricia Cornelius’ In The Club packs a punch

  • Written by: Lisa Harper Campbell, Lecturer in Drama Theory, Film Studies & French, Flinders University
Patricia Cornelius’ In The Club packs a punchRachel Burke as Olivia (left), Miranda Daughtry as Annie (centre) and Anna Steen as Ruby in In The Club.Sia Duff

A new play by award-winning playwright Patricia Cornelius tackles the prevalence of sexual assault, paying particular attention to Australia’s male-dominated sports culture. The result is a thematically and theatrically engaging...

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  1. Jacinda Ardern on her political life
  2. Minimum price on alcohol in the NT will likely reduce harm
  3. Close case set to present a legal headache for the AFL
  4. AI can now create fake porn, making revenge porn even more complicated
  5. Yo-yo dieting doesn't necessarily make you heavier in the long run
  6. The VR film Carriberrie is a vital face-to-face experience of threatened Indigenous culture
  7. Growth pains and gridlock come to Hobart, and building more roads is not the best way out
  8. Federal government's foreign donations bill is flawed and needs to be redrafted
  9. Why we put money into bizarre cryptocurrencies like ponzicoin and cryptokitties
  10. How philanthropy could change higher education funding
  11. Signal detected from the first stars in the universe, with a hint that dark matter was involved
  12. do women in Tasmania have access to safe abortions?
  13. Mould levels seen at Nauru detention centre are enough to cause serious health problems
  14. a 24-hour lesson in the gendered performance of intimacy
  15. freezing university funding is out of step with the views of most Australians
  16. How art merges with maths to explore continuity, change and exotic states
  17. More money may be pouring into women’s sport, but there's still a dearth of female coaches
  18. Four ideas for reforming higher education policy-making
  19. Why do people get the hiccups and how do you get rid of them?
  20. The Nationals have changed their leader but kept the same climate story
  21. Here's what happens to aid projects when the money dries up and the spotlight fades
  22. Five biases create problems with share bikes – here's what we can do to counter them
  23. Women in rural workplaces struggle against the 'boys club' that leads to harassment
  24. NBN faces irrelevance in cities as competitors build faster, cheaper alternatives
  25. A critical guide to the Oscar Best Pic nominees – and why Call Me By Your Name is the standout
  26. Border Force chief Roman Quaedvlieg's future decided 'in weeks': Porter
  27. Why New Zealand should not explore for more natural gas reserves
  28. Bringing pleasure into the discussion about sexting among teens
  29. Why do people intentionally injure themselves?
  30. The Conversation articles engage readers and have practical uses in the real world
  31. the sun sets on British imperial credibility
  32. Smart electricity meters are here, but more is needed to make them useful to customers
  33. the facts on shark bites and shark numbers
  34. Bugs and allergies in pregnancy linked to child developmental disorders, like autism and ADHD
  35. How universities can make graduates employable with connections to industry
  36. From the space-race to filial tensions, The Far Side of the Moon explores reconcilation
  37. What Australia can learn from Fiji in reducing the working poor
  38. How a three-decade remaking of the city revived the buzz of 'Marvellous Melbourne'
  39. Why blockchain challenges conventional thinking about intellectual property
  40. McCormack has tough task to match Barnaby Joyce's 2016 electoral gold standard
  41. Peter Dutton on balancing interests in home affairs
  42. phenibut – the Russian anti-anxiety drug linked to Gold Coast teens' overdoses
  43. An education research institute won't take politics out of the classroom
  44. Strong sense of cultural identity drives boom in Māori business
  45. Australia's Winter Olympics results suggest we might need a new measure of success
  46. Liberals likely to win Tasmanian election, while federal Labor's poll lead widens
  47. Under McCormack, the Nationals need to accept they are a minority and preserve their independence
  48. McCormack wins Nationals leadership after token challenge by Christensen
  49. Curious Kids: Is x-ray vision possible?
  50. As Tasmania looks likely to have minority government, the Greens must decide how to play their hand

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