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Why we put money into bizarre cryptocurrencies like ponzicoin and cryptokitties

  • Written by: Brendan Markey-Towler, The University of Queensland
Why we put money into bizarre cryptocurrencies like ponzicoin and cryptokittiesCryptoKitties is a blockchain-based gameShutterstock

Some initial coin offerings seem like scams (and some are), but behavioural research shows our emotions are part of why people buy in to cryptocurrencies for fruits and vegetables or crypto trading even if cool-headed rationality screams at us not to.

An initial coin offering is just like an...

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How philanthropy could change higher education funding

  • Written by: Mark Dodgson, Professor of Innovation Studies, The University of Queensland
How philanthropy could change higher education fundingLong-term, transformative investments in universities do not fit well with the short-term, budget constrained priorities of governments.Shutterstock

This article is part of a series exploring ideas for reforming higher education in Australia. We asked academics to analyse overseas models, innovative ways forward in a digital world, and ideas we may...

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Signal detected from the first stars in the universe, with a hint that dark matter was involved

  • Written by: Karl Glazebrook, Director & Distinguished Professor, Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology
Signal detected from the first stars in the universe, with a hint that dark matter was involvedAn artist's rendering of how the first stars in the universe may have looked. N.R. Fuller, National Science Foundation

A signal caused by the very first stars to form in the universe has been picked up by a tiny but highly specialised radio telescope in the remote Western Australian desert.

Details of the detection are revealed in a paper published...

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do women in Tasmania have access to safe abortions?

  • Written by: Angela Dawson, Associate Professor of Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney

People are absolutely appalled that in one of our states women are not getting access to safe terminations, and what I know is that in any decent society we ensure that all women have access to those choices and right now people in Tasmania are being deprived of that.

– Australian Greens leader Richard Di Natale, speaking at the Tasmanian...

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  1. Mould levels seen at Nauru detention centre are enough to cause serious health problems
  2. a 24-hour lesson in the gendered performance of intimacy
  3. freezing university funding is out of step with the views of most Australians
  4. How art merges with maths to explore continuity, change and exotic states
  5. More money may be pouring into women’s sport, but there's still a dearth of female coaches
  6. Four ideas for reforming higher education policy-making
  7. Why do people get the hiccups and how do you get rid of them?
  8. The Nationals have changed their leader but kept the same climate story
  9. Here's what happens to aid projects when the money dries up and the spotlight fades
  10. Five biases create problems with share bikes – here's what we can do to counter them
  11. Women in rural workplaces struggle against the 'boys club' that leads to harassment
  12. NBN faces irrelevance in cities as competitors build faster, cheaper alternatives
  13. A critical guide to the Oscar Best Pic nominees – and why Call Me By Your Name is the standout
  14. Border Force chief Roman Quaedvlieg's future decided 'in weeks': Porter
  15. Why New Zealand should not explore for more natural gas reserves
  16. Bringing pleasure into the discussion about sexting among teens
  17. Why do people intentionally injure themselves?
  18. The Conversation articles engage readers and have practical uses in the real world
  19. the sun sets on British imperial credibility
  20. Smart electricity meters are here, but more is needed to make them useful to customers
  21. the facts on shark bites and shark numbers
  22. Bugs and allergies in pregnancy linked to child developmental disorders, like autism and ADHD
  23. How universities can make graduates employable with connections to industry
  24. From the space-race to filial tensions, The Far Side of the Moon explores reconcilation
  25. What Australia can learn from Fiji in reducing the working poor
  26. How a three-decade remaking of the city revived the buzz of 'Marvellous Melbourne'
  27. Why blockchain challenges conventional thinking about intellectual property
  28. McCormack has tough task to match Barnaby Joyce's 2016 electoral gold standard
  29. Peter Dutton on balancing interests in home affairs
  30. phenibut – the Russian anti-anxiety drug linked to Gold Coast teens' overdoses
  31. An education research institute won't take politics out of the classroom
  32. Strong sense of cultural identity drives boom in Māori business
  33. Australia's Winter Olympics results suggest we might need a new measure of success
  34. Liberals likely to win Tasmanian election, while federal Labor's poll lead widens
  35. Under McCormack, the Nationals need to accept they are a minority and preserve their independence
  36. McCormack wins Nationals leadership after token challenge by Christensen
  37. Curious Kids: Is x-ray vision possible?
  38. As Tasmania looks likely to have minority government, the Greens must decide how to play their hand
  39. Australia's Emissions Reduction Fund is almost empty. It shouldn't be refilled
  40. Fewer alcohol-related visits to inner Sydney emergency room since 'lockout laws' introduced
  41. Apartment residents need better protection from secondhand smoke
  42. Stars for sale, but no, you can't really buy an official star name to remember someone
  43. Smart money: a better way for Australia to select big transport infrastructure projects
  44. Shattered Nationals meet to chart their post-Barnaby course
  45. Barnaby Joyce: the story of an unlikely rise and a self-inflicted fall
  46. Arming teachers will only make US school shootings worse
  47. Children with facial difference have a lot to teach us about body image
  48. Barnaby Joyce succumbs to pressure and will go to backbench
  49. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Barnaby Joyce's 'week off'
  50. New evidence suggests we may need to rethink policies aimed at poverty

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