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Curious Kids: Is x-ray vision possible?

  • Written by: Chanel Tissot, Postdoctoral Fellow, Nuclear Engineer, CSIRO
Curious Kids: Is x-ray vision possible?X-ray vision is not only possible, it already exists -- but using computers, not eyes.Marcella Cheng/The Conversation, CC BY-NC-ND

This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome – serious, weird or wacky!

Dear...

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As Tasmania looks likely to have minority government, the Greens must decide how to play their hand

  • Written by: Narelle Miragliotta, Senior Lecturer in Australian Politics, Monash University
As Tasmania looks likely to have minority government, the Greens must decide how to play their handTasmanians Greens leader Cassy O'Connor (centre) on the hustings.AAP/Rob Blakers

According to Tasmanian Greens leader Cassy O'Connor, “minority government is government for grown-ups”, whereas “majority government is government for vested interests, corruption and corporate deals”.

The Greens’ pitch to voters at...

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Australia's Emissions Reduction Fund is almost empty. It shouldn't be refilled

  • Written by: Ian A. MacKenzie, Senior Lecturer in Economics, The University of Queensland

Australia’s flagship climate policy, the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF), has come in for fresh questions over whether the emissions allowances offered to big businesses will wipe out much of the progress made elsewhere.

This voluntary scheme – the central plank of Australia’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 26-28%...

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Fewer alcohol-related visits to inner Sydney emergency room since 'lockout laws' introduced

  • Written by: Diana Egerton-Warburton, Associate Professor, Monash University

The emergency room at Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital has seen a 10% reduction in the incidence of fractures that are often caused by a punch to the face over the two years since the so-called “lockout laws” were introduced.

Published in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA), the results indicate alcohol restrictions in...

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  2. Stars for sale, but no, you can't really buy an official star name to remember someone
  3. Smart money: a better way for Australia to select big transport infrastructure projects
  4. Shattered Nationals meet to chart their post-Barnaby course
  5. Barnaby Joyce: the story of an unlikely rise and a self-inflicted fall
  6. Arming teachers will only make US school shootings worse
  7. Children with facial difference have a lot to teach us about body image
  8. Barnaby Joyce succumbs to pressure and will go to backbench
  9. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Barnaby Joyce's 'week off'
  10. New evidence suggests we may need to rethink policies aimed at poverty
  11. Blaming immigrants for unemployment, lower wages and high house prices is too simplistic
  12. As the Pyeongchang Olympics comes to a close, what legacy will it leave?
  13. Giant handaxes suggest that different groups of early humans coexisted in ancient Europe
  14. How media framing limits public debate about oil exploration
  15. Friday essay: the erotic art of Ancient Greece and Rome
  16. Combatting online bullying is different for girls and boys: here's why
  17. No, you're probably not 'addicted' to your smartphone – but you might use it too much
  18. Turnbull's 'sex ban' speech reveals that politics is still not an equal place for women – but it is changing
  19. Fearmongering is scary, not genetic technologies themselves
  20. Our acid oceans will dissolve coral reef sands within decades
  21. Australian cities are crying out for better planning, but the research funding is missing
  22. Grattan on Friday: The Nationals have been paralysed by the extraordinary and unpredictable Joyce situation
  23. Joyce hits back over sexual harassment claim as Nationals prepare to discuss leadership
  24. Essays On Air: On the Sydney Mardi Gras march of 1978
  25. There isn't solid research or theory to support cutting corporate taxes to boost wages
  26. Barrie Kosky's nose for the inventive and surreal makes for an outstanding production of The Nose
  27. Crimes of solidarity: liberté, égalité and France’s crisis of fraternité
  28. The Winter Olympics reminds us of the value of learning a second language
  29. Your drive to the shops makes life pretty noisy for whales
  30. How we decide who and what we care about – and whether robots stand a chance
  31. Parents, stop nagging kids not to forget – set visual cues instead
  32. Death metal is often violent and misogynist yet it brings joy and empowerment to fans
  33. China, North Korea and trade the key talking points when Turnbull meets Trump
  34. Poll says most people support a ban on whips in Australian horse racing
  35. Should Australia recognise the human right to a healthy environment?
  36. How employers can design workplaces to promote wellness
  37. Greenwashing the property market: why 'green star' ratings don't guarantee more sustainable buildings
  38. I've always wondered: why many people in Asian countries wear masks, and whether they work
  39. Play-based learning can set your child up for success at school and beyond
  40. Barnaby Joyce wields the tea towel in the government's soap opera
  41. Why Australia needs a better system for credit scores
  42. The off-topic Conversation #153
  43. Why we developed a microscope for your phone – and published the design
  44. Why telling people they could get sick in the future won't persuade them to be healthy now
  45. Explainer: the doping case against Russian curler Aleksandr Krushelnitckii
  46. 'No pokies' Xenophon goes for 'some pokies', but does his gambling policy go far enough?
  47. FactCheck: are 'around 5,000 jobs' at risk if pokies are removed from pubs and clubs in Tasmania?
  48. Mythbusting Ancient Rome: did Christians ban the ancient Olympics?
  49. A brief history of Martian exploration – as the InSight Lander prepares to launch
  50. Curious Kids: Where do seagulls go when they die and why don't we find dead seagulls on the beach?

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