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Why do people with East Asian heritage get flushed after drinking alcohol?

  • Written by: Terry Mulhern, Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Melbourne
imageMore than one in three people with Chinese, Japanese and Korean heritage flush when drinking alcohol.Marcella Cheng/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

If your face goes red when drinking alcohol, you’re not alone. More than one in three people with East Asian heritage (Chinese, Japanese and Korean) experience facial flushing when drinking beer, wine...

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How good draft choices can make or break AFL teams

  • Written by: Jeff Borland, Professor of Economics, University of Melbourne

In this series we’re looking at how the economics of sports is doing away with hunches and intuition. Using data and research to evaluate players, strategies and even leagues.

In many sports, picking the right players in the draft can make or break teams. Richmond Football Club’s latest premiership was built on good draft choices,...

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Before we colonise Mars, let's look to our problems on Earth

  • Written by: Andrew Glikson, Earth and paleo-climate scientist, Australian National University
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Everyone wants to go to Mars, or so it seems.

Elon Musk, NASA with Lockheed Martin, and now Boeing are all looking towards the red planet, with heady predictions of missions during the 2020s.

But at what cost? And could we even survive any long-term colonisation on Mars? Given the problems we face here on Earth...

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How our arts critics saw 2017

  • Written by: James Whitmore, Deputy Editor: Arts + Culture, The Conversation
imageTaylor Mac sacrificed the audience in a 'Radical Faerie realness ritual'. Fortunately we survived.Melbourne Festival

Art in 2017, on stages, screens, pages and walls, moved and delighted us, made us think, and sometimes disturbed us (in good and bad ways).

In film, we sent our experts out to make their picks of the Oscar contenders, the Melbourne...

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  1. Citizenship scandals, same-sex marriage and foreign interference dominate the messy politics of 2017
  2. Don't let your pet accidentally get drunk this silly season (sorry Tiddles)
  3. Far from being in crisis, 2017 was a great year for Australian musical theatre
  4. That time when science came with me on a tropical holiday
  5. Supersized cities: residents band together to push back against speculative development pressures
  6. The key to a vibrant democracy may well lie in your workplace
  7. What data tells us about the best cricket players
  8. Why getting enough sleep should be on your list of New Year's resolutions
  9. How are we doing on early childhood education and care? Good, but there's more to do
  10. QUIZ: do you remember the big health stories of 2017?
  11. Video explainer: Batting expertise and decision-making in cricket
  12. The US election hack, fake news, data theft: the cyber security lessons from 2017
  13. How and why economics is taking over sports
  14. I won't be alone at Christmas, I have a dog
  15. 2017 in film: a return to form for the Hollywood blockbuster
  16. The off-topic Conversation #145
  17. Can you tell fact from fiction? Take The Conversation 2017 FactCheck quiz to find out
  18. Speaking with: social researcher and author Hugh Mackay on 2017, 'a really disturbing year'
  19. How urban design can help protect pedestrians from vehicle attacks in the city
  20. Walking mightn't be good for you if it's through Australia's polluted city streets
  21. Like it or loathe it, here's why Apple doesn't need a planning permit for its Fed Square store
  22. This Christmas, give yourself permission to enjoy pudding
  23. Why we need to rethink supplementary examinations
  24. Friday essay: dreaming of a 'white Christmas' on the Aboriginal missions
  25. What history really tells us about Jesus' birth
  26. Dear robot Santa...
  27. It's going to be a long summer's day today, seriously
  28. What happens to endometriosis when you're on the pill?
  29. Experts say these two things are the secret to living a longer life
  30. Humbug, tinsel and gravy: in search of the perfect Christmas pop song
  31. We're not closing the gap on Indigenous employment, it's widening
  32. Why we shouldn't be so quick to demonise bats
  33. Doom and gloom? Here are the environment stories that cheered us up in 2017
  34. Here's what bike-sharing programs need to succeed
  35. Why can't dogs eat chocolate?
  36. Religion may alter your psychology, even if you're a non-believer
  37. The Australian Music Vault moves the canon beyond pub rock
  38. Universities get an unsustainable policy for Christmas
  39. Neuroscience in pictures: the best images of the year
  40. People on low incomes are sacrificing basic goods to take out insurance
  41. How invasive weeds can make wildfires hotter and more frequent
  42. Elite companions, flute girls and child slaves: sex work in ancient Athens
  43. What you loved in Science and Technology 2017
  44. Ten tips to make your holidays less fraught and more festive
  45. Royal commission sheds light on another uncomfortable truth: harmful sexual behaviour in children
  46. Something is missing from the public interest journalism debate
  47. Australia's aged care residents are very sick, yet the government doesn't prioritise medical care
  48. Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters is a must-visit exhibition for all Australians
  49. Turnbull has politicked himself into irrelevance on energy and climate in 2018
  50. Mental disorders linked to poor NAPLAN performance in Australian schools

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