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How and why economics is taking over sports

  • Written by: Tim Harcourt, J.W. Nevile Fellow in Economics, UNSW
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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.


If you look closely at your favourite sport nowadays, it’s hard to miss the influence of economics. It’s evident from the way players are drafted or how...

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I won't be alone at Christmas, I have a dog

  • Written by: Emma Power, Senior Research Fellow, Geography and Urban Studies, Western Sydney University
imageBrenna Daugherty/Flickr, CC BY-NC

Christmas can be tough for many people. Loneliness and depression spike at this time of year and family pressures abound. It can be easy to feel like you are missing out on the the “holiday spirit”.

But dogs help to connect people socially, reduce feelings of isolation, and even improve our sense of...

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2017 in film: a return to form for the Hollywood blockbuster

  • Written by: Ari Mattes, Lecturer in Media Studies, University of Notre Dame Australia
imageMahershala Ali and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016), one of the best American films in years.A24, PASTEL, Plan B Entertainment

If 2016 was the “year of the mediocre film,” as I churlishly wrote this time last year, then 2017 marked a return to form for the Hollywood blockbuster.

There were some extraordinary stand-alone films...

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The off-topic Conversation #145

  • Written by: Molly Glassey, Audience Development Manager, The Conversation

Welcome to The Conversation’s off-topic space. We’ve set this up as the place where you can discuss anything that isn’t related to a specific article. Please feel free to use this space to get to know each other and talk about news elsewhere and whatever else strikes your fancy.

This is also an opportunity to discuss broader...

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  1. Can you tell fact from fiction? Take The Conversation 2017 FactCheck quiz to find out
  2. Speaking with: social researcher and author Hugh Mackay on 2017, 'a really disturbing year'
  3. How urban design can help protect pedestrians from vehicle attacks in the city
  4. Walking mightn't be good for you if it's through Australia's polluted city streets
  5. Like it or loathe it, here's why Apple doesn't need a planning permit for its Fed Square store
  6. This Christmas, give yourself permission to enjoy pudding
  7. Why we need to rethink supplementary examinations
  8. Friday essay: dreaming of a 'white Christmas' on the Aboriginal missions
  9. What history really tells us about Jesus' birth
  10. Dear robot Santa...
  11. It's going to be a long summer's day today, seriously
  12. What happens to endometriosis when you're on the pill?
  13. Experts say these two things are the secret to living a longer life
  14. Humbug, tinsel and gravy: in search of the perfect Christmas pop song
  15. We're not closing the gap on Indigenous employment, it's widening
  16. Why we shouldn't be so quick to demonise bats
  17. Doom and gloom? Here are the environment stories that cheered us up in 2017
  18. Here's what bike-sharing programs need to succeed
  19. Why can't dogs eat chocolate?
  20. Religion may alter your psychology, even if you're a non-believer
  21. The Australian Music Vault moves the canon beyond pub rock
  22. Universities get an unsustainable policy for Christmas
  23. Neuroscience in pictures: the best images of the year
  24. People on low incomes are sacrificing basic goods to take out insurance
  25. How invasive weeds can make wildfires hotter and more frequent
  26. Elite companions, flute girls and child slaves: sex work in ancient Athens
  27. What you loved in Science and Technology 2017
  28. Ten tips to make your holidays less fraught and more festive
  29. Royal commission sheds light on another uncomfortable truth: harmful sexual behaviour in children
  30. Something is missing from the public interest journalism debate
  31. Australia's aged care residents are very sick, yet the government doesn't prioritise medical care
  32. Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters is a must-visit exhibition for all Australians
  33. Turnbull has politicked himself into irrelevance on energy and climate in 2018
  34. Mental disorders linked to poor NAPLAN performance in Australian schools
  35. Bad data collection means we don't know how much the middle class is being squeezed by the wealthy
  36. The evolutionary history of men and women should not prevent us from seeking gender equality
  37. Nick Xenophon could be South Australia's next premier, while Turnbull loses his 25th successive Newspoll
  38. The federal Climate Policy Review: a recipe for business as usual
  39. From the 16th-century to men's rights activists, why 'cuckold' is the worst thing you can call a man
  40. The social factors that influence whether you’ll use your wearable device
  41. Instead of asking women to 'fix' their choices about work, let's help them belong in a workplace
  42. What Jewish law says about suicide and assisted dying
  43. BMI is underestimating obesity in Australia, waist circumference needs to be measured too
  44. Tourists are happy when taken off the beaten track, and smaller cities and towns can tap into that
  45. A reshuffle that's come with plenty of pain and questionable gain
  46. Turnbull's reshuffle undermined by Barnaby Joyce's ousting of Darren Chester
  47. Journalists, there’s more than one expert in town, and here they are
  48. Miss out on our live Conversation Starters? We have you covered
  49. Transurban's West Gate tollway is a road into uncharted territory
  50. Health Check: what should you do with your unused medicine?

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