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Science & Health

Science versus ownership: The true value of fossils

Last year, a Stegosaurus nicknamed ‘Apex’ sold at auction for US$40.5 million. A juvenile Ceratosaurus fetched US$30.5 million just last month. Supporters of ...
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Philosophy & Psychology

Why leisure matters for a good life, according to Aristotle

In his powerful book The Burnout Society, South Korean philosopher Byung-Chul Han argues that in modern society, individuals have an ...
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Science & Health

The dangers of exponential growth

António Guterres understands something that most world leaders do not. He knows that exponential growth is unrelenting and immensely destructive. ...
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Science & Health

The fast lane to a renewable energy future

An academic living in cold Canberra retired his gas heaters a few years ago and installed electric heat pumps for ...
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Science & Health

When AI audits the scholarly record, what will happen to public trust in science?

Self-correction is fundamental to science. One of its most important forms is peer review, when anonymous experts scrutinise research before it ...
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Law & Politics

Tackling antisemitism can’t be at the expense of a free and open society

At the heart of the Special Envoy’s Plan to Combat Antisemitism recently released by Jillian Segal, Australia’s Special Envoy to ...
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