No Child Left Behind fails to work ‘miracles,’ spurs cheating
Paul Thomas, Furman University
Although re-authorization is still politically complicated, 2015 appears to be the year the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) will be...
How to discipline your children without rewards or punishment
Rebecca English, Queensland University of Technology
Many parents are moving towards “gentle parenting”, where they choose not to use rewards (sticker charts, lollies, chocolates, TV...
Orthorexia nervosa: when righteous eating becomes an obsession
Rebecca Charlotte Reynolds
Orthorexia nervosa, the “health food eating disorder”, gets its name from the Greek word ortho, meaning straight, proper or correct. This exaggerated...
Crafting for good: why we all want to knit for penguins
Alyce McGovern
Last week, a call for knitters to create tiny pullovers for oil-spill affected penguins went viral. Patterns for penguin knitwear from The Penguin...
What my tomatoes taught me about quantum mechanics
David Paganin, Monash University
Most people outside the esoteric worlds of little-science physics (aka quantum mechanics) and big-science physics (aka cosmology) will at some point...
What does your musical taste say about your personality and lifestyle?
Adrian North, Curtin University
I’m quite used to receiving abuse concerning the content of this column, but in contrast my previous post (about why fans...
How do chameleons and other creatures change colour?
Devi Stuart-Fox, University of Melbourne
When most people think of colour change, they think of octopuses or chameleons - but the ability to rapidly change...
Inequality in China and the impact on women’s rights
Eileen Otis, University of Oregon
In 1995, China hosted the Fourth World Conference on Women, which produced the Beijing Platform for Action, a document outlining...
