CrossFit: elite fitness or pointless pain?
By Sarah Hentges, University of Maine at Augusta
It’s a known fact that exercise is addictive. But CrossFitters – those who take part in CrossFit’s...
Typewriters, not touchscreens … security the old-fashioned way
By Siobhan Lyons
In writing, music, photography and other areas, “outdated” technologies have initially been valued for their retro, nostalgic appeal in the hipster culture....
How do you frighten political strongmen? Teach journalism.
By Thomas Fiedler, Boston University
A few weeks ago, a colleague of mine stood talking before an attentive group in a hotel conference room when...
The case for closing down women’s prisons
By Patricia O'Brien, University of Illinois at Chicago
It sounds like a radical idea. Stop incarcerating women, and close down women’s prisons. But in the...
Scientists as Hollywood heroes
By Declan Fahy, American University
Interstellar’s protagonists spend a significant portion of the movie’s 169-minute running time giving mini-lectures – sometimes with props and a...
How mathematics could help us save social security
By Thomas Saaty, University of Pittsburgh
The US Social Security system has been heading toward insolvency for decades, with the program now projected to run...
Does my bum look big in this? The 3D self replica and you
By Deborah Lupton, University of Canberra
3D printing, once an arcane technology used mainly for developing industrial prototypes, is rapidly moving into everyday life. Nowhere...
Obama: protect Barrier Reef from climate change
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
United States President Barack Obama has given Australia a sharp prod on climate change, saying he wanted his future...
