Shades of segregated past in today’s campus troubles
Leslie M Harris, Emory University
Demands to rename Tillman Hall at Clemson University, the circulation of a video showing a racist chant at the University...
‘Dreamings’ and place – Aboriginal monsters and their meanings
Christine Nicholls, Flinders University
A rich inventory of monstrous figures exists throughout Aboriginal Australia. The specific form that their wickedness takes depends to a considerable...
Monday’s medical myth: feed a cold, starve a fever
Merlin Thomas, Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute
This winter, most of us will catch a cold. Our kids will probably catch at least two...
We’re self-obsessed – but do we understand the nature of the self?
Michael Allen Fox, University of New England
We live in an age of self-obsession. Everywhere we look, we encounter a preoccupation with self-interest, self-development, self-image,...
Documentary suggests breasts are becoming a health hazard
Fiona Giles, University of Sydney
Most people would be aware of Angelina Jolie’s preventative double mastectomy after she found she was carrying a mutation to...
Costly, toxic and slow to charge? Busting electric car myths
Thomas Bräunl, University of Western Australia
Cars are the second most expensive investment after the family home, a status symbol and, in some cases...
Global report shows how to beat the world’s biggest killers
Alessandro R Demaio, Harvard University
The World Health Organization (WHO) has just released its Global Status Report on Noncommunicable Diseases, the second in a series...
The bitter truth about what sugar is doing to your teeth
Mike Morgan, University of Melbourne and Stuart Dashper, University of Melbourne
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has been consulting on draft sugar intake guidelines that...
