Life boils down to five ‘rules’ … or so says the Madingley Model
By James Smith
It may sound overly simple, but just five processes can define us as animals: eating, metabolism, reproduction, dispersal and death.
They might not...
What can we learn from other countries’ health systems?
By Stephen Duckett, Grattan Institute
Health systems in all wealthier countries face similar problems, but their solutions are widely different. That should mean we can...
Invasion of the strange sailor jellyfish – what are they, and will they sting...
By Cathy Lucas, University of Southampton
Billions of small, jellyfish-like creatures known as “by-the-wind sailors” have washed ashore all along the west coast of North...
After the crash, who owns the British university in 2014?
By David Watson, University of Oxford
By international standards, British universities have extraordinarily high levels of autonomy. They control all of their assets, they employ...
‘I didn’t know who I was anymore’ – myths vs realities of early parenthood
By Kate Johnston-Ataata, Monash University and Renata Kokanovic, Monash University
Becoming a parent is commonly imagined to be a joyful and “natural” life event. The...
What American wolves can teach us about Australian dingoes
By Thomas Newsome, University of Sydney and William Ripple, Oregon State University
We know that introduced predators such as foxes and cats are one of...
Awkward pauses in online calls make us see people differently
By Katrin Schoenenberg, Technical University of Berlin
We all know the feeling, you’re chatting with your friend or even your boss over the internet and...
Handwriting’s relevance in a digital world
By Anthony Cahalan, Swinburne University of Technology
The making of graphic marks in the form of letters was one of the first activities of early...
