Do repetitive head injuries really cause the degenerative brain disease CTE? New research questions the link
The link between head injuries and degenerative brain disease CTE has been widely accepted. But there may still be some grey ...
Have you heard of the open source internet? The antidote to a capitalist web already exists
The early internet was like the coolest club around. Then, big tech companies swept in. But the alternative to a corporate ...
Saved from extinction? New modelling suggests a hopeful future for te reo Māori
A new mathematical model shows the numbers able to speak te reo Māori will likely keep growing – as long as the right ...
China says AUKUS is ‘driven by Cold War thinking’. Here are 3 reasons it is so threatened by the pact
Many questions remain about AUKUS, but assuming it’s successful, it could give the US and its allies a significant military ...
Do concussions really cause the degenerative brain disease CTE? New research questions the link
The link between concussions and degenerative brain disease CTE has been widely accepted. But there may still be some grey ...
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Why is it so hard to get drugs approved for use during pregnancy?
Treasure McGuire does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would ...
Global powers are grappling with ‘responsible’ use of military AI. What would that look like?
At a recent global summit, 2,000 government officials and experts met to discuss the responsible development and use of AI by ...
Young homeowners are more likely to use their home as an ‘ATM’ than their Boomer parents. Here’s why
Despite owning a smaller share of their home, younger homeowners borrow often, and borrow more, than their parents.
What is Australia looking for in its poet laureate? Literary and popular poetry don’t always intersect
How would an official poet laureate “speak” to the spoken word, slam or hip-hop communities, or to bush poets, or to ...
New data reveals rates of family violence among those who died by suicide
New data from Victoria shows that in a quarter of deaths by suicide between 2009 and 2016, the person had experienced family ...
How perpetrators of domestic violence use drugs and alcohol to control their victims
There are several ways a person using violence may exploit their own substance use, or that of those around them, to gain ...
TikTok ban goes to the court: 5 essential reads on the case and its consequences
Lawyers for the popular video app warned of ‘staggering’ consequences for free speech if ban is allowed to happen.