Does God Speak to You?
When people ask me this question I answer it with another, “Do mean God doesn’t speak to you?” You can officially mark me down as a crazy person or whatever you like I don’t care. But I initially ...
Dr. Robert Owens
Deer Woman is a work of immense power and restraint
Cherish Violet Blood as Lila in Deer Woman, playing at this year's Sydney Festival. Prudence UptonReview: Deer Woman, Sydney FestivalOne of the most exhilarating things about Wesley Enoch’s tenu...
Caroline Wake, Senior Lecturer in Theatre and Performance, UNSW
Refuge City, a new kind of city for our times
A visualisation of a Refuge City street scene.Richard Weller/Julian Bolleter, Author providedAustralia is one of the most successful multicultural societies in the world. Nonetheless, in recent times ...
Julian Bolleter, Deputy Director, Australian Urban Design Research Centre, University of Western Australia
Back to work? Take lunch from home to save time and money – and boost your mood
Bringing your lunch and snacks to work could save you $600 to $1,800 a year.ShutterstockHeading back to work after the holidays means turning your thoughts to what’s for lunch. Are you a meticul...
Clare Collins, Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
How To Create A Successful Home Business
Having a home business can be both rewarding and challenging at the same time. Having a home-based business is not for everyone. It requires a lot of discipline, planning and trials and errors. It a...
Burt Macklin
A teen scientist helped me discover tons of golf balls polluting the ocean
Teenager Alex Weber and friends collected nearly 40,000 golf balls hit into the ocean from a handful of California golf courses.Alex Weber, CC BY-NDPlastic pollution in the world’s oceans has be...
Matthew Savoca, Postdoctoral researcher, Stanford University
America's public schools seldom bring rich and poor together – and MLK would disapprove
America's public schools were meant to bring together children from all walks of life.Monkey Business Images/www.shutterstock.comFive decades after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., many ca...
Jack Schneider, Assistant Professor of Education, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Martin Luther King Jr., union man
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the picket line at the Scripto plant in Atlanta, Ga., December, 1964.APIf Martin Luther King Jr. still lived, he’d probably tell people to join unions.King understo...
Peter Cole, Professor of History, Western Illinois University
What a 16th-century mystic can teach us about making good decisions
Sculpture of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuit order, on the campus of Boston College.Jay Yuan/Shutterstock.comDecision-making is a complex process. As individuals, working through our dai...
Annmarie Cano, Professor of Psychology and Associate Provost for Faculty Development and Faculty Success, Wayne State University
Bison are back, and that benefits many other species on the Great Plains
A young bull bison grazes on the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, Pawhuska, Oklahoma.Matthew Moran, CC BY-NDDriving north of Pawhuska, Oklahoma, an extraordinary landscape comes into view. Trees disappear ...
Matthew D. Moran, Professor of Biology, Hendrix College
How Central American migrants helped revive the US labor movement
Salvadoran immigrants were pivotal in the Justice for Janitors campaign in Los Angeles in 1990. It earned wage increases for custodial staff nationwide and inspired today's $15 minimum wage campaign. ...
Elizabeth Oglesby, Associate Professor of Latin American Studies and Geography, University of Arizona
Food is medicine: How US policy is shifting toward nutrition for better health
Policymakers are responding to a growing recognition of food as medicine.udra11/Shutterstock.comIn this new year, millions of Americans will make resolutions about healthier eating. In 2019, could U.S...
Dariush Mozaffarian, Dean, cardiologist, professor, Tufts University
What’s an index fund?
The creation of the index fund in 1975 revolutionized investing, lowering costs for millions of ordinary investors. Their inventor John Bogle died on Jan. 16 at the age of 89. Bogle took a complex uni...
Jordan Schoenfeld, Accounting Faculty, Georgetown University
Can genetic engineering save disappearing forests?
Ash tree killed by the invasive emerald ash borer.K Steve CopeCompared to gene-edited babies in China and ambitious projects to rescue woolly mammoths from extinction, biotech trees might sound pretty...
Jason A. Delborne, Associate Professor of Science, Policy, and Society in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University
Data breaches are inevitable – here's how to protect yourself anyway
Prepare to protect yourself.FXQuadro/Shutterstock.comIt’s tempting to give up on data security altogether, with all the billions of pieces of personal data – Social Security numbers, credi…
Is winter miserable for wildlife?
Yes, I am a bit chilly, why?tim elliott/Shutterstock.comWhile the weather outside may indeed get frightful this winter, a parka, knit hat, wool socks, insulated boots and maybe a roaring fire make thi…
3 ways Trump could disrupt health care for the better
More data may be key to disrupting health care. Zapp2Photo/Shutterstock.comSince his winning presidential campaign, Donald Trump has beenrepeatedly billed as a disrupter. From trade and foreign policy…
Razor burned: Why Gillette's campaign against toxic masculinity missed the mark
Who knew a razor blade company could become so controversial?Gillette/YouTubeGillette has launched a new marketing campaign, “The Best Men Can Be,” with an ad that has gone viral. The ad b…
What will be the big talking points of the 2019 F1 season?
It might seem as if the dust has barely settled on 2018’s season closer in Abu Dhabi, but in just a few short weeks, Melbourne will host its usual curtain raiser to a new Formula One season. Like la…
What's the deal (or no-deal) with Brexit? Here's everything explained
On June 23, 2016 the United Kingdom held a referendum to decide whether it should leave or remain in the European Union. More than 30 million people took part in the vote with 51.9% choosing to leave …
Aged care royal commission benefits Generation X: it's too late for the silent generation
Healthy people now in their 50s and 60s will be the first generations to benefit from reform. For people already in care, changes will come too late.from www.shutterstock.comA surprising group of peop…
Why do so few Aussies speak an Australian language?
Linguistically speaking, Australia is special. With around 250 languages spoken when Australia was first colonised, Australia was one of the most linguistically diverse places in the world. But few pe…
Ten ways teacher librarians improve literacy in schools
Australian schools constantly strive to improve the literacy outcomes of their students. Supporting literacy achievement for struggling readers is particularly important because these readers have the…
It's designers who can make gaming more accessible for people living with disabilities
Redressing a tendency to marginalise disability in games requires an awareness of disability at a design level. Humphrey Muleba/Unsplash, CC BYAnyone can play video games, right? If you’ve been …
Vital Signs: the power of not being too clear
Specify what you want, and that might be all you'll get, whereas if you are vague...ShutterstockIncentives, in one form or other, are central to our lives.The Soviet experiment ended in December 1991 …
The financially well-off defy the stereotypes. They include retirees, and mortgagees
Financial well-being isn't always where you expect to find it, in part it depends on attitude.ShutterstockFinancial well-being is hard to get a handle on.That’s because it’s a mix of how p…
Penalties for animal cruelty double in SA, but is this enough to stop animal abuse?
Australian states and territories have in the last decade reformed their animal welfare laws.Tim Golder/UnsplashAustralia is a nation of animal lovers, so when animal abuse is reported in the media, t…
Viewpoints: should teaching students who fail a literacy and numeracy test be barred from teaching?
Starting this year, teaching students won't be able to register as teachers unless they pass a literacy and numeracy test.www.shutterstock.comStarting this month, teaching students who fail or haven&r…
Why Antarctica's sea ice cover is so low (and no, it's not just about climate change)
Sea ice responds to changes in winds and ocean currents, sometimes with origins thousands of kilometres away.NASA/Nathan KurtzSea ice cover in Antarctica shrank rapidly to a record low in late 2016 an…
How to feed a growing population healthy food without ruining the planet
For many of us, a better diet means eating more fruit and vegetables.iStock, CC BY-NCIf we’re serious about feeding the world’s growing population healthy food, and not ruining the planet…
In the land of Storm Boy, the cultural heritage of the Coorong is under threat
Kelly Wiltshire and Ngarrindjeri elder Major Sumner examine middens damaged by off-road vehicle use. Author providedWhen I go to see the new film Storm Boy, which opens in cinemas nationally today, my…
How realistic are China's plans to build a research station on the Moon?
The world is still celebrating the historic landing of China’s Chang’e-4 on the far side of the moon on January 3. This week, China announced its plans to follow up with three more lunar m…
Recycling is not enough. Zero-packaging stores show we can kick our plastic addiction
Frenco, a zero-waste store in Montreal.Benoit Daoust/Shutterstock.comWrapped, sealed, boxed, cling-filmed and vacuum packed. We have become used to consumables being packaged in every way imaginable. …
How Darling Harbour was botched (and could be reborn)
Sydney's Darling Harbour: popular but noisy and expensive. Here's how we could do better to provide a safe place to work and play.from www.shutterstock.comThis is a long read. Enjoy!More towers at Syd…
El juicio al Chapo evidencia por qué un muro no detendrá el tráfico de drogas entre México y Estados Unidos
Un dibujo de la corte Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.Elizabeth Williams via AP, FileEl juicio contra el capo de la droga mexicano Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera ha …
The financially well-off defy the stereotypes. They include retirees, and mortgagees
Financial well-being isn't always where you expect to find it, in part it depends on attitude.ShutterstockFinancial well-being is hard to get a handle on.That’s because it’s a mix of how p…
Vital Signs: the power of not being too clear
Specify what you want, and that might be all you'll get, whereas if you are vague...ShutterstockIncentives, in one form or other, are central to our lives.The Soviet experiment ended in December 1991 …
A new way to curb nitrogen pollution: Regulate fertilizer producers, not just farmers
Applying nitrogen fertilizer to corn at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, a research site in Michigan.NSFNitrogen pollution is produced by a number of interlinked compounds, from ammonia to nitrous…
Trump's interpreters for Putin meetings face ethical dilemma
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, makes a statement, as U.S. President Donald Trump, left, looks on.AP Photo/Pablo Martinez MonsivaisPresident Donald Trump met several times with Russian Presid…
In 'airports of the future,' everything new is old again
Just because an airport looks impressive doesn't mean it functions well.AP Photo/Emrah GurelAs massive new airports open across Asia and the Middle East, U.S. airports are enhancing security checkpoin…
The biggest nonprofit media outlets are thriving but smaller ones may not survive
More money but not for allHyejin Kang/Shutterstock.comRichard Tofel, ProPublica’s president and founding general manager, likes to say the U.S. nonprofit news site was “born on third base…
Want better tips? Go for gold
Researchers studied whether subtly being exposed to different colors could change tipping behavior.Anutr Yossundara/Shutterstock.comAlthough tipping is generally thought to be a voluntary payment mean…