The Conversation
By Sabrina Chakori, Ammar Abdul Aziz, Martin Calisto Friant and Russell Richards You pick up a piece of plastic litter from the beach, and...
Octopus farms raise huge animal welfare concerns – and they’re unsustainable too
By Alexandra Schnell, Heather Browning, and Jonathan Birch When you imagine an octopus’s world, you might well see a curious creature in a complex undersea...
Predictions for the Oscars 2022 best picture
By Ari Mattes There were some extraordinary films released in 2021: Ninja Thyberg’s Pleasure, an electric neon romp through the porn world, Ildikó Enyedi’s period...
Men think they’re brighter than they are and women underestimate their IQ. Why?
When asked to estimate their own intelligence, most people will say they are above average, even though this is a statistical improbability. This is a...
Sunak’s Spring statement 2022, a quick analysis
UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s 2022 spring statement was delivered in the haze of an extremely testing economic environment. As the war in Ukraine rages on,...
World TB day: Tuberculosis has killed more people than any other single infectious agent in history
By Tom Wingfield and Jessica Potter, In recent years, conflicts in Ethiopia, Syria, Afghanistan and Yemen have caused huge suffering. They have devastated the health and...
Russia and Ukraine are important to the renewables transition
By Vigya Sharma The Russia-Ukraine crisis is already a human catastrophe. And it could also prove disastrous for climate action by slowing the global energy...
Wellness is not women’s friend. It’s a distraction from what really ails us
By Kate Seers, Charles Sturt University and Rachel Hogg, Charles Sturt University Wellness is mainly marketed to women. We’re encouraged to eat clean, take personal...
A short history of Ukraine’s relationship with the European Union
By Holger Nehring Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine on February 24 2022 and the war that has ensued are part of the history of what...
Mask or no mask: Stop using fat people in political cartoons
By Kristin Rodier, Athabasca University Political cartoons and memes have made it clear that if there’s something to agree about on all sides of the...