Every few weeks or months we see another outbreak of the potentially deadly legionella bacteria. Today, it’s a regional South Australian hospital, where 36 aged residents have been exposed to a contaminated…
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Most people believe normal, healthy sleep should be long and uninterrupted from start to finish. Well, guess what? They’re wrong. This erroneous public perception of sleep was apparent in survey studies…
Left handers have copped their share of bad publicity in the past. The term used to describe left handers in English is “sinistral”, which is derived from the word “sinister”. And it’s no better in other…
Almost half of all cigarettes smoked in Australia, the US and the UK are smoked by people with a mental illness. It’s a startling statistic and it paints a grim picture for the physical health of the one…
Police lineups have long been used in criminal investigations. We have all seen TV shows depicting a witness trying to identify a bad guy from an array of people in a lineup. But in some areas using photos…
Feeling sluggish? Grouchy even? Difficulties getting out of bed? Mondayitis can happen to the best of us. But rest assured: it’s a phenomenon science can actually explain. In fact, there are a range of…
Recent Canadian elections have produced minority governments. Until now. Stephen Harper’s victory in the polls last week fundamentally changed Canadian politics. Majority government is back and it is Conservative…
Chiropractic, one of the several popular so-called complementary and alternative medicines(1), should never be applied to children. It simply isn’t based on credible scientific evidence. A practitioner…
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Associate Professor in Australian History, Flinders University
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Associate Lecturer, Learning & Teaching Innovation, Flinders University
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Lecturer in Government, Flinders University
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Associate Professor of Natural Sciences (Oceanography), Flinders University
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Professor of Health Economics, Flinders University
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Professor of English, Flinders University
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Head, Childhood Dementia Research Group, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University
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Matthew Flinders Professor of Biodiversity Genomics, Flinders University
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Casual Academic, Creative Writing and English Literature, Flinders University
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Associate Professor in Archaeology, Flinders University
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Associate Professor and Director, Flinders Microarchaeology Laboratory, Flinders University
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Maritime-Underwater Archaeologist and PhD Candidate on Archaeology (Humanities), Flinders University
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Research Associate, Childhood Dementia Research Group, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University
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Stephen A Sutton is a Friend of The Conversation.
Adjunct associate in archaeology, Flinders University
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Marine Heritage Analyst and PhD Candidate, Flinders University
