It’s still possible for Australia to cut emissions in line with holding climate change to 1.5°C. Here’s how.
L’expertise universitaire, l’exigence journalistique
Articles sur Modelling
Affichage de 1 à 20 de 65 articles
Australia is in the middle of its fifth Omicron wave, which has been brewing since February. But it’s been slow and drawn out and the health impacts are very different to earlier waves.
When it comes to physics experiments, quantum simulations aren’t quite the real thing – but in some cases they’re much closer than you’d expect.
The evidence so far suggests this wave could be a shorter and smaller version of the Omicron BA.5 wave.
Artificial stone, which is used mainly for kitchen benchtops, is a potent source of silica dust, which can scar the lung and cause lung cancer. Banning artificial stone could save lives.
We can promote inclusion and celebrate the beauty of diverse bodies without piggybacking on that relentless message about what makes women worthy.
We modelled the impact small reductions in transmission would have on COVID deaths. We found a 20% drop could save the lives of 500 Victorians this year, or 2,000 people nationally.
We’d all like some answers. But uncertainty over how we count COVID cases is complicating the picture. Here’s what to expect in the days and weeks ahead.
With limited vaccines available in early 2021, the CDC had to decide which people received vaccines first. With the help of a supercomputer, researchers have shown that the CDC did an excellent job.
The Australian people will be best served by separating science from politics.
An 80% adult vaccination rate corresponds to 64% of the overall population, leaving plenty of people susceptible to the virus if restrictions ease too quickly.
Governments cannot keep making unrealistic promises about easing restrictions at 70% and 80% adult vaccination, a plan that relied on optimistic scenarios in the first place.
Not vaccinating children means living with the knowledge we haven’t done everything possible to ensure they don’t transmit COVID to more vulnerable people.
Different groups of researchers give different predictions. And it’s easy to be bewildered, especially if you’re in lockdown and looking for answers. Here’s what to make of it all.
But herd immunity is not our only option. If we don’t vaccinate children, we may have to settle for lesser protection of the population.
If we open up the international borders before enough of the population is vaccinated, hospitals could become overwhelmed and deaths would be unacceptably high.
The good news is Victoria is more likely to reach zero case of community transmission sooner if vaccination rates pick up, even modestly.
It may take until the end of the year to get case numbers close to zero, unless more stringent measures are introduced.
Two museum exhibits, one in the Smithsonian and one in Australia, have opened public displays featuring the spectacular meg. But while both models are mega impressive, they’re not the same. Why?
With the Australian Open about to start this year’s grand slam series, a crunch of the data from past performances gives a hint at who is the current best male player, possibly.
Les contributeurs les plus fréquents
-
Lecturer in Probability and Statistics and Senior Research Fellow in Infectious Disease Modelling, University of Oxford
-
Professor, Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University
-
Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
-
Deputy Director (Programs), Burnet Institute
-
Professor, epidemiological modelling of infectious diseases, UNSW Sydney
-
Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia
-
Professor of Infectious Disease and Epidemiology, James Cook University
-
Econometrician, Burnet Institute
-
CSIRO Research Group Leader Ecosystem Modelling and Risk Assessment, CSIRO
-
Honorary Fellow, Marine and Atmospheric Research, CSIRO
-
Associate Professor, Philosophy of Science, The University of Melbourne
-
Director and CEO, Burnet Institute
-
Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute
-
Research Fellow in Fisheries, UNSW Sydney
-
Enterprise Professor in the School of Engineering, The University of Melbourne
