Women leaders in science and technology are working together to address the gender imbalance in their fields.
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Science is a part of everyday life. Science journalists can do more to connect science to the public.
A new study in Nature finds that large research teams develop recent ideas, while small teams conduct more disruptive and innovative research.
Leathermen expose the myth of hypermasculinity by refusing the violence and aggression which is normally attached to it.
One of the concerns parents have if their baby needs surgery is whether the general anaesthetic will affect the child’s developing brain. New research finds it won’t.
Understanding the pleasure drugs give people would help to prevent the harms.
Whether to attending a conferences or giving in to a meeting, the global research community is keen on air travel. That’s a habit that needs to change.
Today, universities fulfil many of the science councils’ roles at a much lower cost while also training postgraduate students.
African newsrooms are using media analytics to study their audiences but there’s a downside.
Before democracy South Africa’s mining sector prioritised profits over the people and environment. Not much has changed.
One of the most potent promoters of Nigeria’s cultural soft power is arguably Nollywood.
There are regions in South Africa where it hasn’t been established if the rainy season is in summer or winter.
On average, important new lab techniques like CRISPR take 23 years to develop – but there is a public expectation that scientific breakthroughs occur quickly and efficiently.
Grant abstracts with more words, more complex language and more storytelling tend to earn more money – even if that’s not exactly what funders say they’d want.
Gene sequences can be manipulated to prevent certain diseases and improve public health.
Studies show a weak relationship between tip amounts and quality of service. But the color gold seems to have a way of making diners feel wealthier – and more generous.
Kenya is attacked far more than Ethiopia or other eastern African states by al-Shabaab militants.
A researcher on social economic issues in Papua calls for more research on Papua that can contribute to find solutions for complex problems in Indonesia’s easternmost region.
With a budget surplus in sight, it makes no sense to cut funding from Australia’s research capacity.
Some say the hysteria over screen time echoes parents’ worries that their kids were watching too much TV in the 1980s. But new studies show there’s nothing overblown about parents’ growing concern.
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Professor of Marketing, The Ohio State University
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Cornelia H. Dudley Professor of Psychology, Knox College
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Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University
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Research Affiliate, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Assistant Professor, Khalifa University
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Deputy Director, Australian National Centre for Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
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Professor of Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic Quality and Professor of Molecular Biology, UNSW Sydney
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Previous Vice President of the Academy of Science of South Africa and DSI-NRF SARChI chair in Fungal Genomics, Professor in Genetics, University of Pretoria, University of Pretoria
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Associate Professor of Communication, Michigan State University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Director, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology
