You’re at the park with the kids. Everyone’s having fun, and then a strange dog appears, baring its teeth. Your protective response is the evolutionary function of anger.
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Many venoms contain bioactive components that are so stable to the body’s enzymes and selective of their biological target that they’re increasingly being used as novel research tools.
Only two Australian spiders can kill you, but the rest are a pretty fascinating bunch.
As machines get ever more complex as we strive to make them complete more complex tasks, it’s time to ask again: will they ever be able to think? But what is thinking anyway?
Australia may have reputation for vast areas of wilderness, but in reality the continent’s ecosystems have been chopped and diced. Now we need to protect what’s left.
The family veto is morally repugnant unless removing it would result in a decrease in the supply of transplantable organs.
The human body is a comprehensive, self-mending, self-detoxing apparatus that will perform its tasks regardless of whether you’re undertaking a rigid detox cure, or a gourmet food and wine marathon.
A good summer picnic, bushwalk or barbecue with friends and family can all be ruined by those annoying flies that never leave you alone. So what are they after?
We swallow spiders in our sleep. Sitting on cold concrete gives you piles. And if you swallow chewing gum, it’ll stay in your stomach for years. Right?
People overeat. And people don’t always make the healthiest food choices. That much is clear. But who is to blame for overeating and poor food choices?
The hard numbers of sales, downloads, streams, and billboard charts seem to do all the work for us. But do these measures tell us anything meaningful about music’s nature and value in 2015?
Summer holidays are upon as, and many of us finally get to spend some lazy days by the pool. But how can you ensure this pleasant experience doesn’t leave you with any nasty surprises?
You might not believe in God, but do you tell your kids about Santa? How do you explain Christmas to your children if you and they are not religious?
Christmas is here again, and we’re excited for decorating, parties, and summer getaways. But before we dive into the silly season, let’s first make sure our pets are properly taken care of.
How best do we teach our kids that the world is not always as we’d like it to be? The ‘when’ can be out of parents’ control, but there are parts of the ‘how’ that are more manageable.
The pink ball introduced to this year’s day night cricket test can be difficult to see for some players, especially if they are colour blind. There is a better choice of colour.
Activists want the Carmichael mine stopped. But what does the law say?
When you’re in pain, it’s hard to think about anything else. In many cases, it won’t go away until you take something for it, but how do you know what type and strength to take?
The Book Council of Australia – announced by Tony Abbott just over a year ago – was today scrapped. But we still need a body to advocate for literature and to advise government on policy settings.
People in pain are subject to the ways their cultures have trained them to experience and express pain.
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Sessional Academic, The University of Queensland
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Director, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Professor, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, The University of Queensland
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Professor and Head of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences; Director, The Queensland Centre for Olympic and Paralympic Studies, The University of Queensland
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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PhD, Paratexts in Genre Fiction, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland
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HERA Program Director - Health Workforce Optimisation Centre for the Business & Economics of Health, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Research Fellow in Sports Coaching, The University of Queensland
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Neil G Sipe is a Friend of The Conversation.
Honorary Professor of Planning, The University of Queensland
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Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland
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PhD student studying urban stormwater management, Environmental Engineering research group, School of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland
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Research Professor in Tourism, School of Business, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow, UQ School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, Sports Coaching; Affiliate, UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, The University of Queensland
