Stephen Hawking raised the public profile of grand science, and speculated about the future of artificial intelligence, as well as contacting aliens. Does science mix easily with science fiction?
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Human rights abuses might be embedded in the business model that has evolved for social media companies in their second decade.
When the First Fleet sailed into Sydney Cove in 1788, they entered an ancient and unforgiving landscape. A new book charts Australians' relationship with one of the world's most volatile climates.
A long read on how nerve agents were developed – and used in an attack on a former Russian spy on the streets of Salisbury.
Recent scientific studies have claimed that transfusions of blood from teenagers can help delay or reverse the ageing process. Do they stack up?
It feels as if volcanoes in our region are going off at a high rate right now - but it's reasonably normal activity for the "Ring of Fire" belt running around the Asia Pacific.
The Long Read: Most Australians' power bills have been rising for a decade. There are many reasons why, but the common thread is a lack of government willingness to get to grips with crucial policy problems.
Does big data threaten how humans explore the natural world? We need to protect our impulses to observe, compare, play, discover and love, no matter what technological capabilities are available.
One day the violence and discrimination will be finished in Asia and throughout our region – but in the meantime, there is a need for heroes.
From the tropics of Borneo, Darren Curnoe posted a daily diary sharing his team's dig to explore ancient cemeteries. Through two metres of clay, human bones and tools were discovered.
What does it mean to be a responsible, mature and wise technological being? Our future lies in seeking real answers to this type of question.
Private companies are increasingly challenging national space agencies in a new space race, which comes with great opportunities but also huge risks.
The weather segment at the end of news bulletins has stuck to a familiar format for more than 50 years. But the question of who should actually present the weather has been in a constant state of flux.
The Trinity Lutheran case signals the Supreme Court's willingness to interpret separation of church and state as religious discrimination. What will this mean for the future of vouchers and school choice?
Here we explore our past and present struggles with four of the most significant infectious diseases human beings have faced, and some of the progress we've made in prevention and treatment.
While research for a cure for MND is underway, first we need to know what causes it.
Science is supremely beautiful, but can also be brutal and unforgiving if you stray from the well-worn pathways.
There are four key things Donald Trump’s election tells us about the state of journalism today.
The University of Michigan's Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Heather Ann Thompson explains why Americans must demand better access to the nation's prisons.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, but treatments are still far from successful in clinical trials. Here is what we know about the disease, and what is yet to be uncovered.
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Professor of Creative Arts, Flinders University
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Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland
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Professorial Fellow, Faculty of Arts and the Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Media, Journalism and Communication, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer in School of Medicine, University of Adelaide
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Professor of Politics, University of Sydney
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Professorial Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Professor, Australian Catholic University
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Lecturer in Australian History, Monash University
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Professor of Public Health, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
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Associate Professor and Chief Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, University of New South Wales, UNSW
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Director, Centre for the Study of Social Change, University of Western Australia
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Professor of Health Sciences, University of South Australia
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Emeritus Consultant, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst
