Science is essential for human flourishing. So why does so much science communication paint a bleak, nihilist picture of the world?
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James O'Hanlon’s easy and humorous style makes Silk and Venom a readily digestible and satisfying meal for anyone with an interest in the natural world.
The movement patterns in sperm could be explained by maths often used to describe the way chemicals interact.
As kids, we’re naturally more likely to enjoy sweet and salty tastes and reject bitterness. But that changes as we grow older.
Borman’s professionalism helped the risky Apollo 8 mission become a success.
In The Manic, Benjamin Labatut tells the story of the ‘smartest man of the 20th century’.
Despite the distances involved, people as far apart as the UK and Australia can see the Moon at the same time.
Why the speed of fast bowling in cricket seems to have stalled.
Only after a species is identified and listed by taxonomists can it be protected. Yet we still don’t have one globally agreed-upon list of every species. A new 74-nation survey points to the solution.
246 scientists looked at the same data sets and drew very different conclusions.
The decline of seaweed as part of the staple diet in Europe remains a mystery.
Louis Brus, one of the newest Nobel laureates in chemistry, speaks to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Conversations about scientific research and technological innovations allow the public to build trust with experts, and understand the impacts on everyday lives.
New research looks at how different species have managed to cross geographic barriers throughout history and whether their individual traits played a crucial role in these journeys.
Studying the sample could help answer how water arrived on Earth and how life started.
The discovery provides a way to study the birth of an entirely new planet in real time.
L'Huillier was busy teaching when she her Nobel prize was awarded.
The 2023 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded “for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter”.
The winners of the 2023 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine made a discovery that helped create the COVID-19 vaccines. They couldn’t have anticipated the tremendous impact of their findings.
Artistic representations of scientific imaging can help illuminate complex ideas and help bring this knowledge to a wider audience.
Principais colaboradores
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Open Evidence Research, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, UOC - Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
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Professor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Sydney
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Reader in Applied Cognitive Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Cognitive and Parapsychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor of Natural Philosophy in the Department of Physics, University of York
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Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University
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Deputy CEO (Research), Australian Council for Educational Research
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Honorary Associate, School of Physics, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Astronomy, Monash University
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Dean of Science, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Associate Professor, Philosophy of Science, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University
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Head of Developmental Psychobiology Lab, Deakin University
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Professor, University of Sydney
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Professor of Management & Organizations; Professor of Environment & Sustainability; Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at the Ross School of Business and School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
