In an ant's world, the smaller you get the less you can see. So how does that affect an ant's ability to avoid hitting any obstacle as it walks about?
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Traditional accounting calculates a company's value by measuring physical assets and how much they owe. But we can tweak this for today's economy by including people and their ability to innovate.
On the eve of the March for Science, a marine biologist explains why she's returning from abroad to speak out for science in the Trump era.
A corporate apology is always connected to the benefits it brings to the company. It is not a personal apology, it is a form of institutional positioning.
When non-autistic people take the lead on autism research, support and advocacy without input from autistic people, we risk of getting the message wrong and missing key parts of the picture.
Results from a recent trial of England's phonics check in South Australia show teachers liked it and students need it.
A new report unpacks the complex role social media play in the lives of Indigenous Australians.
It's understandable to want to shield children from the impacts of disasters. But research suggests that they should be given a voice in disaster planning and a role in reducing the risks.
Some learning apps promise to have you speaking a new language in two weeks. But truly learning a language requires considerable time, effort and commitment.
Conspiracy theorists are commonly seen as fundamentally irrational, with an all-encompassing obsession. But new research suggests they may have quite different motivations, beliefs and attitudes.
People have wondered for years and scientists still don't know for sure.
As countries compete to deter asylum seekers, there's a vicious cycle in which governments seek to outdo each other by implementing progressively more restrictive policies.
Schools and students are often targeted during times of armed conflict. Abducted children can be recruited as soldiers and schools are ideal locations for military headquarters.
Research finds union members earn more because they have more experience than their non-union colleagues.
There are undoubtedly advantages for unions in terms of access and policy influence by having former officials as MPs.
To stay up, the bird must overcome gravity with a force called 'lift'.
Business leaders some sectors are feeling less positive about the year ahead because consumers are spending less, according to our analysis of the outlook of leaders of Australia’s ASX 200 companies.
The personal is now commercial – beauty, fashion and feminism.
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Sometimes I want to cheer online publications that combine politics, fashion and beauty for the way they are mainstreaming feminism. On closer inspection, though, it has produced some odd results.
How many shark encounters have there been at your local beach? Explore our interactive map to see 20 years of incidents between humans and sharks in coastal waters around Australia.
Yes emerging technologies can pose risks - but regulation must focus on outcomes of the technology, not the technology itself.
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Associate Professor Anina Rich, Macquarie University
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Annabelle Lukin is a Friend of The Conversation.
Associate Professor in Linguistics, Macquarie University
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PhD Candidate, Macquarie University
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Professor, Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University
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Assistant Professor, University of Hawaii (starting May 2018); Postdoctoral Researcher in Marine Ecology (current), Macquarie University
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Professor of Applied Linguistics, Macquarie University
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Senior Research Fellow, The Centre for Independent Studies; Associate Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor - Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance, Macquarie University
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Senior Research Fellow, Department of Geography and Planning, Macquarie University
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Emeritus Professor of Education, Macquarie University
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Professor, Macquarie University
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Professor, Macquarie University
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PhD student in Ecological Neuroscience, Macquarie University
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Associate Research Fellow, Macquarie University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Cognitive Science, Macquarie University
