Naturalistic thinking has long helped humanity grapple with complex urban predicaments. What role can it play today?
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There are three pathways through which parental smoking has an effect on children’s academic, social and emotional skills. They include health effects of second-hand smoke, and family income.
Bees have been represented in a range of art forms for millennia, from rock carvings to video games.
Insects have long been identified as a protein-rich and nutritious food, and are eaten across various cultures outside the West – including across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Held in the leafy hills of Olinda, organisers expected 80 people – but more than 800 showed up to watch Australian and international films.
The supply crisis in the meat processing industry was entirely predictable. Employers and the government should have seen it coming.
Addressing urgent and complex problems such as climate change involves research across the full spectrum of society – and that includes Australia’s young people.
There is a reason your body draws you back to the same place again and again. It’s not simply habit, it is also the ways a place makes our body feel.
Buy now, pay later is a booming business. But be warned before you invest in it – or use it as a customer.
NDAs are increasingly used against employees who make complaints about discrimination and harassment. This practice needs to end.
Australia has made some progress in gender equality in the diplomatic and security sectors, but a new index shows work remains to be done.
Universities supposedly have adopted a more corporate approach – but most corporate board members have expertise in the area their company operates in and are more accountable to shareholders.
Black Friday, Christmas, and other ‘shopping events’ take a toll on the temporary workers hired to get purchases to consumers.
An asteroid that landed in Russia in 2013 injured 1,500 people – and was just 20 metres in diameter. What could we do if a major threat was detected?
Why rely on unproven technologies when we can store carbon and cut emissions through Country-based and nature-based solutions?
The federal government has for months been unclear about when international students could return to Australia. And there are still many uncertainties about the latest announcement.
How could a company highly regarded for its commitment to sustainability do so badly on the industrial relations front, pushing staff to strike for almost a fortnight?
Government procurement policies are the key to reducing Australia’s mountain of construction waste.
When a bee leaves the hive for the first time to go foraging, how does she know what a flower even looks like?
Research shows that adults, even without kids, have used lockdown and the advent of streaming services, to revisit the shows they enjoyed as children.
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Emeritus Professor of Public Policy, RMIT University
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Professor, Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, RMIT University
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Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
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PhD Candidate, School of Engineering, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Literary Studies, RMIT University
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Professor & Dean, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University
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Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
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Lecturer in Global Human Resources Management, RMIT University
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Visiting Associate Professor, STEM College, RMIT University
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Professor & Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Social and Global Studies Centre, RMIT University
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Lecturer, Graduate School of Business and Law, RMIT University
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Lecturer, College of Business and Law, RMIT University
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Research Fellow, School of Engineering, RMIT University
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Lecturer in inclusive education, RMIT University
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Professor in Sustainability and Urban Planning, Leader, Interdisciplinary Conservation Science Research Group (ICON Science), RMIT University
