Scientists have been naming species after well-known people since the 18th century, often in a bid for publicity. But the issue deserves attention – 400,000 Australian species are yet to be described.
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Apakah perempuan akan banyak sukses mendulang suara terbanyak di pemilihan kepala daerah yang akan berlangsung tahun ini?
Will female candidates rule Indonesia's regional election this year?
Google and Facebook reign supreme over digital advertising. Yet the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and when the effectiveness of this advertising seems limited, should we ban this model?
Google et Facebook règnent en maîtres sur la publicité numérique. Après le scandale Cambridge Analytica, et alors que l’efficacité de cette publicité semble limitée, faut-il bannir ce modèle ?
The remote Pilbara region of Western Australian formed many billions of years ago when the Earth was much hotter and the crust softer than it is today.
Do we really want to protect our privacy when we expose it on social networks?
The technology behind blockchain remains a mystery to many, but the it shares many common features with the popular online encyclopedia with which most web users are very familiar.
Désirons-nous réellement protéger notre vie privée alors que nous l’exposons sur les réseaux sociaux ?
Claude Monet painted The Magpie in winter 1868, turning his interest in colour on the blank canvass of snow.
It's shocking to read reports of people who worked as doctors for years without having the qualifications to do so, because we trust our medical professionals. So, how do these imposters do it?
The flu vaccine isn't perfect but it's the best way to protect against these potentially harmful viruses. Most children aged six months to five years are eligible for a free vaccine in 2018.
The report of the mathematician and deputy of Essonne Cédric Villani renders his report on artificial intelligence today.
The Micronesian Republic of the Marshall Islands is about to become the first country to base its national currency on cryptomoney. Analysis of an absurd political decision.
Ecological grief - the mourning that takes place when we lose parts of the natural world - is likely to affect more of us in the future.
If a superannuation fund member is at a workplace where a lot of colleagues make changes to their investment strategy, it becomes significantly more likely that they themselves will make a change.
Le rapport du mathématicien et député de l’Essonne Cédric Villani rend son rapport sur l’intelligence artificielle aujourd’hui.
The government's review of religious freedom protections must ensure that any additional protection of religious freedom does not further undermine the right to non-discrimination.
Lisa Reihana's video installation Emissaries combines Indigenous actors and performance techniques to reenact Captain Cook's encounters across the Pacific.
As if having asthma wasn't bad enough news, your health condition is probably contributing to climate change.
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PhD Candidate, University of Western Australia
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Lecturer - Management and Organisations, UWA Business School, University of Western Australia
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Research Associate at the University of Western Australia, University of Western Australia
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Emeritus Professor, ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery, OzGrav, University of Western Australia
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, University of Western Australia
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PhD Candidate in Marine Ecology, University of Western Australia
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Professor & Director, Sea Around Us - Indian Ocean, University of Western Australia
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Professor & Director, Marine Futures Lab, University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor, Finance, University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor, School of Population and Global Health, University of Western Australia
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Warden, Forrest Research Foundation, University of Western Australia
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Professor of Astrophysics, University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor, English and Literary Studies, University of Western Australia
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Professor, Chief Cultural Officer, Cultural Precinct, University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor, University of Western Australia
