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Economic growth is a red herring if economies can’t stop themselves shrinking more and more.
There needs to be more awareness of the benefits of insects as food, and support for farming and markets.
Scientists have a new approach to understanding how pollution threatens species at risk in Canada.
We have more neurons in our cortices than any other species, courtesy of an early technology – and along with them came our long, slow lives, with plenty of chances to gather around the dinner table.
Little bits of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot seem to be flaking off. Is it a sign of the demise of this enigmatic red cloud, or just a consequence of atmospheric chaos we can’t see from above?
An animal’s poop may seem like something to avoid, but it’s full of information about the creature that left it there.
A series of brazen, highly visible attacks by Mexican drug cartels have killed at least 50 people in the past month, terrorizing citizens and making the government look weak on crime.
A form of vitamin E could be behind recent vaping illnesses and death, as the vitamin was not meant to go into the lungs. Lax oversight of products and supplements only worsens the situation.
300,000 years ago, there were lots of different species of human. Now it’s only us – and we’re probably the reason why.
As protests raged across Chile last month, President Piñera repeatedly addressed the nation. Researchers fed his speeches into an AI system to assess the emotions behind his words.
Regulators should stimulate demand for broadband services through increased access to computers.
How the protest movement in Hong Kong moved onto university campuses – by two researchers who have witnessed the unfolding events.
With an outdated story that gives up on manufacturing, Africa will fail to close the huge digital gap it still faces.
A new push to focus development efforts on big infrastructure projects could have unitended consequences.
Unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions are not only wasteful, but may also have unintended consequences for a child’s health.
There is a chance – just a chance – that far from smoothing the UK’s exit from the EU, the election blows up in Johnson’s face and delivers a remain parliament.
Algorithms can amplify toxic content, but the problems start in human communities.
There’s an app for just about everything nowadays. But if you’re trying to have a baby, relying on a fertility app to tell you the best time to conceive is probably not your best bet.
Constructing fancy ‘smart cities’ might not be the best solution for Africa’s rapidly urbanising populations.
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Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Constitutional Law and Legal Theory, University of Wollongong
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Assistant Professor, School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin, University College Dublin
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Distinguished visiting professor, University of Glasgow
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Research Fellow, African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research (ACEIR), University of Cape Town
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Assistant researcher, University of Sydney
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor, Universidad Central de Venezuela
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Senior Lecturer of Political Science, Georgia Gwinnett College
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor in Practice on Environmental Innovation, School of Social and Environmental Sustainability, University of Glasgow, UK, National University of Singapore
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Senior Research Fellow, Horn of Africa and Southern Africa, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
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Open Evidence Research, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, UOC - Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
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Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
