Parliament has a problem retaining experienced women – and so does science. Working in STEMM places women in an ideological dilemma that is exhausting to confront, and feels impossible to change.
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Science fiction has been around for centuries.
Our brain cells do look a lot like a map of the universe – but that doesn't mean they're the same thing.
The 2018 Australian Museum Eureka Prize winners include astrophysicist and science communicator Alan Duffy and the citizen science app QuestaGame.
Under representation of women in the science and engineering career fields is a result of poor work life balance.
The Global State of Young Scientists Africa project investigates the challenges that shape the career trajectories of young African scientists.
It's not just Earth: everything in the universe has it's own pull because of gravity – even you. Here's how it works.
Once associated with mind-control experiments and counter-cultural defiance, psychedelics now show great promise for mental health treatments and may prompt a re-evaluation of the scientific method.
Soil scientists have rarely gone the extra mile to translate their knowledge into forms that can be integrated into economic decision making.
Machine learning is changing the world in ways that we are just beginning to appreciate. But could it change the way we do science and the reasons why we do science?
There are many reasons why scientists collaborating with artists makes sense, now more than ever.
Recruiting specialist teachers takes more than just encouraging them to study science and maths at university. Governments and wider society needs to come on board too.
Conservatives have long tried to attack regulators such as the EPA with “weaponized transparency”. Coupled with the inflation of uncertainty, the intent is to make regulations impossible.
Many students in Australia don't have access to specialist teachers in science and maths, and the problem is only getting worse.
How medieval scientists grappled with the conflicting 'truths' of creationism and the eternity of the world.
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This episode of the In Depth Out Loud podcast outlines the importance of finding a way to remove the inequalities promoted by modern science.
An initiative to address a skills gap in science, technology, engineering and mathematics may be actually narrowing the pool of students who consider a career in STEM.
Why do some people reject scientifically accepted ideas? A psychotherapist points to black-and-white thinking as part of the explanation.
A public meeting of flat earthers is a product and sign of our times.
Meta-analysis studies have made it possible to sort through apparently contradictory research by looking at the bigger picture.
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Associate professor in astronomy, Monash University
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Director, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Toronto
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Open Evidence Research, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya and Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities (SVT), University of Bergen
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Lecturer in Science Education, Deakin University
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Vice-Chancellor, Australian National University
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Jee Hyun Kim is a Friend of The Conversation.
Head of Developmental Psychobiology Lab, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
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Deputy CEO (Research), Australian Council for Educational Research
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Holcim (US) Professor at the Ross School of Business and School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra
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Professor of Computer Science and Provost/CEO/PVC, University of Nottingham
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Professor of Natural Philosophy in the Department of Physics, University of York
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Institute for Effective Education, University of York
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Editor-in-Chief of the South African Journal of Science and Consultant, Vice Principal for Research and Graduate Education, University of Pretoria
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