I’ve always wondered: why are the stars, planets and moons round, when comets and asteroids aren’t?
I’m puzzled as to why the planets, stars and moons are all round (when) other large and small objects such…
The Cuba Lobby: The Mafia Style Group Behind Irrational US-Cuba Policy
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In search of walking equality: 70% of Indigenous people in Sydney live in neighbourhoods with low walkability
Indigenous inequality in Australia has long been known to the public and policy makers. Yet, successive local, state, and federal…
Public health alert – new venues and transport routes of concern
NSW Health has been notified of a number of new venues and transport routes of concern attended by confirmed cases…
From Parihaka to He Puapua: it’s time Pākehā New Zealanders faced their personal connections to the past
Whenever I visit my mother in New Plymouth we drive out around the Taranaki coast to visit the old family…
In the Kitchen: Artist Delano Dunn Dishes Out His Family’s Secret Gumbo Recipe, Which Inspired His Latest Work
Making gumbo takes about six hours. Delano Dunn knows, because that’s about how long the video is for the Zoom…
The ‘martyrdom effect’: why your pain boosts a charity’s gain
This weekend, participants in the Kokoda Challenge will complete a gruelling 96-kilometre overnight trek to raise money for youth programs.…
Vital Signs: amid the lockdown gloom, Australia’s jobless rate hits decade low of 4.9%
In other circumstances Treasurer Josh Frydenberg might be dancing a jig. But the pall of the Greater Sydney lockdown, which…
Texas Democrats defy arrest, pledge to remain in Washington over voting rights
More than 50 Democratic members of the Texas legislature remain in the US capital. They fled to Washington, DC on…
World’s Largest Asset Manager Blackrock Sees ‘Very Little’ Demand for Cryptocurrencies
The world’s largest asset manager with $9.5 trillion under management, Blackrock, sees “very little” demand for cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, according…
There’s More to Alma Thomas Than Colorful Abstractions, an Eclectic Show of the Artist’s Marionettes, Still Lifes, and Other Work Proves
A long overdue retrospective for the late artist Alma Thomas has touched down at the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia.…
Victoria considers electronic surveillance for alleged stalkers
In 1993, Andrea Patrick was murdered by her ex-partner after a period of severe harassment and despite a restraining order…
Rights Coalition Demands US Retailers Reject Use of Facial Recognition
By Jessica Corbett On the heels of a congressional hearing that highlighted concerns about facial recognition, more than 35 civil…
Travelling through deep time to find copper for a clean energy future
More than 100 countries, including the United States and members of the European Union, have committed to net-zero carbon emissions…