What's rational about risk?
OPINION: There's more to risk than cold hard facts. Rod Lamberts explains why we choose to ignore science, even when the odds are against us.
View ArticleEmotional intelligence: fact or fad?
OPINION: Emotional intelligence is not the cure-all elixir for spotting who will succeed in work and life, but it is more than a useless fad, says Carolyn MacCann.
View ArticleScience faction builds a picture of our future world
OPINION: Mixing science fact with science fiction to explore the future can help us make wiser choices, writes Stefan Hajkowicz.
View ArticleThe power of first impressions
OPINION: We size each other up instantly, based on everything from clothing colour to first name to face shape. These first impressions have an enduring social impact, says Anna Brooks.
View ArticleThe science of monsters
OPINION: Why do we love scary stories? Matt Kaplan looks at the science behind monsters old and new, and our perverse love of a good fright.
View ArticleThe spiritual scientist
OPINION: Science would not exist without an innate spirituality driven by a sense of wonder about the natural world, writes Paul Willis.
View ArticleA snip for the planet
OPINION: Blokes, it's time to man-up and face the snip - the future of the planet could well depend upon your decision, argues Paul Willis.
View ArticleThe incredible evolving toothbrush or the end of creativity?
OPINION: Has technological change reached the stage of producing useless novelties? Archaeologist Mike Rowland explores whether or not the age of human creativity is drawing to an end.
View ArticleTop five science reads of 2013
OPINION: It's been a great year for science books! Devoted sci-phile blogger George Aranda shares his top five science reads of 2013.
View ArticleHanging up their labcoats: Australia's new brain drain
OPINION: Faced with limited job opportunities, disenchanted young researchers are giving up on careers in science, writes Tim Nielsen.
View ArticleSix ways to improve young scientists' career prospects
OPINION: How can Australia better nurture its best and brightest? Tim Nielsen suggests six ways the prospects of early career scientists could be improved.
View ArticleAct and adapt or face a bleak future
OPINION: We could take steps to at least minimise the impact of climate change and population growth, but willful blindness to the current situation creates a poor vision for the future, argues Paul...
View ArticleThe evolutionary path to us: straight line or forks in the road?
OPINION: The depiction of human evolution as a simple linear affair is not only laden with historical baggage, it incorrectly portrays the true complexity of our past, argues Darren Curnoe.
View ArticleHas human evolution come to an end?
OPINION: Surprising discoveries that reveal how we have evolved since the Stone Age offer real and troubling insights into where we may be headed as a species, argues Darren Curnoe.
View ArticleWhat immunology did next
BODY AND BEYOND: With the basics of immunity nutted out, focus is now on the surprising connections between our immune system and the rest of our body and beyond, writes Idan Ben-Barak.
View ArticleThe extraordinary beginnings of human consciousness
OPINION: Our consciousness sets us apart from all other life. Yet, its evolutionary appearance highlights the accidental nature of our origins, writes Darren Curnoe.
View ArticleSaga of the Hobbit: a decade in the making
OPINION: It's 10 years since the discovery of Homo floresiensis (aka the "Hobbit") was announced. The bones - and debate they've generated - can tell us a lot about our evolution and the scientists who...
View ArticleRoyal Society Winton Prize for Science Books: who will win?
REVIEW: Devoted sci-phile blogger George Aranda reviews this year's finalists in the world's most prestigious science writing award.
View ArticleTop five science reads of 2014
OPINION: Book blogger George Aranda gives us his top five science reads from the past year. From physics to DNA and a squid/bacteria love affair, there's something for everyone.
View ArticleGot a PhD in science? Now what?
OPINION: Leaving academia does not mean you have 'failed', says Tim Nielsen. He offers some career advice to young scientists.
View ArticleHuman environmental footprint reaches far back in time
OPINION: While humankind has been altering the planet for hundreds of thousands of years, our burgeoning population means our impact has never been greater than it is today, writes Darren Curnoe.
View ArticleDid modern humans wipe out the Neanderthals in Europe?
OPINION: New research shows that modern humans settled Europe in two waves along distinct routes, coincidentally arriving about the time the Neanderthals disappeared, writes Darren Curnoe.
View ArticleWho said girls aren't interested in maths?
OPINION: Every child starts school with mathematical potential, but women in maths careers are rare. So what inspired Lily Serna to buck the trend?
View ArticleHow many forms can an ape take?
OPINION: New research on the form of ape and human hands is helping to rewrite understanding of the many and varied ways evolution constructs life, writes Darren Curnoe.
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