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6 janvier 2018

How perfectionism became a hidden epidemic among young people

The ConversationIn our roles as academics, young people knock on our doors almost every day. They are typically ambitious, bright and hard-working. They have a broad network of friends, and most come from supportive families. Yet no matter how well-adjusted they can appear, we are finding that our students are increasingly likely to seek our support for mental health issues, as well as academic ones. More...
6 janvier 2018

What Toby Young outcry means for the new university regulator

The ConversationIt’s been quite the week for the UK journalist turned champion of free schools, Toby Young, whose appointment to the new universities regulatory board – The Office for Students (OfS) – has sparked outrage. More...
6 janvier 2018

Toby Young: what is ‘progressive eugenics’ and what does it have to do with meritocracy?

The ConversationSince Toby Young’s appointment to the government’s new higher education watchdog – the Office for Students – critics have trawled through his past for evidence of unsuitability for the role. More...
6 janvier 2018

Bagaimana mendeteksi berita bohong—panduan ahli untuk anak muda

The ConversationSetiap kali Anda online, orang berlomba-lomba merebut perhatian Anda. Teman-teman, orang asing, bisnis, organisasi politik, lembaga amal, dan situs web berita menyajikan arus konstan gambar-gambar, video dan artikel-artikel yang memikat pandangan, ke mana pun Anda mencari informasi—Google, Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, atau YouTube. More...
6 janvier 2018

Happy birthday, Braille: how writing you can touch is still helping blind people to read and learn

The ConversationLouis Braille, who was born on January 4, 1809, invented a tactile reading and writing system which transformed the lives of countless people with severe vision impairments or blindness. Braille was blind himself, and first came up with the idea for a form of writing you can read by touch while he was still at school. More...
6 janvier 2018

2017: the year in extreme weather

The ConversationOverall 2017 will be the warmest non-El Niño year on record globally, and over the past 12 months we have seen plenty of extreme weather, both here in Australia and across the world. More...
6 janvier 2018

China’s economic power is actually a lot smaller than you think

The ConversationIn recent years, reports by financial institutions like the World Bank have claimed China is the world’s largest economy. China’s annual gross domestic product (GDP), when converted to United States dollars using purchasing power parity exchange rates is estimated to be worth around US$19 trillion, surpassing the USA’s GDP of US$17 trillion. More...
6 janvier 2018

Who was Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and endings?

The ConversationJanuary 1 can be a day of regret and reflection – did I really need that fifth glass of bubbly last night? – mixed with hope and optimism for the future, as we make plans to renew gym memberships or finally sort out our tax files. This January ritual of looking forward and backward is fitting for the first day of a month named after Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and endings. More...
6 janvier 2018

Look up! Your guide to some of the best meteor showers for 2018

The ConversationThis year gets off to a relatively slow start when it comes to seeing the annual major meteor showers. 
The Quadrantids, one of the big three annual showers, are lost to the vagaries of the full Moon in early January. More...
6 janvier 2018

A high price for policy failure: the ten-year story of spiralling electricity bills

The ConversationPoliticians are told never to waste a good crisis. Australia’s electricity sector is in crisis, or something close to it. The nation’s first-ever statewide blackout, in South Australia in September 2016, was followed by electricity shortages in several states last summer. More shortages are anticipated over coming summers. More...
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