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6 janvier 2018

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

Politicians 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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6 janvier 2018

Explainer: the gods behind the days of the week

The origins of our days of the week lie with the Romans. The Romans named their days of the week after the planets, which in turn were named after the Roman gods:

dies Solis “the day of the sun (then considered a planet)”
dies Lunae “the day of the moon”
dies Martis, “the day of Mars”
dies Mercurii, “the day of Mercury”
dies Iovis, “the day of Jupiter”
dies Veneris, “the day of Venus”
dies Saturni, “the day of Saturn”

When the Germanic-speaking peoples of western Europe adopted the seven-day week, which was probably in the early centuries of the Christian era, they named their days after those of their own gods who were closest in attributes and character to the Roman deities. More...

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6 janvier 2018

Driverless cars could be better or worse for our health – it’s up to us

Driverless cars – autonomous vehicles – are coming. The topic is a constant presence in media; The New York Times Magazine recently devoted most of an issue to it. More...

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6 janvier 2018

The five most anticipated digital games of 2018

It’s been an interesting year for digital games.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds became the most played PC game on the digital distribution platform Steam, with its battle-royale, scavenge and survive 100 player gameplay shaking up the first-person shooter genre. More...

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6 janvier 2018

Trust Me, I’m an Expert: Risk

Ah, the new year. A time for throwing off your shackles, following your bliss, quitting your job and abandoning your family to finally start the artisinal yak-butter-sculpture studio of your dreams. More...

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6 janvier 2018

New Year’s resolutions for better mental health

Mental health is central to every part of our lives: how we interact with loved ones, how productive we are at work, and how we feel when we are alone. So here are six things science says you can do to improve your mental health in 2018. More...

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6 janvier 2018

Three reasons to get your stress levels in check in 2018

It’s difficult not to get stressed in our fast-paced lives. Whether you’re working overtime, battling exams, or caring for a sick relative, chronic stress has become commonplace. More...

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6 janvier 2018

Bias creeps into reference checks, so is it time to ditch them?

As much as we’d like to think we’ve refined the hiring process over the years to carefully select the best candidate for the job, bias still creeps in. More...

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6 janvier 2018

A riotous, often ribald exploration of feminism’s unfinished business

Unfinished Business is a riotous and often ribald exhibition that offers a multi-voiced interpretation of feminism and the visual arts. It shows the formative impact of feminism on contemporary art and provides a visual framework to contemplate the concerns of women since the 1970s. More...

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6 janvier 2018

Listen up! How to get your message across in just 60 seconds

Do you have something important to say, but find it hard to get people’s attention?
Or have you tried to listen to someone who claims to have something interesting to impart, but they can’t explain it and the idea gets lost? (Or worse, you get bored and lose interest, even if they’re trying to describe their revolutionary new laser shark). More...

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