How witches went on to become modern feminist icons
Oct 31, 2023 09:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
With Halloween upon us, witches resurface alongside other frightening figures summoned for the occasion. However, unlike pumpkins, zombies, and other poltergeists, witches have never entirely left the public consciousness...
Yes, childcare is costly, but nowhere near as costly as recent reports suggest – here's why
Oct 31, 2023 09:15 am UTC| Life
Childcare in Australia is generally regarded as expensive. And its true that prices charged by some centres, particularly long daycare centres, can be pretty steep, climbing to as much as A$200 per day or more in...
Collaborative water management can be a building block for peace between Israelis and Palestinians
Oct 31, 2023 01:21 am UTC| Life
Water is a central element of the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Israel controls several water pipelines entering Gaza, much as it controls most of life there. But water can also be a source of hope for an...
Oct 30, 2023 10:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
White people who visit hospital emergency departments with pain are 26% more likely than Black people to be given opioid pain medications such as morphine. This was a key finding from our recent study, published in the...
Why young workers are leaving fossil fuel jobs – and what to do if you feel like 'climate quitting'
Oct 30, 2023 10:56 am UTC| Life
Are you frustrated with your employers lack of commitment to sustainability? Maybe climate quitting is for you. Climate quitting means leaving your job due to concerns about your employers impact on the climate or because...
How to redesign social media algorithms to bridge divides
Oct 30, 2023 10:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Social media platforms have been implicated in conflicts of all scales, from urban gun violence to the storming of the US Capitol building on January 6 and civil war in South Sudan. Scientifically, it is difficult to tell...
Louisiana's 'In God We Trust' law tests limits of religion in public schools
Oct 30, 2023 10:55 am UTC| Life
When Louisiana passed a law in August 2023 requiring public schools to post In God We Trust in every classroom from elementary school to college the author of the bill claimed to be following a long-held tradition of...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects