Cargando…
The Conversation yearbook 2017 : 50 articles that informed the public /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Otros Autores: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Carlton, Vic. :
Melbourne University Publishing,
2017.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Chapter One Navigating an Age of Uncertainty; If defeat comes, what then for the Liberals' succession?; Climate change's signature was writ large on Australia's crazy summer of 2017; What economics has to say about housing bubbles; Note to Liberals: on the leadership front, best to keep calm and carry on; The state of the nation starts in your street; Chapter Two Making Sense of a World of Confusion; Farewell John Clarke: in an absurd world we have never needed you more; Dr Google probably isn't the worst place to get your health advice
- In defence of grammar pedantryThings you were taught at school that are wrong; Mixed media: how Australia's newspapers became locked in a war of left versus right; Managing Australian foreign policy in a Chinese world; Who are you calling 'anti-science'? How science serves social and political agendas; Why the media need to tread carefully when reporting research findings; Chapter Three Learning from the Past; A map that fills a 500-million-year gap in Earth's history; The detective work behind the Budj Bim eel traps World Heritage bid
- Buried tools and pigments tell a new history of humans in Australia for 65,000 yearsWhere the old things are: Australia's most ancient trees; Roman gladiators were war prisoners and criminals,93 not sporting heroes; Reading Germaine Greer's mail; Lessons of 1967 referendum still apply to debates on constitutional recognition; Chapter Four Brave New World; How the internet knows if you're happy or sad; Creative city, smart city ... whose city is it?; The economics of self-service checkouts; The search to extend lifespan is gaining ground but can we truly reverse the biology of ageing?
- Our healthcare records outlive us-it's time to decide what happens to the data once we're goneBackyard skinny dippers lack effective laws to keep peeping drones at bay; Chapter Five Please Explain; Curious Kids: Does space go on forever?; Was it four degrees hotter 110,000 years ago?; Why bad moods are good for you: the surprising benefits of sadness; Research Check: Can even moderate drinking cause brain damage?; Here's why it's so hard to say whether inequality is going up or down; Note to Margaret Court: the Bible isn't meant to be read that literally
- Chapter Six The Elusive Goal of a Just SocietyFor renters, making housing more affordable is just the start; Ban on sleeping rough does nothing to fix the problems of homelessness; The passage of Gonski 2.0 is a victory for children over politics; Why do we still make girls wear skirts and dresses as school uniform?; Universities have a problem with sexual assault and harassment: here's how to fix it; Witch-hunts and surveillance: the hidden lives of queer people in the military; FactCheck Q & A: Are Indigenous Australians the most incarcerated people on Earth?