Is using the Future Fund for housing, energy and infrastructure really ‘raiding Australia’s nest egg’?
It’s unclear whether requiring the fund to prioritise certain kinds of investments will lead to lower returns. There’s a ...
Denmark’s uprooting of settled residents from ‘ghettos’ forms part of aggressive plan to assimilate nonwhite inhabitants
The Danish government wants to end so-called parallel societies. But residents of immigrant-majority areas say they’re ...
COVID caused cancer tumours to shrink in mice – new study
Few would have thought that the COVID pandemic would have a silver lining, but scientists in Chicago may just have found one.
To some ancient Romans, gladiators were the embodiment of tyranny
Politicians like Cicero saw gladiators as vain and self-indulgent, while the true warriors engaged in wars of words.
Vulnerability to financial scams in aging adults could be an early indicator of Alzheimer’s disease, new research shows
Adults who self-reported higher vulnerability toward financial exploitation showed lower thickness in a brain region that is ...
Americans agree politics is broken − here are 5 ideas for fixing key problems
Surveys show Americans do not believe the political system is serving them. A mathematician of democracy highlights ...
Awkwardness can hit in any social situation – here are a philosopher’s 5 strategies to navigate it with grace
Awkwardness is what happens in social interactions when you suddenly find yourself without a script to guide you through.