An anonymous coder nearly hacked a big chunk of the internet. How worried should we be?
Sigi Goode, Australian National University Outside the world of open-source software, it’s likely few people would have heard about XZ
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NSW may end its COVID vaccine mandate for health workers. That doesn’t mean it was a bad idea in the first place
Katie Attwell, The University of Western Australia and Jessica Kaufman, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Months after COVID vaccines were introduced
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Amid growth in AI writing tools, this course teaches future lawyers and other professionals to become better editors
Patrick Barry, University of Michigan Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.
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If you’ve got a dark roof, you’re spending almost $700 extra a year to keep your house cool
Sebastian Pfautsch, Western Sydney University and Riccardo Paolini, UNSW Sydney If you visit southern Greece or Tunisia, you might notice
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The UN Security Council has finally called for a ceasefire in Gaza. But will it have any effect?
Marika Sosnowski, The University of Melbourne Ceasefires are a uniquely complicated tool in armed conflict. This is because they exist
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Uber has settled a class action lawsuit for $270 million – what was it accused of?
Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Who’d want to go back to the days before Uber?
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‘I have been ground down’: about 50% of Australian principals and other school leaders are thinking of quitting
Paul Kidson, Australian Catholic University; Herb Marsh, Australian Catholic University, and Theresa Dicke, Australian Catholic University Australia’s school principals have
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What’ll happen when Facebook stops paying for news? Here’s what happened when radio stopped paying for music
Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Why are musicians so keen to get played on the
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Why is toddler milk so popular? Follow the money
Jennifer McCann, Deakin University; Karleen Gribble, Western Sydney University, and Naomi Hull, University of Sydney Toddler milk is popular and
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