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How games can inform, educate and raise awareness

Using fun elements such as challenges, goals and rewards, games are playing a significant role in learning, lifestyle management and disease awareness.

The battle to reduce road deaths

In the move to a more sustainable and safer future, tackling road accident injuries and fatalities will require a more concerted effort.

The ‘scamdemic’ affecting everyone

Cyber scams are rising globally, targeting the vulnerable, especially youth. Understanding tactics and regional efforts is key to a safer cyberspace.

AI is changing the way we think

A new study explores how AI is integrated into our thinking, creating a personalised cognitive layer that shapes decision-making and impacts human agency.

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Amplifying Pacific voices for science

It’s hoped the launch of the Pacific Academy of Sciences will lead to a stronger voice for Pacific science at both regional and global levels.

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Hormones may be the key to treating anorexia

It’s serious and sometimes deadly, but anorexia has been under-studied for decades. New research into the eating disorder’s link with oestrogen offers hope.

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A revolutionary new weapon in the battle against influenza

Clinical trials of an mRNA vaccine have begun and researchers expect broadly positive outcomes in the battle against the widespread illness.

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Six ways to rebuild confidence in science

Some of Australia’s top scientific thinkers share their ideas on the tactics required to defeat misinformation and conspiracy theories around science.

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To restore trust in science, we need great storytellers

In the disinformation war, scientists will fail if their only weapons are critical thinking and a respect for evidence. We must engage more broadly.

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Will AI help or hinder trust in science?

AI tools are already being widely used in science. But can they, and the science they help produce, be trusted?

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How education and social media regulation can combat science denial

It’s ironic that as scientific evidence on climate change and vaccines have become more compelling, public opinion on social media appears more divided.

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Putting trust in science by design

Graphic design can be a powerful tool in enhancing people’s confidence in scientific communications.

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We need science, and we need to defend it from attack

Trust in science: Australia isn’t as polarised as the US, but we can’t afford to be complacent.

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The fix for STEM workplace inequity? Change the system

New evidence shows that targeted policies, coordination and evaluation are all part of creating more gender-equitable and disability-inclusive workplaces.

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How games can inform, educate and raise awareness

The battle to reduce road deaths

The ‘scamdemic’ affecting everyone

AI is changing the way we think

Amplifying Pacific voices for science

Hormones may be the key to treating anorexia

A revolutionary new weapon in the battle against influenza

Six ways to rebuild confidence in science

To restore trust in science, we need great storytellers

Will AI help or hinder trust in science?

How education and social media regulation can combat science denial

Putting trust in science by design

We need science, and we need to defend it from attack

The fix for STEM workplace inequity? Change the system

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