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Editor's note
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Science is often misunderstood, not least the complexities of its methods and the arcane nature of statistical analysis. It’s also under attack from the outside by anti-science forces, and from within by a replication crisis and predatory journals.
In light of this, we spend a lot of time talking about how to understand, report and edit science, and how to spot and avoid the junk.
We thought you might find this discussion useful too. So today we’re publishing the content of a recent guide on understanding and reporting science over five blog posts this week, covering everything from how science works, to statistics and the perils of “p-hacking”, through to which words and images to avoid when reporting science. You can read part 1 here.
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Tim Dean, The Conversation
This is the first part in a series on how we edit science, looking at what science is and how it works.
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Pluto is a dwarf planet but that doesn’t make it any less worthy of our attention.
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Tanya Hill, Museum Victoria
A group of astronomers are trying to reclassify Pluto as full 'planet'. But there are good reasons to leave our classification system alone, and this doesn't mean Pluto is any less interesting.
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Environment + Energy
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Alan Pears, RMIT University
The current flurry of energy policy aims to make power cheaper and more reliable. But it will take more than that to meet vital longer-term goals like cutting carbon while keeping future prices low.
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Anne Kallies, RMIT University
The South Australian and federal governments' energy feud reached a peak this week, but just who is responsible?
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Business + Economy
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Danielle Wood, Grattan Institute
Women’s participation in economics starts off strong but progressively falls through the ranks.
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Marion Terrill, Grattan Institute; Owain Emslie, Grattan Institute
Consider these home truths: value capture is a tax, it would need to apply to the family home and deciding which areas it covers would be politically contentious. A broad-based land tax is simpler.
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Ranjit Goswami, RK University
Even though the setup of the Indian Adani Group draws scrutiny in developed countries like Australia, it's common and makes sense in the context of emerging markets like India.
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Kate Letheren, Queensland University of Technology; Charmaine Glavas, Queensland University of Technology
This could be the year chatbots are widely adopted. But beyond making our lives more convenient, they represent a huge potential for advertisers.
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Graham White, University of Sydney
Economics doesn't have all the answers – at least not for those looking to escape ideology.
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Health + Medicine
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Alessandro R Demaio, University of Copenhagen; Anna Beale, Monash University
Obesity is linked with a host of health outcomes. Both a disease itself and a risk factor linked to many others, we explore the linkages between obesity and cancer.
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Amee Baird, Macquarie University; Bill Thompson, Macquarie University
For couples, families or friends who share a significant song, the effects of music can be powerful and persistent, lasting well into old age, even piercing through dementia.
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Politics + Society
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Dominic O'Sullivan, Charles Sturt University
Guaranteed representation reduces the distance between policymakers and the people for whom policy is made.
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Nick Osbaldiston, James Cook University
Conflicts over coastal areas have largely been between development and preserving what makes these attractive places to live. Rising sea levels are now complicating our relationship with the coast.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra; Nicholas Klomp, University of Canberra
The University of Canberra's Nicholas Klomp and Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics.
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Christopher John Hunt, University of Sydney
Restrictions on gambling advertisements may be effective in helping those with problems manage their urges to gamble.
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Arts + Culture
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Rosemary Williamson, University of New England; Megan Le Masurier, University of Sydney; Rebecca Johinke, University of Sydney
Newspapers may be in crisis but magazines are thriving. The growth is in specialist titles - indeed the glossy offerings of Coles and Woolworths now have almost double the readership of the Australian Women's Weekly,
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Kevin Brophy, University of Melbourne
The lovers at the centre of The Green Bell - its author, Paula Keogh, and that passing meteor of Australian poetry, Michael Dransfield - met in the psychiatric unit of Canberra Hospital.
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