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Editor's note
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Our Science and Technology stories are hugely popular – but who writes them? Academics, yes – and more men than women.
Only 28% of authors writing on science and technology for The Conversation in 2017 were female. We’ve made some inroads on this gender gap over 2018 – but we’re looking for your help to narrow this further.
Why? Because we value women’s research and expertise. Unique perspectives are interesting. Evidence-based stories from fresh voices create diversity in our understanding of important issues.
Look a bit closer at our target areas for improvement here – and thank you to all our authors and readers for your continued support.
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Sarah Keenihan
Section Editor: Science + Technology
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Top story
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Hello little ones! Juvenile giant Australian cuttlefish developing under rocks in the waters of South Australia.
Fred Bavendam
Bronwyn GIllanders, University of Adelaide
In May-August each year, giant Australian cuttlefish gather and mate over a narrow stretch of rocky coastline in South Australia. At their peak you see literally one cuttlefish per square metre.
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Environment + Energy
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Thomas Longden, University of Technology Sydney
Heatwaves can cause a large number of deaths, especially when vulnerable groups are unprepared and are not acclimatised to hot temperatures.
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Ken Baldwin, Australian National University
Renewable energy investment is gathering steam throughout the world. Australia's National Energy Guarantee policy should be made agile enough to jump on board, because this runaway train won't stop.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Tuesday's party room mood reflected the sense most Coalition MPs have that to save marginal seats and give the government its best chance of survival, they need to unite behind Turnbull.
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Jason von Meding, University of Newcastle
Wildfires in the US have drawn thousands of firefighters. Meanwhile, Indonesia is struggling to rebuild in the wake of earthquakes. What's the difference? Poverty and access to resources.
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Politics + Society
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Gregory Melleuish, University of Wollongong
The Liberals once tried to build a big tent to include a range of political positions. Recent conflicts over energy, same-sex marriage and euthanasia show this is no longer sustainable.
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Jack Hynes, Victoria University; Cameron Smee, Victoria University; Jeffrey Bishara, Victoria University
Until the league stops pressuring players over their weight, token measures to address mental health concerns will have a limited impact.
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Carmela Chivers, Grattan Institute; Danielle Wood, Grattan Institute; Kate Griffiths, Grattan Institute
While the states are making improvements to their political donations laws and practices, Canberra still has a long way to go.
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Tony Walker, La Trobe University
The prime minister's China "reset" speech indicates he has yielded to diplomatic advice to separate domestic politics from foreign policy.
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Business + Economy
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Hannah Forsyth, Australian Catholic University
As Australia started to professionalise the change was led by industries dominated by women.
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David Peetz, Griffith University
Less secure jobs are just one aspect of the rise of finance capital. It's a driver of increasingly uneven income distributions and corporate priorities that are now putting our future at risk.
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Mary Tate, Queensland University of Technology
Everyday routines help individuals and organisations work efficiently, but can also be one of the biggest obstacles to innovation. Here's a five-point plan for implementing innovations.
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Health + Medicine
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Cheneal Puljevic, The University of Queensland; Jason Ferris, The University of Queensland; Ross Coomber, University of Liverpool; Stuart Kinner, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
The only quitting tool most Australian prisoners have access to is nicotine lozenges. These are being mixed with tea leaves to create a smokable product known as "teabacco".
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Julaine Allan, Charles Sturt University
A new study has found more than half of those in drug treatment have cognitive impairments – meaning treatment won't work for them.
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Rebecca Lindberg, Deakin University; Liza Barbour, Monash University
The rising cost of energy and housing can leave little money to put nutritious food on the table.
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Education
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Florence Monique Boulard, James Cook University
To sustain geo-political relations with French-speaking Pacific nations in the future, we need to change the way French is taught to young Australians.
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Ian Jacobs, UNSW
A new report found that every one dollar of public funding spent on Go8 university research generated A$9.76 across the Australian economy, a roughly 10 fold return on the government's investment.
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Brendon Hyndman, Charles Sturt University
Without addressing teacher concerns about integrating IT in the classroom, we risk creating a generation of students ill-prepared for a digital future.
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Arts + Culture
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Liz Conor, La Trobe University
Aboriginal children are rarely named in the colonial archive. But the remarkable story of Dirimera and Conaci reveals two boys who, while removed from their land, had a keen sense of sovereignty.
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Nonie May, University of Melbourne
In this grim and often bloody tale of dog-groomer Marcello, the canines steal every scene they are in.
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Ted Snell, University of Western Australia
As a bushranger in the Kelly gang, Steve Hart took to dressing as a woman and riding side-saddle to avoid detection. Sidney Nolan's painting captures Hart's adolescent cockiness, bravery, and foolhardy bluster.
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Science + Technology
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Sarah Keenihan, The Conversation
If you already write for The Conversation, thank you! But less than 30% of story pitches to our Science and Technology section come from women.
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Greg Austin, UNSW
The succession of data access legislation in the Australian parliament is fast becoming a Mad Hatter's tea party. We need better oversight, and fast.
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Michael Milford, Queensland University of Technology; Peter Stratton, The University of Queensland
The Meg has all the typical monster movie cliches including some terrifically bad dialogue. But what about the science?
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Cities
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Justine Lloyd, Macquarie University
In the 1970s, a young urban planning professor, Dolores Hayden, believed that city design was the key to unlocking patriarchal structures that trapped women in the home. How much has the city changed?
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