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Editor's note
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This week we had a very exciting launch here at The Conversation HQ - Just So You Know, a new Q&A service just for teenagers. Teens can send us their questions about wellbeing, sexuality and anything they don’t feel comfortable asking an adult, and we’ll put it to an expert to answer.
Creating a safe, anonymous platform where teenagers can ask any question they like (with zero shame) helps tackle the problem of teens accessing false or alarmist information online. When I was a teen stumped by questions about relationships and my changing body (and wouldn’t DARE talk to my parents about it), I snuck onto the family computer in the dead of night and Googled away - and I am pretty sure some of the info I found was not entirely accurate. I would have killed for a resource like this!
Now, unless you’ve got a pool of cash to spend on social promotion, getting news like this in front of the eyes of teenagers can be a tough gig. So we need your help. Tell your friends, tell your family and most importantly tell your teens. Tweet it, forward it to your friends or give us a follow on Instagram. And as
always, we’d love to hear your thoughts and suggestions about JSYK - email us here.
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Molly Glassey
Audience Development Manager
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Sophie Heizer, The Conversation
The Conversation has access to Australia's top academic experts, and we want to unlock their expertise to answer teenagers' questions.
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Linlin Ge, UNSW
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Dr Kevin Tolhurst AM, University of Melbourne
The Black Saturday fires transformed the way Australia responds to bushfires.
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Science + Technology
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Wendy Rogers, Macquarie University; Matthew Robertson, Australian National University
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Scarlett Howard, RMIT University; Adrian Dyer, RMIT University; Jair Garcia, RMIT University
Bee brains contain less than one million neurons. Despite this, new research shows the honeybee can use symbols to perform basic maths, including addition and subtraction.
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Health + Medicine
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Hannah Brown, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute; Louise Hull, University of Adelaide
If you're one of the one in six Australian couples experiencing infertility, you've probably thought about IVF. Here's a step by step breakdown of how it all works.
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Vince Polito, Macquarie University
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Politics + Society
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Terry Goldsworthy, Bond University
At least one child is killed by a parent in Australia every fortnight. The latest report from the Australian Institute of Criminology shows the nature of filicide in Australia.
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Jeremy Gans, University of Melbourne
Unless Lawyer X had next to no role in the defence of her clients, all the results of any trial where she represented them could be overturned. And this could mean release from prison with no retrial.
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Business + Economy
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Andrew Linden, RMIT University; Warren Staples, RMIT University
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Peter Martin, The Conversation
Justice Hayne's philosophy is diametrically opposed to the one the Coalition came into office with, yet it has embraced it and announced action.
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Arts + Culture
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Camilla Nelson, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Cassandra Pybus, University of Tasmania
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Cities
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Matthew Bell, University of Melbourne
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Kathleen Flanagan, University of Tasmania; Chris Martin, UNSW; Julie Lawson, RMIT University; Keith Jacobs, University of Tasmania
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Education
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Brendon Hyndman, Charles Sturt University
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