Terminal lucidity: why do loved ones with dementia sometimes ‘come back’ before death?
Dementia is often described as “the long goodbye”. Although the person is still alive, dementia slowly and irreversibly chips ...
The Australian public service is letting Indigenous people down. How do we fix it?
Closing The Gap reports have successively highlighted the need for the public service to listen to First Nations people. How ...
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‘Baby Reindeer’ highlights sexual violence against men — but feels indifferent to viewer safety
Queen's University, Ontario provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. Queen's University, Ontario ...
This group rid one Australian river of its privet problem – and strengthened community along the way
Environmental success depends on social connections. So if you want to start a new group, you need to think about the people ...
Making merry: how we brought Melbourne’s Merri Creek back from pollution, neglect and weeds
It was once a gross industrial sewer. But decades of work has turned Merri Creek into a green ribbon in Melbourne’s north.
Australian artists only earn $23,200 a year from their art – and are key financial investors in keeping the industry afloat
New research into the working lives of artists shows how, through lower take-home pay and volunteer hours for their community ...
Pharmacare’s design could further fragment and politicize Canada’s health system
The way pharmacare is implemented could contribute to the Canadian health insurance system’s transition toward a more ...
Palestinian writers have long explored the horrors of amputation
A recurring theme in Alghoul’s work is the disruption of burial rituals and the mourning process. He also describes the ...
AI products for kids promising friendship and learning? 3 things to consider
Before charging ahead to a world of AI babysitters and teacher or companion robots, we should consider this technology ...
Venus is losing water faster than previously thought – here’s what that could mean for the early planet’s habitability
Studying Venus’ water loss can help scientists better understand how planets go from potentially habitable to incapable of ...
Can I take your order – and your data? The hidden reason retailers are replacing staff with AI bots
Human staff accumulate data as ‘expertise’ instead of giving it to their employers. For profit-chasing retailers, that’s a ...
Exploitation, brutality and misery: how the opium trade shaped the modern world
In his new history, Amitav Ghosh shows how the world’s first international drug cartels were run by the Dutch and British governments through their monopoly East India companies.