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Telling a young child they are ‘smart’ seems like a good idea. New research shows how it could encourage them to cheat
A study found 5-year-olds were more likely to cheat on a task after researchers told they were smart.
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Feeling angry? Don’t blow off steam. Try these tips instead
You might be tempted to go for a run to control your anger. But that can make things worse. Here’s what the evidence tells us actually works.
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Gas from the Beetaloo Basin will only pour fuel on the climate change fire
Gas is now flowing from the vast – and controversial – fossil fuel project.
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Investments promising social or environmental benefits need tougher anti-greenwashing rules
Australia and New Zealand should introduce a mandatory impact-risk statement for funds making explicit claims about their environmental or social impacts.
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5,500 sheep were stolen from a remote farm. But most farm crime remains hidden
The alleged theft of thousands of sheep in Queensland shows how difficult it can be to detect and prevent farm crime.
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One quarter of Australian kids are ‘developmentally vulnerable’ when they start school. Quality childcare can catch them up
Children who are developmentally behind do not have the thinking, social and emotional skills needed for learning and getting along with their peers.
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The Twin Towers shaped the Manhattan skyline for decades. Now, it’s shaped by their absence
On September 11 2001 New York City’s skyline was suddenly and dramatically altered.
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Does ‘R U OK? Day’ actually improve people’s mental health?
R U OK? Day is Australia’s most recognisable mental health campaign. A study using nine years of data looked at how it affected wellbeing and access to care.
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How ‘hyperselection’ is making modern life efficient, pleasant – and boring
Are we optimising too much?
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The failure to stop 9/11 was a catastrophe. But even bigger mistakes were made in its aftermath
The great mistake was not the failure to stop the attacks, but the failure to understand how terrorism can amplify its impact through our response to outrage.
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9/11 anniversary: democracy was not doomed to fail in Afghanistan – the US did not live up to its promises
Much went right after the US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. But much also went wrong.
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How Indigenous Protected Areas became a vital way to protect nature in Australia
Since the first pilot program in 1998, Australia’s Indigenous Protected Areas have grown hugely. How can we strengthen them for the future?