Independent Analysis and Reportage
Police departments vary widely in how they use ‘scoop and run’ – and whether they use it just for colleagues who’ve been shot or for members of the public too.
Spoonerisms can be silly and make you laugh. But linguists see something more: a rare glimpse of how the mind plans speech before we even open our mouths.
The tide has turned a little at Australia’s Royal Commission into Antisemitism with a second Jewish witness breaking from the Israel narrative. Michael West Media reports. COMMENTARY: By Jeffrey Loewenstein Sarah Schwartz, co-founder of the Jewish Council of Australia (JCA), gave evidence at the Royal Commission into Anti-Semitism and Social Cohesion last week. I venture
Listen to the The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast to hear biochemist Mark Lorch explain how scientists are trying to make new elements for the periodic table.
Never seem to get enough sleep? Why chasing ‘enough sleep’ to repay your ‘sleep debt’ might not be helping.
Sextortion is arguably the most predictable serious crime on the internet. It follows a script – and it can be stopped.
Retirement depends on NZ Super, KiwiSaver and housing. Treating each in isolation risks shifting problems rather than solving them.
A big challenge for universities is distinguishing whether students are using AI to help or as a substitute for learning.
The most common active ingredient in cold and flu tablets has been shown to have almost no effect. So why do some people feel these tablets help?
It can be easier for international private equity interests to buy a chain of local clinics or community labs than it is to purchase a single residential home.
New research suggests Canadian companies that disclose their climate risks are winning over European investors.
Although it may seem strange to westerners, soccer and esoteric rituals go hand in hand in Africa.