Science and Everyday Life

Let us Be a Voice for Generations: An opinion article by Associate Professor Marnee Shay

May 24, 2023 Australasia | Indigenous Peoples
In light of National Reconciliation Week in Australia (27 May - 3 June), we asked Associate Professor Marnee Shay for her opinion on what the theme of...

How is Data Science related to Water Utilities?

May 24, 2023 Computation | Computer Science | Energy Industries & Utilities | Industry & Industrial Studies | Water Industries
The author - Peter Prevos - shares a little bit about his book and the challenges faced in water management. Can you provide an overview of t...

Award-Winning Author Lucie Fielding Talks Trans Sex Clinical Approaches.

May 22, 2023 Gender & Sexuality | LGBT History
There's something in the activist communities we talk about - nothing for us, without us, and so much of what has been produced has been for us an...

From Chaos to Calm: Effective Behaviour Management Strategies for the Classroom

May 16, 2023 Education
Imagine a classroom where students are actively engaged in learning, where everyone is calm, focused and working together. Imagine a classroom where y...

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 104th Edition

May 12, 2023 New Data and New Look for the CRC Press Handbook of Chemistry and Physics The 104th Edition of the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics ha...

Corporate Social Responsibility Examples: Purpose Is Important

May 10, 2023 Business Management | Corporate Governance | Corporate Health & Safety | Corporate Social Responsibility & Business Ethics
A quiet — and sometimes not-so-quiet — revolution is taking place in the corporate world. It centers around corporate social responsibilit...

Royalty Within Social and Political Structures: The King's Coronation

May 5, 2023 British Politics | British Studies | Heritage Tourism | Museum and Heritage Studies
As Millions of people in the UK and worldwide get ready to celebrate King Charles III's Coronation, there seems no better time than now to explore...

Technology Ethics: The Ethical Digital Technology Trilogy

May 3, 2023 Computation | Computer Science (General) | Legal, Ethical & Social Aspects of IT
By Simon Rogerson The Trilogy The Ethical Digital Technology Trilogy consists of three titles (Imagine! Ethical Digital Technology for Everyone,&nbs...;

What's The Real Meaning of Pride and Why do LGBTQ+ Events Matter?

April 24, 2023 Gender Identity & Sex Roles | LGBT History | Mental Health | Mental Health
Here Matthew D. Skinta, author of Contextual Behavior Therapy for Sexual and Gender Minority Clients, explains the importance of participating in Prid...

Embracing your Child’s Gender and Sexual Identity

April 24, 2023 Counseling | Gender Studies - Soc Sci | Marriage, Family & Sex Therapy | Sexuality - Gender Studies
Therapists are suckers for feelings, treating the emotional worlds and expressions of the people who consult us as a sacred territory that we must not...

Technology ethics: Ethics for people who work in tech

April 19, 2023 Computation | Computer Science (General) | Legal, Ethical & Social Aspects of IT | Software Engineering & Systems Development
By Marc Steen Let’s talk about the work of computer and data scientists, software developers and engineers. They help to create the algorithms ...

Making Sense of the EEG

Women in STEM Author Interview: Charlotte Pace

March 22, 2023 Veterinary Medicine | Veterinary Medicine
What was your motivating factor to explore the STEM field? I became a veterinary nurse when I was 27. I had been working in the corporate world, and ...

A Guide to Data Visualization and Resources

March 17, 2023 Computer Graphics & Information Visualization | Computer Graphics & Visualization | Data Preparation & Mining | Data Science | Visualization
If you're a professional working with large amounts of information, you know how important it is to be able to understand and communicate your fin...

Op-Ed Tidy Finance with R

March 16, 2023 Finance | Statistical Computing | Statistics for Business, Finance & Economics
Empirical finance can be tedious. Many standard tasks, such as cleaning data or forming factor portfolios, require a lot of effort. The code to produc...

The benefits of reading: In conversation with Narelle Lemon, Karen Loon, Jocelyn Seamer and Lyn Stone

March 5, 2023 Australasia | Australasian Literature
A National Reading Survey of 3,000 Australians conducted by Australia Reads* revealed the top reasons why Australians read are: for ‘pleasure...

A Guide to Culturally Responsive Teaching and Resources

February 27, 2023 K-12 Resources | K-12 Teachers | Teachers & Teacher Education
Adopting culturally responsive teaching can help teachers create a more inclusive and equitable learning environment for students of all backgrounds. ...

Social Emotional Learning (SEL): What is it and How To Learn More?

February 24, 2023 K-12 Resources | K-12 Teachers | Teachers & Teacher Education
Social emotional learning (SEL) helps children develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes they need to thrive in their academic and personal life. I...

Ensuring AI Ethics in the Healthcare Sector

February 15, 2023 Artificial Intelligence | Cognitive Artificial Intelligence. | Healthcare | Healthcare Management | Healthcare Process Improvement | Machine Learning | Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the talk of the town these days, and it plays a significant role in every industry. This technology, however pervasive...

Studying Across the Divide

February 10, 2023 Critical Thinking & Study Skills | Interdisciplinary Literary Studies | Study Skills | Study Skills
We often hear people talk about studying the Arts and Maths or Science as being parallel paths. Maths students often state they have little interest i...

Visible Learning for Teachers: Maximising the Effectiveness of Your Lessons

February 9, 2023 Visible learning is an approach to teaching in which teachers reflect on their practice and use evidence of student learning to inform future instruct...

Women in STEM Author Interview: Elisa Alòs

January 30, 2023 Applied Mathematics | Calculus | Financial Mathematics | Mathematical Finance | Mathematical Modeling | Quantitative Finance | Stochastic Models & Processes
What advice do you have for women interested in Mathematics? Research in mathematics is challenging but rewarding. You are always thinking about solv...

Women in STEM Author Interview: Jen Christiansen

January 30, 2023 Computer Graphics & Visualization | Computer Science (General) | Design | Drawing | Graphic Arts | Graphic Design | Statistical Computing
What was your motivating factor to explore the STEM field? My high school biology teacher noticed that I took an interest in environmental science an...

Women in STEM Author Interview: Rubia Hassan

January 27, 2023 Materials Science
What was your motivating factor to explore the STEM field? In my school, I used to outperform in maths and science. That is when I knew that I must p...

Discover the Importance of Black Representation: Recovering Black Storytelling

January 20, 2023 African Literature | Black Studies | Creativity | Science Fiction
"In my work, I focus on Black people. Because I think that not a lot of people do," says Routledge author S.R. Toliver. Representation is a pow...