Fake Banner
Correlation: Sitting Is Bad For Your Health And Exercise Won't Help

Advances in technology in recent decades have obviated the need and desire for humans to move....

It's About Calories, So Kimchi Is Not A Weight Loss Superfood - But You May Eat Less

Fermented foods have become popular in recent years, partly due to their perceived health benefits....

Beekeepers Are Wrong About Overwinter Hive Behavior

Honeybees in man-made hives may have been suffering the cold unnecessarily for over a century because...

Why Does Anyone Still Search For The Loch Ness Monster?

Hugh Gray was taking his usual post-church walk around Loch Ness in Scotland on a November Sunday...

User picture.
The ConversationRSS Feed of this column.

The Conversation is an independent source of news and views, funded by the academic and research community and delivered direct to the public. The Conversation launched in Australia in March 2011.... Read More »

 Blogroll
Fabricating And Plagiarizing: When Researchers Lie

Fabricating And Plagiarizing: When Researchers Lie

Aug 30 2015 | comment(s)


Research undertaken on beagles and the contraceptive pill in the 1970s was found to be fabricated - there never were any beagles. Flickr/Understanding Animal Research, CC BY-SA

By Mark Israel, University of Western Australia

There are a few things you might need for an experiment involving beagles and the side effects of contraceptive pills. Animal research ethics aside, beagles might be a good start.

Is That A Harmless Mole Or Potential Skin Cancer?

Is That A Harmless Mole Or Potential Skin Cancer?

Aug 30 2015 | comment(s)



If you're at high risk of skin cancer, check your skin regularly. Roman Königshofer/Flickr, CC BY-ND

By H. Peter Soyer, The University of Queensland and Anna Finnane, The University of Queensland

Too Little Is Known About Probiotics To Say They Work

Too Little Is Known About Probiotics To Say They Work

Aug 30 2015 | comment(s)


We don't actually know whether probiotics have a measurable impact on digestive health - and if it is positive. brownpau/Flickr, CC BY-SA

By Paul Bertrand, RMIT University; Andrew Ball, RMIT University, and Kate Polglaze, RMIT University

The Real Science On Wind Farm Impact: Noise, Infrasound And Health

The Real Science On Wind Farm Impact: Noise, Infrasound And Health

Aug 30 2015 | comment(s)

In a radio interview , Prime Minister Tony Abbott raised what he described as the “potential health impacts” of wind farms.

Intelligence Inheritance – 3 Genes That Add To Your IQ Score

Intelligence Inheritance – 3 Genes That Add To Your IQ Score

Aug 30 2015 | comment(s)


There's no one universal 'intelligence gene' but many thousands each contributing a small increment – and here are three.Credit: Andrew Huff/Flickr (cropped), CC BY

By Beben Benyamin, The University of Queensland and Peter Visscher, The University of Queensland

Artificial Intelligence: It's Time To Talk About What Emotions We Want AI To Have

Artificial Intelligence: It's Time To Talk About What Emotions We Want AI To Have

Aug 30 2015 | comment(s)

Forget the Turing and Lovelace tests on artificial intelligence: I want to see a robot pass the Frampton Test.

Let me explain why rock legend Peter Frampton enters the debate on AI.

For many centuries, much thought was given to what distinguishes humans from animals. These days thoughts turn to what distinguishes humans from machines.