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FactCheck Q&A: do we only have space for about 150 people in our lives?
The Conversation is fact-checking claims made on Q&A, broadcast Mondays on the ABC at 9:35pm.
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Delving deep into caves can teach us about climate past and present
Have you ever enjoyed the cool refuge that an underground cave offers from a hot summer’s day?
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It's time for an eAustralia Card
Australian e-government is a long way behind many other developed nations.
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Driverless cars will change the way we think of car ownership
The transition to fully driverless cars is still several years away, but vehicle automation has already started to change the way we are thinking about transportation, and
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Where we are on the road to driverless cars
Who doesn’t like the idea of getting in your car, sitting back finishing off your coffee and reading the paper while the vehicle whisks you to your destination?
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$6 billion for Candy Crush highlights the importance of female mobile gamers
Computer game publisher Activision Blizzard has this week announced that they intend to buy King Digital, the makers of “
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Elementary new theory on mass extinctions that wiped out life
Throughou
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Is that a human or machine driving? Mistaken identity can lead to tragedy
Many of Shakespeare’s plays depend on mistaken identity. In Twelfth Night, Viola disguises herself as a boy, and is mistaken for her twin brother Sebastian, complicating an already complicated love triangle.
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Mungo Man moves to National Museum, but he's still not home
The figure of Mungo Man has emerged with iconic status, not only for Abor
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Cold light: astronomers go to the ends of the Earth to see cosmic carbon
The carbon cycle is central t
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