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Why brain stimulation isn't what it's cracked up to be
By Martin Héroux, Colleen Loo & Simon Gandevia
We must plan the driverless city to avoid being hostage to the technology revolution
By John Stone, Carey Curtis, Crystal Legacy & Jan Scheurer
Global Immunisation Constrained by Outdated Vaccine Delivery Systems
New research finds persistent stockouts and exposure to freezing are among problems in vaccine supply chains designed during an era with fewer childhood immunizations.
Snowy Hydro gets a boost, but 'seawater hydro' could help South Australia
By Roger Dargaville
The federal government has announced a A$2 billion plan to expand the iconic Snowy Hydro scheme. It will carry out a feasibility study into the idea of adding “pumped hydro” storage capacity, which it says could power up to 500,000 homes. 
Year-on-year bleaching threatens Great Barrier Reef's World Heritage status
By Terry Hughes, Barry Hart and Karen Hussey
Climate policy needs a new lens: health and well-being
By Fiona Armstrong & Peter C. Doherty
As the new Australian parliament takes the reins, health groups are moving to ensure that health minister Sussan Ley addresses a major health threat in this term of government: climate change.
Largely ignored by successive federal governments, the health risks from climate change are increasingly urgent. One or two degrees of warming at a global level may not sound like much, but if you take many organisms (including humans) too far outside their comfort zone, the consequences are deadly.
Pokémon Go puts pressure on when technology meets the law
By Michael Douglas
There are two PokéStops and a Gym within range of my desk at work. Pokémon Go presents a real threat to my productivity. Apparently, it also presents a threat to justice in Australia.
Last Monday, the New South Wales Department of Justice issued a warning through its Facebook page:
GOING TO COURT IS NOT A GAME: POKEMON GO TRAINERS SHOULD LOOK ELSEWHERE FOR DIGITAL CRITTERS.
Attention budding Pokémon trainers: you do not need to step inside a courthouse to find Pokémon.
Nightmares and night terrors in kids: when do they stop being normal?
By Harriet Hiscock
Two of the most common causes of night waking in children are night terrors and nightmares. Parents often get them confused but they are different, as is how they should be managed.
Before we can understand night terrors and nightmares, we need to understand normal sleep. All children and adults cycle through stages of deep sleep, also known as non-rapid eye movement (non-REM), and light sleep, also known as REM.
Individuals not the priority in the Cyber Security Strategy
By Robert Merkel
The Cyber Security Strategy announced by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull clearly places a high priority on protecting Australian government systems from foreign powers.
But when it comes to protecting citizens' personal information, it appears to be rather a mixed bag.
CSIRO must ensure climate science is maintained
By John Church
Parts of CSIRO’s climate science capability axed from the organisation could be absorbed by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, according to media reports this week.
