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It’s OK for kids to lose: 10 tips and tricks for playing games with the kids these holidays
7 good things humanity did to combat climate change in 2024
6 days ago · South America. The Amazon Rainforest is home to millions of species, stores the equivalent of 15–20 years’ worth of global CO₂ emissions (that’s between 150 and 200 billion tonnes), and contributes to regional rainfall.. Massive deforestation threatens this vital biome, but in January 2024 the BBC reported that deforestation in the Amazon was 50 per cent less in 2023 compared to the ...
How to be less of an ‘unc’ and more of a ‘sigma’ this Christmas: …
1 day ago · In the 1970s, the word ‘like’ started to be used in new ways. For a long time, we’ve had ‘like’ as a verb (I like cake, or I like Christmas).But the ability to use ‘like’ as a filler word or as a way of marking focus, emphasis or approximation (what linguists would call a discourse marker) emerged as a linguistic innovation. Look at these lyrics from the Frank Zappa song Valley ...
Heatwaves and climate change are Australia’s deadliest ‘unnatural ...
Dec 16, 2024 · With Australia warming by around 1.51°C since 1910 and eight of the nine hottest years on record occurring since 2013, we are entering an era of heat.. Globally, 2023 was the hottest year ever recorded – and 2024 is already on track to surpass it. Climate pollution from oil, coal and gas is heating the planet which is stacking the odds for even longer, hotter and more frequent heatwaves.
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Does Santa have to obey the laws of physics? | Pursuit by the ...
5 days ago · But there’s a catch. As objects speed up, they gain relativistic mass – so they get heavier. Getting Santa’s sleigh up to 99 per cent of the speed of light would make it unimaginably heavy, requiring more than AUD$100 billion worth of electricity per trip.
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After three years, the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide delivered its recommendations, but for those of us affected, it’s seeing real change that matters
In Pursuit of Knowledge | Pursuit by the University of Melbourne
As the world faces escalating political crises, and society grapples with many complex issues, informed, rational and respectful dialogue is essential. This series brings together experts in their fields to examine and illuminate the critical issues of …
Episode 1: The threat to our global public institutions
Sep 5, 2024 · In this Episode of In Pursuit of Knowledge from the University of Melbourne we ask what role do global public institutions play in a crisis-riddled world?
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