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Rediscovering the rainbow

I’d seen enough rainbows. As a child they seemed rare enough that each one had to be exclaimed over. But I’d seen enough by now, I’d seen them all… or so I thought, but I thought wrong: Once I’d...

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The day I started ‘liking’ statistics

This article originally featured on RiAus I’m proud to admit that back in high school, I was a bit of a mathaholic. I was one of those kids that saw the beauty in trigonometry and looked forward to...

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The rise of the dung beetle: from science curiosity to fashion model

I’m going to have a go at talking to you about dung beetles, which doesn’t exactly sound like the most appealing subject. And I didn’t think so either, until I came across a couple of pretty cute...

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Why studying calculus is important- even if you don’t use it

Learning maths is supposed to be a pretty important thing to do. Counting is important, multiplying is important and percentages are important. But calculus…how important is that? Is it really...

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Designer mitochondria: introducing the baby with three parents

A cutting-edge IVF technique which is being pioneered in the UK is set to change the way we think of conventional genetic inheritance. With the aim of combating life-threatening mitochondrial...

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Great Scot! – Celebrating Scottish Science

This post was originally published at RiAus With Glasgow-born Australian Professor Ian Frazer set for the RiAus annual Science Inspiration event this year, we thought it apt to take a closer look at...

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Second Year Blues- the true life of the PhD

It’s called the Second Years Blues- that time in a PhD candidate’s life where they question their studies, future career and life’s very existence. Ask any PhD student why they decided to embark on...

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Serendipity in science- does it exist?

A little while ago, I entered a writing competition that posed the following questions: Do you believe in serendipity in Science? Do you think luck has a place in science? I had 300 words or less to...

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Happy Birthday Charles Darwin!

Today we celebrate 205 years since the birth of Charles Robert Darwin, the man who provided the world with a rigorous, scientific explanation for the origin and diversity of life that has stood the...

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Einstein on the Beach- Reflections from a scientist

It’s not often that the world of physics and opera combine, but they did so in the State Opera of South Australia’s production of Einstein on the Beach. The opera, if you can call it that, was composed...

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