(C) The Conversation This unaltered story was originally published on TheConversation.com/us [1] License: Creative Commons - CC BY-ND 4.0 Attributions/No Derivities[2] ---------------- The University of Western Australia on The Conversation By: ['Alaya Spencer-Cotton', 'Amanda Salis', 'Archa Fox', 'Clare Davidson', 'Débora Corrêa', 'John Duncan', 'Katie Attwell', 'Kevin Taylor', 'Mark Brundrett', 'Muhammad Dan Suleiman'] Date: 2022-02-15 14:13:31+00:00 Photo by Florent Vergnes/AFP via Getty Images February 15, 2022 Why West Africa has had so many coups and how to prevent more Unimpressive democratic conditions and foreign influence in African countries make recent attempted and successful military takeovers unsurprising. Dave Hunt/AAP February 14, 2022 The royal commission must find ways to keep veterans out of jail As the royal commission investigates the risk factors around veterans’ mental health it needs to look at contact with the criminal justice system. Mick Tsikas/AAP February 13, 2022 We know politicians lie – but do we care? Claims Prime Minister Scott Morrison is a liar have been piling up. Cognitive psychologists who study misinformation look at how voters react when politicians lie. February 7, 2022 We’ve decoded the numbat genome – and it could bring the thylacine’s resurrection a step closer The numbat is one of the Tasmanian tiger’s closest surviving relatives. And its newly sequenced genome raises the possibility of piecing together the genetic code of its extinct fellow marsupial. February 4, 2022 Deforestasi memanaskan suhu lokal hingga 4,5 ℃ dan menyebar ke sekitarnya sampai radius 6 km Satu pohon di hutan tropis memiliki efek pendinginan yang sama seperti dua AC. Bayangkan betapa panasnya saat seluruh hutan ditebang. Kerry Hill Architects. February 4, 2022 First Nations students need culturally safe spaces at their universities Culturally safe spaces are pivotal in the academic success of First Nations students. Rob Blakers/AAP February 3, 2022 Is it time to rethink vaccine mandates for dining, fitness and events? We asked 5 experts The arrival of the highly infectious Omicron variant has changed the COVID landscape in Australia. We asked 5 experts whether it’s time to rethink vaccine mandates for dining, fitness and events. Mark Brundrett January 31, 2022 The ancient, intimate relationship between trees and fungi, from fairy toadstools to technicolour mushrooms Fungi come in a beautiful diversity of shapes, sizes and colours. See stunning photos of those growing in southwest Australia. Shutterstock January 10, 2022 Why has my child’s vaccination been cancelled? We’re reliant on overseas supply and a complex logistics network We’re reliant on overseas supply - and the many moving parts of delivery. Each of those parts require staff on the ground – and many workers in this system are likely being affected by Omicron. Shutterstock January 9, 2022 What is the value of a wave? How changes to our coastline could wipe out surfing’s benefits Surfing’s benefits to well-being aren’t often studied in economics terms. This is a major gap in our knowledge we’re now trying to fill. Jacob Lund/Shutterstock January 2, 2022 Life after COVID: most people don’t want a return to normal – they want a fairer, more sustainable future We overestimate how much we think others want the world to return to its pre-pandemic ways, which makes us pessimistic about the potential to make things better. Shutterstock December 23, 2021 Step away from the table – why you keep eating when you’re full Ever eaten that last slice of pizza, even though you’ve had enough? Or polished off kids’ leftovers, despite already feeling full? Here’s what’s happening and how to fix it. Paul E. Marek, Bruno A. Buzatto, William A. Shear, Jackson C. Means, Dennis G. Black, Mark S. Harvey, Juanita Rodriguez, Scientific Reports. December 16, 2021 1 millipede, 1,306 legs: we just discovered the world’s leggiest animal hiding in Western Australia Millipede means ‘1,000 feet’, but until now the name was a bit of an exaggeration. John Tann/Wikimedia Commons December 15, 2021 Hibbert’s flowers and Hitler’s beetle – what do we do when species are named after history’s monsters? One of Australia’s largest groups of flower species is named after a wealthy British slave-trader. And Nazi memorabilia collectors have almost sent “Hitler’s beetle” extinct. It’s time for a change. ESO/WFI (Optical); MPIfR/ESO/APEX/A.Weiss et al. (Submillimetre); NASA/CXC/CfA/R.Kraft et al. (X-ray) December 14, 2021 Some black holes are anything but black – and we’ve found more than 75,000 of the brightest ones Despite the name, some black holes effectively “shine” as they suck up nearby material with such force that it begins to glow. New research reveals a new method for detecting these active black holes. Shutterstock December 10, 2021 COVID kilos: why now is the best time to shed them Your body might need a nudge to return to its pre-lockdown weight. And it’s probably better to act now than wait. Cortlan Bennett/AAP December 7, 2021 A history of destruction: why the WA Aboriginal cultural heritage bill will not prevent another Juukan Gorge-like disaster Western Australia’s Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill 2021 is set to become law. But the new legislation states one elected official will decide whether heritage sites are destroyed for development. [END] [1] URL: https://theconversation.com/institutions/the-university-of-western-australia-1067 [2] URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/ TheConversation via Magical Fish Gopher New Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/theconversation/