How to design clean energy subsidies that work – without wasting money on free riders
How long should a solar subsidies, or any subsidy, last? Artur Debat/Moment via Getty ImagesThe planet is heating up as...
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Synchrony with chaos – blinking lights of a firefly swarm embody in nature what mathematics predicted
Fireflies' synchronized light shows have fascinated observers for ages. Raphael Sarfati, CC BY-NDImagine an old-growth forest in the fading light...
Math teachers in virtual classes tend to view girls and Black students as less capable
Black boys are more likely than white students to be identified as potentially in need of special education. Hiraman via...
Antisemitism isn’t just ‘Jew-hatred’ – it’s anti-Jewish racism
It's one thing to agree to combat antisemitism. It's another thing to agree on what it means. goglik83/iStock via Getty...
A new cyber taskforce will supposedly ‘hack the hackers’ behind the Medibank breach. It could put a target on Australia’s back
ShutterstockThe Australian government is launching an offensive against cybercriminals, following a data breach that has exposed millions of people’s personal...
Australia is considering a ban on cyber ransom payments, but it could backfire. Here’s another idea
ShutterstockFirst Optus, now Medibank; in less than two months we’ve experienced two of the largest personal data breaches in Australia’s...
Cybercrime insurance is making the ransomware problem worse
Many businesses simply choose to pay a ransom than suffer the consequences of a cyber attack Zephyr_p/ShutterstockCybercrime insurance is making...
Africa’s largest democracy goes to the polls amid rising insecurity
A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Nigeria. Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty ImagesAfrica’s biggest...
How to switch health insurers if you’re worried about cybersecurity, costs or claims
Ketut Subiyanto/Pexels, CC BY-SAMore than half of Australians hold private health insurance. About one quarter, or almost four million people,...
How maths can help the BBC with impartial reporting
Lutsenko_Oleksandr/ShutterstockIn her keynote MacTaggart lecture at the Edinburgh International Television Festival in August, former BBC presenter Emily Maitlis spoke of...
