Do biases affect assessment in kindergarten? Educators discuss strategies for mitigation

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Teachers perceptions and judgments of student skills are key to measuring childrens academic progress. But educators own biases can distort these perceptions and judgments. For example, research in Canada has shown that...

The Phoenician Scheme: a fun watch even though it’s the same journey in a different vehicle

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As someone attuned to the distinct styles of auteur filmmakers, I came to Wes Andersons latest offering The Phoenician Scheme intrigued, feeling a mix of distance and familiarity. My appreciation for other auteur directors...

Have sanctions against Russia backfired? What apartheid-era South Africa tells us about who may be profiting

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Even as the war in Ukraine grinds on, some multinational companies are quietly positioning themselves for a thaw in relations with Russia. Many of those who rushed to divest from the country, selling off assets after the...

From soil to slugs to songbirds – how plastic is moving through ecosystems

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For many people, plastic pollution calls to mind pictures of turtles and other marine life drowning in single-use plastic bottles and discarded fishing nets. My own research looks at how the same story is playing out on...

The body as landscape: how post-war Japanese dance and theatre shaped performance in Australia

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Post-war Japan was home to exciting new theatrical forms. These included the often grotesque and contorted, but at times flowing, dance style butoh, created by dancer/choreographer Hijikata Tatsumi and the intensely...

Antarctica’s sea ice is changing, and so is a vital part of the marine food web that lives within it

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Antarctica is the worlds great cooling unit. This vital part of Earths climate system is largely powered by the annual freeze and melt of millions of square kilometres of sea ice around the continent. Our research shows...

PCOS affects 1 in 8 women worldwide, yet it’s often misunderstood. A name change might help

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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects one in eight women globally. However, this complex hormonal condition is under-researched and often misunderstood. This is partly due to its name, which overemphasises cysts and the...