World's biggest investors risk another more severe global financial crisis
May 02, 2016 02:42 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Financial markets are again misunderstanding or ignoring risk, and are certainly under-pricing it, both as individual institutions and systemically. The risk is another global financial crisis. The GFC of 2008 had its...
Could knowing how much your coworker earns help close the gender pay gap?
May 02, 2016 01:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Pay transparency is all the rage these days. President Obama has taken action to increase pay transparency among federal contractors. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which enforces laws prohibiting...
Scientists need to engage more with the public to secure funding
May 02, 2016 01:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Science
We live in an age when society is crying out for scientific solutions to global problems. Just a few of the many considerable challenges we face include the urgent need to transition to a carbon-free economy, the need for...
Phasing out fossil fuels for renewables may not be a straight forward swap
May 02, 2016 01:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
To have any chance of preventing dangerous climate change, the world needs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero or even negative by mid-century. Many experts suggest this means we need to completely phase out...
A more transparent university admissions process? Here's what we should be talking about
May 02, 2016 01:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Its been a tough year for the Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR). First, a Fairfax Media investigation showed that large numbers of students are being admitted to university programs with scores well below the...
Apple Pay no sure thing in mobile payments race
May 02, 2016 01:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
When tech giant Apple announced its second quarter earnings of A$14 billion last week, it gave a limited glimpse into its mobile payments service Apple Pay. The service is gaining one million users per week, but not...
How London’s next mayor could fix air pollution – and save lives
Apr 29, 2016 15:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics Nature
Each year, nearly 9,500 people die due to Londons air pollution. Its one of the biggest challenges for the capitals next mayor literally a matter of life and death. The problem has been around for decades. In fact,...
Gabon: post-coup dialogue has mapped out path to democracy – now military leaders must act
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects