By Assoc/Prof David Glance

Should the changing face of media be a source of despair or optimism?
Truthout.org

To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of the death of newspapers are somewhat exaggerated. But traditional media is experiencing the “perfect storm” of declining circulations, collapsing advertising revenues and seismic changes in the way [...]

Emeritus Professor Diana Walker and Professor Gary Kendrick, Oceans Institute at University of Western Australia

Stromatolites are among the most ancient records of life on earth.
Ellie Gee

Climate change – resulting in more frequent flooding of the Wooramel River that leads into Shark Bay – may threaten the unique

By Prof Stephan Lewandowski

The scandal isn’t the emails, it’s the hacking.
UN Climate Change

Emails from the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit have once again been hacked and released on the internet. The timing is similar to the “climategate” scandal of 2009, with emails published just [...]

By Assoc/Prof David Glance

Hypermedia looks set to transform the way we interact with video.
Iguanasan

A new web technology is promising to do for video what the internet did for text. Called Popcorn, it brings interactivity to video so that, as the video is playing, other things can [...]

By Assoc/Prof David Glance

A fun competition, an angry public – what could possibly go wrong?
Qantas via Twitter

By now, most people will have heard of the social media disaster which even provided its own hashtag: #QantasLuxury. Ironically, this was everything but a luxury for Qantas.

What it did [...]

By Assoc/Prof Andrew Whitehouse, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research at University of Western Australia

When even your family don’t know what you do, it’s time to start explaining.
tony newell

THE STATE OF SCIENCE: When we think “scientist” what comes to mind? Aloof boffins with fading elbow patches or, even [...]

By Ryan Kempster Marine Neuroecologist at University of Western Australia

Western Australia’s new dedication to shark research is good news for sharks, and for beachgoers.
autumn_leaf

Public concern following the recent wave of shark attacks in WA
initially prompted the government to respond with suggestions of a shark [...]

By Barbara Wueringer. Research Associate, School of Animal Biology

With a bit of public education, more people will learn when swimming should be avoided.
EPA/Nic Bothma

Three recent shark attacks in Western Australian waters have led some politicians in WA to request the culling of the sharks involved, and the increase [...]

By Professor Stephan Lewandowsky

People distrust science for many reasons, but this can be overcome.
Jody Art

THE STATE OF SCIENCE: Why do people distrust science? Why do some of us reject consensus on a whole range of scientific findings? As Professor Stephan Lewandowsky explains, it often comes down to the way we [...]