Pronounce ‘Shibboleths’, and You’re In
Tomato, tomatoe. Potato, potatoe. Aluminum, aluminium. We all pronounce things differently, but did you know it’s…
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The Phenomenology of Goosebumps
You feel it with a sense of urgency every time a chilly breeze runs the length…
The Functional Extinction of the Koala
Earlier this year, the Australian Koala Foundation reported only 80,000 koalas - an iconic Australian animal…
Our Relationship with the F-Word
There’s a particular word in our English vocabulary that makes it way into our conversations pretty…
The NSW/QLD Bushfires and Climate Change
Fire has a sacred relationship with humanity and the landscape. Indigenous Australians used it when first…
White is Nice, Green is Mean: Rip Currents
With the microwave weather picking up and the extended summer break in most Australian universities approaching…
MacMS Presents: Spring Awakening
Spring Awakening is a modern rock musical centred around self-discovery and coming of age. Written by…
Exercise Wallaby 2019 and Bilateral Ties
A week ago today, thousands of soldiers from the Singapore Armed Forces, or SAF, landed at…
TEDx at Macquarie University
We talked to Director and Curator of TEDxMacquarieUniversity, Hossai Gul, about the upcoming conference taking place…
History in our Harbour: Cockatoo Island
Cockatoo Island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the largest islands here on…
World Suicide Prevention Day 2019
Today, 10 September, is World Suicide Prevention Day, a global initiative to openly discuss and destigmatise…
Synesthesia: Sound to Sight
While our senses are distinct, they do overlap. This is called a “cross-modal relationship”. There’s a…
