String Theory: A Theory of Everything
At its basics, string theory is about the substance of the entire universe itself. The term…
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Blade Runner: The Future is Now
Here in 2019, we’ve seen things people 37 years ago wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire…
Psychopath vs. Sociopath
Hannibal Lecter. Norman Bates. The Joker. These are characters we know from the silver screen that…
Pronounce ‘Shibboleths’, and You’re In
Tomato, tomatoe. Potato, potatoe. Aluminum, aluminium. We all pronounce things differently, but did you know it’s…
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…