Why Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish year
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men pray at the Western Wall during Yom Kippur in the Old City of Jerusalem, on September 23, 2015. Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish...
6 things we can learn from how women leaders have handled the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a light on the ability of world leaders to respond to its enormous and interlocking challenges. Some have stumbled, while some have risen to the...
3 Minute Thesis: A PhD Elevator Pitch
Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is a science communication challenge founded by The University of Queensland (my home university). But don’t let the short time limit of the challenge fool you,...
The Spherical Cow – An Insight into Science
“It is the mark of an instructed mind to rest satisfied with the degree of precision which the nature of the subject permits and not to seek exactness where only...
What is cancer? How can immunotherapy help? Learn with illustrated flashcards.
A card from “What is Immunotherapy” course. By Jack Chan, a cancer researcher at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre The word ‘cancer’ can be frightening and is often shrouded in confusion...
Resilient Heart – My Science Poem
Resilient Heart by Jordan Pennells Spinifex grass, the resilient heart of a sun-scorched nation. Across vast, arid land deserted by all but those that resist the absence of rainfall. The...