Groundlings may be fair game for exuberant banter from actors on stage but this new take on Shakespeare's story also gives us the chance to reflect on prejudice in modern-day Australia, writes English Professor Louise D'Arcens.
Misinformation about health can go viral on social media, yet more than half the posts on Facebook immunisation pages are inaccurate.
'He' or 'she' are just two of the options to express gender for a new generation discarding the idea that people are either male or female.
The banking industry has had an easy run, now it needs to be forced to adopt business excellence practices, say MGSM experts Vik Kortian and Norma Harrison.
Health and Medicine
Misinformation about health can go viral on social media, yet more than half the posts on Facebook immunisation pages are inaccurate.
Macquarie’s ALERT clinic is bringing new hope to people with the lifetime condition of lymphoedema.
If you are admitted to an Australian hospital, your chance of being harmed while you are helped is about 10 per cent.
Science and Technology
Science fiction is becoming reality as researchers move closer to creating the first synthetic complex life form.
Associate Professor Gavin Brennen, of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems, explains.
Arts and Society
Is there a right or wrong way to teach children?
When does the stress of normal life or sadness cross the line into something more serious and how do you know when to get professional help?
The Bard invented phrases we use to the point of cliche. With the pop-up Globe Theatre's Sydney season under way, English Professor Louise D'Arcens revisits the origins of some of his finest coinings.
The acrimony between former PM Malcolm Turnbull and senior Liberal figures is a classic example of how relationships rarely survive betrayal, whether they're personal, in business or political.
The Environment
Through a partnership with Macquarie, a 1920s coal depot has been transformed into a community garden, science lab and outdoor classroom, with more plans afoot.
Macquarie researchers are building a model of the lithosphere beneath the Australian continent to find the critical minerals and metals we need to shift to renewable energy and to drive technology like smartphones and computers.
A discovery about the eyesight of sharks has led to a real-life application that could save lives.
The Economy
#meToo and #OscarsSoWhite have shown that resolving workplace tensions over diversity and power will become even more critical than technology in tomorrow’s workplace.
The banking industry has had an easy run, now it needs to be forced to adopt business excellence practices, say MGSM experts Vik Kortian and Norma Harrison.