Please explain: What is a La Nina weather event?
Early childhood educators 'underpaid, undervalued'
Seven ways to keep dementia at bay

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Miniature brains offer new directions in dementia research

VIDEO: The formidable husband and wife research team of Lars Ittner and Yazi Ke have discovered a way to make a thousand 'mini brains' at a time, inspiring hope of new discoveries about dementia.

Please explain: Why is the Ancient Greek alphabet still in use today?

The Greek alphabet is having a big moment as the WHO continues to name COVID-19 variants after its letters – the latest being Omicron. Professor of Ancient History Ian Worthington explains its enduring relevance.

Best-selling author Liane Moriarty on writing her way from advertising to Hollywood

One of Australia’s most successful modern novelists, the Macquarie Master of Arts graduate has sold more than 20 million books.

Listen as she shares insights into how her plots unfold, how her time at Macquarie played a crucial role in her first novel being published and hear reflections on her time in Hollywood watching actress Nicole Kidman bring her beloved stories to life.

How Macquarie researchers changed the world in 2021

VIDEO: Another year of publishing and promoting our world-changing research stories brought an audience of over half a million readers to our ever-expanding multi-media news platform. Watch our highlights of 2021 showreel to see how some of our pioneering minds made the news this year.

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Health and Medicine

Urgent call to declare hearing loss a public health issue

With a lack of screening, hearing loss in Australian children and adults is going undiagnosed, but that could change if we shifted our thinking and reclassified it as a public health issue, argue Macquarie University researchers.

How to prevent and recover from sports injuries

Whether we play at a social or elite level, most of us have had a sporting injury. MQ Health Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist Chris Wynne explains how to recover from injuries and prevent them from happening.

New approach to detection, treatment of early lung cancer

A new clinic at Macquarie University Hospital aims to provide faster, more effective screening of chest X-ray and CT abnormalities, to enable the earlier diagnosis and treatment of potential lung cancer.

Seven ways to stave off dementia

There are many things we can do to protect our brains and reduce the risk of cognitive decline. Professor Viviana Wuthrich shares her seven top tips for keeping our brains healthy for as long as possible.

Please Explain

Please explain: How does hydrogen power work?

VIDEO: Almost all the hydrogen fuel that the world uses is created from fossil fuels. Researchers are now racing to produce it from renewable sources, explains Dr Tony Jerkovic from the Department of Molecular Sciences.

Please explain: What is ASMR?

Autonomous sensory meridian response, or ASMR, has taken YouTube and TikTok by storm. But what is it and what other uses could it have? Dr Natalie Roberts from the Australian Institute of Health Innovation at Macquarie University explains.

Science and Technology

Flat-pack pods give wildlife a post-bushfire fighting chance

Flat-pack habitat pods developed by a Macquarie University scientist might be the salvation of small ground-dwelling animals trying to survive after bushfires.

The story of a tiny fossil that solved an evolutionary puzzle

Two Macquarie scientists a generation apart collaborated across continents to solve a puzzle about the origins of animal life on Earth. Their paper has just been published in Nature.

Please explain: What is La Nina and does it affect me?

As NSW records its wettest and coldest November in over a century, eastern Australia is in the midst of a five-month long La Nina weather event, that will cause heavy rainfall, increased flooding and cyclone risk, Adjunct Fellow Andrew Gissing explains.

World first: Study confirms mistaken identity may explain why sharks bite humans

New shark-vision models show that many shark bites by great whites may be a case of mistaken identity, as surfing and swimming humans on the ocean’s surface closely resemble seals and sea-lions.

Arts and Society

Early childhood educators 'underpaid, undervalued'

The NSW teachers' strike this week highlights the plight of another group of workers – low-paid early childhood educators who are undervalued for their critical role in raising the next generation, Macquarie University researchers say.

New book upends thinking on why people have 'bad beliefs'

Why do some people, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, believe vaccination is dangerous and climate change not real? Macquarie University Professor of Philosophy Neil Levy has written a book that upends conventional thinking about why people have ‘bad beliefs’.

The treasures of Elam, a civilisation gone but not forgotten

A digital dossier of artefacts collected by Macquarie University's authority on the art and archaeology of the Near East is putting the ancient civilisation of Elam back on the map.

Global demand for Australian books revealed in new study

Australian writing is in growing demand overseas, with a new Macquarie University study revealing for the first time the local publishing industry's success in international book rights sales.

Business and The Economy

New study unlocks secret to avoiding procrastination

Appropriately selected deadlines can signal urgency and importance of a task, which could put an end to procrastination, Macquarie University and Otago University experimental economists have found.

Time is now: seven avenues for corporate climate activism

The corporate world needs to step up and speak out as humanity faces its worst crisis, write Macquarie Business School professors Debbie Haski-Leventhal and Martina Linnenluecke.

Home or office? New research reveals where workers perform best

As lockdown ends and workers begin filtering back to the office, new Macquarie University research throws surprising light on precisely where certain workers perform at their best – and worst.

'Conscious' Christmas shoppers put ethics first this year

While rampant consumerism isn’t dead, shoppers have become environmentally conscious and more selective when it comes to gift giving. Macquarie Business School's Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Jana Bowden, explains.

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