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Is India on the cusp of a nuclear energy renaissance?
Removing institutional bottlenecks will attract foreign and domestic participation in India’s nuclear energy programme. India’s nuclear energy expansion programme turned ambitious over the past ten...
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How conservative media fuels Australia’s nuclear power debate
Debates over nuclear power in Australia continue to be stoked. Not by industry or voters, but by the media. Following a worn path that likely leads nowhere. The conversations rumbling around Australia...
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How India’s beaches can unlock a nuclear-powered future
India’s Indigenous Prototype Fast Breeder Nuclear Reactor (PFBR) and abundant thorium reserves hold key to India’s future energy security. India’s Kerala state is famous for its languid beauty,...
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We need science, and we need to defend it from attack
Trust in science: Australia isn’t as polarised as the US, but we can’t afford to be complacent. Recent criticism of science in some quarters has distracted from an important truth: overwhelmingly, the...
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Putting trust in science by design
Graphic design can be a powerful tool in enhancing people’s confidence in scientific communications. Warmth, vulnerability, improved communication, and an openness to admit errors – these are some of...
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How education and social media regulation can combat science denial
It’s ironic that as scientific evidence on climate change and vaccines have become more compelling, public opinion on social media appears more divided. Five billion people use social media globally,...
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Obstetricians deliver TikTok truths with a dose of humour
Healthcare providers have cut through in the fight against online misinformation — leaning on compassion, humour and digital savvy to reach users. Misinformation and “fake news” are by no means new,...
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Will AI help or hinder trust in science?
AI tools are already being widely used in science. But can they, and the science they help produce, be trusted? In the past year, generative artificial intelligence tools — such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and...
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To restore trust in science, we need great storytellers
In the disinformation war, scientists will fail if their only weapons are critical thinking and a respect for evidence. We must engage more broadly. All good scientists are sceptics. Scepticism is...
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Some of Australia’s top scientific thinkers share their ideas on the tactics required to defeat misinformation and conspiracy theories around science. Science has a seminal role in tackling many of the...
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