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- Despots masquerading as democrats: Human rights expert in Sydney
The validity of new democracies and their unwillingness to uphold human rights will come into the spotlight this Thursday when the head of Human Rights Watch speaks at Sydney Ideas.
Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT - Refined carb diet increases risk of common diseases
Eating foods the body quickly converts into blood glucose - such as highly processed breakfast cereals and most white breads - leads to a greater risk of diabetes, heart disease and some types of cancer.
Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT - Reconstructing vanished oceans
A group led by Associate Professor Dietmar Müller from the School of Geosciences has reconstructed the volumes of ancient ocean basins from the Cretaceous period until the present
Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT - Footprints of Yolngu Ancestors on display at the Macleay Museum
A new exhibition of bark paintintgs at the Macleay Museum tells the stories of the Ancestors of Northeast Arnhem Land.
Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT - New motor neuron disease gene discovered
In a world first, University of Sydney researchers from the ANZAC Research Institute at Concord Hospital, in collaboration with colleagues at Kings College London, have found a new gene abnormality that causes the fatal paralysis, motor neuron disease (MND).
Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT - Beautiful death-star could threaten Earth
The Earth may be in the firing line when one of the sky's most beautiful objects explodes, according to University of Sydney astronomer Peter Tuthill.
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT - Undercover Economist at Sydney Ideas
UK-based Undercover Economist Tim Harford will reveal how economics rules every aspect of our lives when he presents the first Sydney Ideas lecture of 2008.
Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT - The Milky Way is twice the size we thought it was
It took just a couple of hours using data available on the internet for University of Sydney scientists to discover that the Milky Way is twice as wide as previously thought.
Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT - Is your job making you ill?
Managers and administrators are less likely to suffer from cancers according to a University of Sydney study published in the latest Medical Journal of Australia.
Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT - Friendship skills crucial to getting on at school
The ability to make and keep good friendships is crucial for successful adaptation to school, says a researcher investigating how children make friends when they start school.
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