Whiz-kids promising future in robotics
PHILIPP Allgeuer’s exceptional intelligence enabled him to sit some of his final high school exams at 12.
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Insights into route from war to a civil society
THE push against the Taliban underway in Afghanistan will be in vain unless the allies can establish the rule of law and security.
Children rise from pages of history
THE 15th-century divorce case Philippa Maddern was reading in York’s Borthwick Institute told of a stepfather who had ordered his wife’s son to “get back” from the table where the adults were eating.
Study is sorting the tweets from the chaff
JAMES McHugh’s recent double degree in arts and computing from the University of Tasmania has led him to research analysing the mood of the population through social media such as Twitter.
Familiar accents in the Klondike
A HISTORIAN has turned up a Canadian newspaper run by a trio of Australians.
From spiders to Stonehenge, old secrets unravelled
LYNNE Kelly’s investigation of the way in which oral cultures used mnemonics to preserve and transfer knowledge has led her to the puzzle of Stonehenge.
Wasp genes may hold clue to brain function
MAPPING the genome of three parasitic wasp species – an achievement announced last week – could have a significant pay-off for understanding intractable disorders such as autism and schizophrenia , as well as for pest control.
Club of five to offer the buzz on insects
ENTOMOLOGY has languished in university curriculums in the past half dozen years, but five universities have come up with a way of providing essential training in the discipline.
Kids benefit from out-of-school activities
EXTRACURRICULAR activities are good for children but questions remain about which ones are the most efficacious and why, information that would help governments and other funding bodies work out the best way to direct resources.
PM’s picture book magic
JASPER & Abby and the Great Australia Day Kerfuffle is a respectable addition to Australian children’s literature.
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