Everyone likes getting something for nothing, but history shows why the math behind free public transit doesn’t add up.
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Our research showed reading as a teenager was a stronger indicator of curiosity than, say, their mathematical ability.
Science fiction has always been good at predicting distant futures and now governments are turning to them to ward off possible threats.
The late writer never shied away from hard topics, breaking down walls of silence around topics like disability and rurality in post-war Japan.
Pip Williams’ follow-up to her internationally bestselling debut novel explores World War I, women’s rights and sisterhood – but what makes it special is its unwavering attention to the making of books.
An uncompromising writer who wrote about the dark and light of postwar Japan
High-quality bus service is the fastest route to rapid, comprehensive public transit in the United States. This country was once a leader in bus transit, and with adequate funding, it could be again.
What a new president needs to know as he takes the reins of a deeply divided and disillusioned country.
Less than a century ago, Colorado hunted, trapped and poisoned all the wolves within its borders. Today it’s restoring them – a change that reflects a profound shift in human thinking.
Bloody games where there can be only winner critique the ‘winner takes all’ mentality fostered under capitalism.
Polyglot texts — texts that use many languages — have become increasingly common as writers document struggles between regimes of European hegemony and decolonizing movements.
Pam Longobardi collects and documents ocean plastic waste and transforms it into public art and photography. Her work makes statements about consumption, globalism and conservation.
Evidence suggests that neither books nor electronic devices are directly to blame for the increase in myopia worldwide. Rather, they enhance this phenomenon by keeping children out of the sunlight.
Where both capacity and integrity are weak, dysfunction is inevitable.
Reading, as the Prime Minister has reminded us, got many of us through lockdowns. And there are some major initiatives for writing and publishing in the new national cultural policy.
A longtime critic of Atlanta’s BeltLine explains how the popular network of parks has increased inequality in the city and driven out lower-income residents.
A passport from the United Arab Emirates will get you into far more destinations than one from Afghanistan. Gaps like this have big implications for people’s ability to travel, reside and work.
Canada’s extension of copyright might be good for corporations that hold copyrights, but it’s bad news for creators and the public.
It’s counterproductive to push your child to read a whole chapter book independently if they are not ready. You might turn them off reading altogether. Here’s what to do instead.
It takes a lot of steps – and help from other people – to make a physical book you can hold in your hands.
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Associate Professor in Literary Studies, Monash University
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Professor in Politics and Journalism, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Lecturer, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney
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Honorary Associate in Creative Writing, The Open University
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Distinguished Professor Emerita of Creative Practice, Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor of Postcolonial and Global Literatures, Nottingham Trent University
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Lecturer of English, University of Liverpool
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Professor in Publishing Studies, University of Stirling
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Dean of Research (Creative), Adelaide University
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Associate Professor of French and Translation, University of Exeter
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Associate Dean International, Faculty of Arts, Design & Humanities, De Montfort University
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Professor of Reading and Children’s Development, The Open University