Lifestyle
Maternity leave scheme is a must
1pointsThe Government must honour its promise to working families, writes Elizabeth Broderick.
Parents 'wrong' on child weight
1pointsMany parents overlook their child's unhealthy weight because they believe it is normal, research suggests.
Think You're Multitasking? Think Again
1pointsNew research shows that we humans aren't as good as we think we are at doing several things at once. But it also highlights a human skill that gave us an evolutionary edge.
It's just plane silly
1pointsHaving spent the last month hopping on and off planes in various countries I couldn't help but remark on the weird vagaries of airport security across the world.
A New Farmers Market Opens In The Middle Of CBD
1pointsFor a city obsessed with food, a farmers market seems a necessity. Now Sydneysiders have the chance to purchase farm fresh organic produce straight from the growers, cutting out the supermarket middlemen.
How clean are your insides going to be for summer?
1pointsWe spring clean our houses but what about our bodies?
Solar energy can meet the world's energy demands
1pointsThe world must speed up the deployment of solar power as it has the potential to meet all the world's energy needs, the chairman of an industry gathering which wrapped up Friday in Spain said.
Eek, say it aint't true ...
1pointsHeterosexuals are deeply attracted to individuals whose faces are similar to that of their opposite-sex parent, they said, suggesting that this characteristic is rooted in an evolutionary drive.
Heated car seats 'frying sperm': study
1pointsHeated car seats bring relief in cold winter weather but new research suggests this luxury extra might be damaging men's chances of conceiving children.
Face transplants 'will become common'
1pointsFACE transplants could soon become as common as liver or kidney tranplants, doctors responsible for the reconstruction of a man's face say. The pictures area amazing.
Burning Man: Life becomes Art becomes Life
1pointsWhenever I hear about the Burning Man festival, I am always reminded of the otherworldly marketplaces of Neil Gaiman. This travel piece is no exception, and made me put Black Rock City on my temporally-transient-places-to-go list.
Gene affects fertility, sexual orientation
1pointsItalian researchers report an unidentified genetic factor that causes its female carriers to be more sexually attracted to men, and so have more children, also influences same-sex attraction in their male relatives.
Hallucinogens trialled to aid terminally ill
1pointsPsychoactive drugs including LSD and psilocybin are being clinically tested as treatments for a range of conditions including post-traumatic stress disorder, and as palliative psychotherapy for the terminally ill.
The dying art of coping with the realities of life
1pointsA thought provoking op-ed. "Acknowledgment of the inevitability of death, and preparation for it, have largely lost their place in our culture... it is difficult to engage a public which has little exposure to such a fundamental process."

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