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Science coverage from Western Australia Australia Wire.

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  How has evolution shaped men’s and women’s minds? A new book tells an outdated story

  Psychologist Steve Stewart-Williams’ third book about evolutionary psychology, a controversial field often drawn on (and distorted) by the manosphere, is A Billion Years of Sex Differences: How Evolution Shaped the Minds of Men and Women.

  SyndicatedCordelia Fine, Professor, History & Philosophy of Science program, School of Historical & Philosophical Studies, The University of Melbourne24 Sept 202610 min read

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  Earth’s tides are shaped by more than the Moon. And they’re changing as the planet warms

  In some parts of the world, the sea barely rises and falls with the tides. In others, the difference between high and low tide is dramatic.

  SyndicatedLuwei Yang, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Oceanography, Australian National University24 Sept 20264 min read

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  We asked people with dementia about voluntary assisted dying. Here’s what they said

  What do Australians with dementia think about voluntary assisted dying? Until recently, no researchers had thought to ask.

  SyndicatedAdrienne Matthys, Casual Academic (Gerontology and Human Services) and Research Assistant, Charles Sturt University23 Sept 20264 min read