Economists Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt. Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach Three economists working in the area of “innovation-driven economic growth” have won this year’s N...
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Young businesses create 6 in 10 new jobs in Australia – far more than established firms
Chris Putnam/Future Publishing via Getty Images Governments of all stripes provide support to small businesses in the form of tax concessions, lighter-touch regulation or government grants. They’re ca...
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Who invented the light bulb?
Eureka, what an idea! TU IS/iStock/Getty Images Plus Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation....
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Proposed cuts to NIH funding would have ripple effects on research that could hamper the US for decades
The NIH is a node in an interconnected system producing health and medical advances. Anchalee Phanmaha/Moment via Getty Images In May 2025, the White House proposed reducing the budget of the Nationa...
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Fewer than 1 in 4 Australians work in a gender-balanced occupation. Fixing it is in all our interests
Claudio Schwarz/Unsplash, CC BY Australia’s workforce is almost evenly split between men and women. Yet fewer than one in four Australians work in a gender-balanced occupation. This has improved over ...
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From glass and steel to rare earth metals, new materials have changed society throughout history
Steel played a large role in the Industrial Revolution. Monty Rakusen/DigitalVision via Getty Images Many modern devices – from cellphones and computers to electric vehicles and wind turbines – rely ...
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Michelin Guide scrutiny could boost Philly tourism, but will it stifle chefs’ freedom to experiment and innovate?
Chef Phila Lorn prepares a bowl of noodle soup at Mawn restaurant in Philadelphia. AP Photo/Matt Rourke The Philadelphia restaurant scene is abuzz with the news that the famed Michelin Guide is coming...
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How the end of carbon capture could spark a new industrial revolution
Steelmaking uses a lot of energy, making it one of the highest greenhouse gas-emitting industries. David McNew/Getty Images The U.S. Department of Energy’s decision to claw back US$3.7 billion in gra...
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Stone tools from a cave on South Africa’s coast speak of life at the end of the Ice Age
The Earth of the last Ice Age (about 26,000 to 19,000 years ago) was very different from today’s world. In the northern hemisphere, ice sheets up to 8 kilometres tall covered much of Europe, Asia and ...
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Small businesses are an innovation powerhouse. For many, it’s still too hard to raise the funds they need
The federal government wants to boost Australia’s productivity levels – as a matter of national priority. It’s impossible to have that conversation without also talking about innovation. We can be pro...