Inflation – or the increase in the price of goods and services over time – has been in the news a lot lately. In Australia, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is the most well-known indicator of inflation. The CPI measures the percentage change over 12 months in the price of a basket of typical household […]
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Ig Noble Prize winner debunks longevity ‘blue zones’
Dr Saul Newman is one of the winners of this year’s Ig Noble Prize – a satiric prize awarded each year to celebrate unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research. (Not to be confused with the Nobel Prize.) As a postdoctoral researcher at the Australian National University, Dr Newman wanted to learn more about the […]