The Conversation: A Special Note

Letter from the Editor
The Conversation has been a valuable source of research-driven commentary over the years. Operating as a not-for-profit publisher it has offered objective, evidence-supported commentary for public consumption free from commercial agenda (something we don't see much of these days). The contributors are leaders in their fields and outstanding communicators who are passionate about improving public understanding of a range of topics from politics to medicine, science, economics, arts and everything that keeps our culture running.
Unfortunately it was announced this week that The Conversation's primary financial supporter, the Australian Government, will be withdrawing their funding. This means The Conversation is in danger of disappearing, and a wealth of knowledge with it, unless they can muster up sufficient donation-based funding.
Today I encourage you to head on over to The Conversation and have a look around at its fantastic content before it disappears.
While not about medicine or healthcare, here is an excellent piece about why public science communication should be encouraged by research institutes:
We need to stop punishing scientists for talking to the public.