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Reality Bites at 30
Adam Daniel | May 4, 2024Here’s something to make you feel old, the Generation X classic Reality Bites has turned thirty years old. The good news is that the film stands up and is as much fun as ever.
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Real journalists can lead the war against deepfakes
Alexandra Wake | May 4, 2024This year is vital for democracy and AI is already wreaking havoc on a news landscape struggling to cope with a range of other threats and crisis.
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Raised by robots
Eduardo Benítez Sandoval | May 4, 2024Recent generations of children have been raised with an ipad in their hands, but the next generation might also share their world with robots as well.
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You can teach old dogs new tricks
Stephen Badham | May 3, 2024Employers – and the general public – often assume young people are smarter, or at least quicker to learn, than older people, but new research suggests that cognitive differences between the old and young have been tapering off over time.
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Who’s afraid of quantum computing?
Chris Ferrie | May 3, 2024Embracing quantum technology might be less about overcoming fear and more about fostering understanding, encouraging patience, and maintaining an open mind to the unlimited possibilities this technology promises to bring.
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A spring clean for Everest
Alton Byers | May 3, 2024Mount Everest was once the ultimate challenge in high-altitude mountaineering, but the commodification of expeditions over the last 30 years has turned it into a motorway strewn with trash which urgently requires a spring clean.
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Boosting belonging for school mental health
Kelly-Ann Allen | May 2, 2024Initiatives to enhance a sense of school belonging can have positive and far-reaching effects on the mental health of young people.
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Disaster resilience – learning from abroad
Latika Bourke | May 2, 2024Australia’s disaster resilience must be transformed and insights from Japan, Fiji, and Tonga illustrate that we can derive important lessons from our friends and neighbours.
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Natural chemistry
Timothy Schmidt | May 2, 2024“Chemicals” have a bad reputation, as every mention of them in the news seems to be negative, but chemistry is the central science of the modern world.
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The first thousand days
Ana Gamarra Rondinel | May 1, 2024The first 1,000 days of a child’s life do much to shape their future, but the cost of living crisis is taking its toll on young families.
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Generation angst
Hugh Breakey | May 1, 2024Far from bringing people together, Jonathan Haidt’s new book “The Anxious Generation” argues that ubiquitous smartphones are divorcing young people from their friends and family, while attention grabbing apps are eroding their ability to think for themselves.
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From Sydney to the stars
Ching Wei Sooi | May 1, 2024According to a recent survey, the Australian public lacks awareness of global space activities and domestic space endeavours, so, what is Australia is up to in space?
