AI-driven motion capture is transforming sports and exercise science
In sport, the margin between success and failure is often measured in milliseconds. It could…
Do photons wear out? An astrophysicist explains light’s ability to travel vast cosmic distances without losing energy
My telescope, set up for astrophotography in my light-polluted San Diego backyard, was pointed at…
Space tourism’s growth blurs the line between scientific and symbolic achievement – a tourism scholar explains how
On April 14, 2025, Blue Origin launched six women – Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, Gayle…
The federal government wants to boost productivity. Science can help
In the wake of Labor’s resounding victory in Australia’s federal election earlier this month, there…
Banning young people from social media sounds like a silver bullet. Global evidence suggests otherwise
Around 98% of Australian 15-year-olds use social media. Platforms such as TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram…
Placenta bandages have far more health benefits than risky placenta pills − a bioengineer explains
Eating a placenta may not give you the health benefits some people want you to…
Why is transhumanism so harmful?
The goal of transhumanists is to improve human beings so they will perform better. In…
AI is moving fast. Climate policy provides valuable lessons for how to keep it in check
Artificial intelligence (AI) might not have been created to enable new forms of sexual violence…
Is the pope a mathematician? Yes, actually – and his training may help him grapple with the infinite
Humans are finite creatures. Our brains have a finite number of neurons and we interact…
The physics behind making humongous splashes in the pool
Whether diving off docks, cannonballing into lakes or leaping off the high board, there’s nothing…