The government is developing a new digital ID system. It must first gain the public’s trust
On Tuesday, Australia’s minister for government services, Bill Shorten, announced the federal government is developing…
At its core, life is all about play − just look at the animal kingdom
At Cambridge University Library, along with all the books, maps and manuscripts, there’s a child’s…
Could dinosaurs still exist somewhere in the world? A paleontologist explains
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question…
I studied how rumours and misleading information spread on X during the Voice referendum. The results paint a worrying picture
When the Australian public voted last year on whether to change the Constitution to establish…
Roblox was just banned in Turkey to ‘protect children’. What’s Australia doing?
Roblox is a hugely popular online gaming platform that contains its own little universe of…
Multiple goals, multiple solutions, plenty of second-guessing and revising − here’s how science really works
A man in a lab coat bends under a dim light, his strained eyes riveted…
Women are less interested in AI than men, but using it would help them advance at work
Women use generative artificial intelligence tools less than men do. The World Economic Forum recently…
A US judge just called Google the ‘highest quality search engine’. But how do we determine ‘quality’?
In his landmark ruling against Google earlier this week, United States district judge Amit Mehta…
AI could be the breakthrough that allows humanoid robots to jump from science fiction to reality
Humanoid robots have long been a staple of science fiction, but there is now real…
AI helps lighten the load on the electric grid – without skimping on people’s energy use
My colleagues and I have developed an artificial intelligence system that helps buildings shift their…