Australian police are trialling AI to analyse body-worn camera footage, despite overseas failures and expert criticism
Police departments around the world are increasingly using body-worn cameras in an attempt to improve…
Hundreds of 19th-century skulls collected in the name of medical science tell a story of who mattered and who didn’t
When I started my research on the Samuel George Morton Cranial Collection, a librarian leaned…
Sunspots and solar flares, created by the sun’s magnetism, can affect the Earth’s surface
Since ancient times, the sun has been known as a giver of light and heat,…
There is reliable evidence social media harms young people – debates about it are a misdirection
The Australian government is developing legislation that will ban children under 16 from social media.…
AI development works better for everyone when its workforce is well looked after
A former CEO and executive chairman of Google, recently suggested that the tech giant’s apparent…
Can AI chatbots boost human creativity?
Think back to a time when you needed a quick answer, maybe for a recipe…
Why the metaverse isn’t ready to be the future of work just yet
The COVID-19 pandemic radically changed how many Canadians work. According to Statistics Canada, remote work…
Digital digs: Technology preserving Europe’s cultural heritage
The common perception is that archaeologists spend their time crawling around a dusty dig on…
Evidence from Snowball Earth found in ancient rocks on Colorado’s Pikes Peak – it’s a missing link
Around 700 million years ago, the Earth cooled so much that scientists believe massive ice…
Can you sleep your way to better decision making? Here’s what the science says
The author John Steinbeck said: “It is a common experience that a problem difficult at…