Your smart watch isn’t a medical device – but it is tracking all your health data
For millions of people, smartwatches aren’t just a piece of technology. They can use them…
How governments handle data matters for inclusion
Governments increasingly rely on large amounts of data to provide services ranging from mobility and…
Destruction seen from space – via radar
As soldiers and citizens provide information from the front lines and affected areas of the…
Making the moral of the story stick − a media psychologist explains the research behind ‘Sesame Street,’ ‘Arthur’ and other children’s TV
To adult viewers, educational media content for children, such as “Sesame Street” or “Daniel Tiger’s…
Is social media good or bad for democracy? Views in 27 countries
A man records a video for a legislative candidate’s social media account on Jan. 10,…
Early COVID-19 research is riddled with poor methods and low-quality results − a problem for science the pandemic worsened but didn’t create
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers flooded journals with studies about the then-novel coronavirus. Many…
the danger of reading too much into them – and the crucial cognitive skills they don’t measure
Many people object to intelligence tests. Some say IQ test scores are too often abused.…
How people get sucked into misinformation rabbit holes – and how to get them out
As misinformation and radicalisation rise, it’s tempting to look for something to blame: the internet,…
We discovered two new Australian native mammals – the first of their kind this century
Australia can lay claim to two new native mammal species, discovered as part of our…
The secret sauce of Coles’ and Woolworths’ profits: high-tech surveillance and control
Coles and Woolworths, the supermarket chains that together control almost two-thirds of the Australian grocery…