Why installing ‘robot judges’ in courtrooms is a really bad idea
Science fiction’s visions of the future include many versions of artificial intelligence (AI), but relatively…
Not all repellents are equal – here’s how to avoid mosquito bites this summer
Now that summer is in full swing, mosquitoes have come out across the United States.…
Zebrafish share skin-deep similarities with people, making them helpful models to study skin conditions like vitiligo and melanoma
Melanocytes are a small subset of epidermal cells that play an outsize role in protecting…
7 examples of bias in AI-generated images
If you’ve been online much recently, chances are you’ve seen some of the fantastical imagery…
The deinfluencing trend reflects a growing desire for authenticity online
A new social media trend has recently emerged in response to the materialistic nature of…
Meta’s Threads is surging, but mass migration from Twitter is likely to remain an uphill battle
Twitter’s move on July 1, 2023, to limit the number of tweets users can see…
Physicist who found spherical meteor fragments claims they may come from an alien spaceship – here’s what to make of it
Avi Loeb, a physicist from Harvard University in the US, has recovered 50 tiny spherical…
Why Meta’s Threads app is the biggest threat to Twitter yet
The launch of social media app Threads as a competitor to Twitter is a game-changer.…
How Twitter activists pushed a government scandal from hashtags to a royal commission
The royal commission into the unlawful robodebt scheme has delivered its findings. On the final…
Why are there hopping mice in Australia but no kangaroos in Asia? It’s a long story
The animals in Australia are super-different to those in Asia. This goes without saying; we…