Television wasn’t the death knell for cinema, and that holds lessons for the creative...
As television grew rapidly in popularity in the second half of the 20th century, many people assumed it would cause a knock-on crisis for...
From brain Bluetooth to ‘full RoboCop’: Where chip implants will be headed soon
In the 1987 classic film "RoboCop," the deceased Detroit cop Alex Murphy is reborn as a cyborg.
He has a robotic body and a full...
Nearly half of Aussies gamers lose money to manipulative game designs, survey finds
A new study has revealed that almost half of Australian gamers have lost money due to manipulative tactics built into digital games.
The research, titled...
Scientists reveal the harsh reality behind sex work: most women say it’s their only...
A new study from researchers at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) challenges common beliefs about sex work and reveals the complex and often...
Surprising study finds married older adults may face higher dementia risk
A new long-term study has found something unexpected: older adults who are divorced or never married may actually have a lower risk of developing...
How nostalgic music helps unlock memories and boost brain health
Have you ever heard a song from your past and suddenly felt like you were back in that moment—at a school dance, on a...
ChatGPT’s Studio Ghibli-style images raise new copyright problems
Social media has recently been flooded with images that looked like they belonged in a Studio Ghibli film.
Selfies, family photos and even memes have...
Wealth and education deepen heart disease divide in the U.S.
A new study highlights a widening gap in heart disease risk across the United States, showing that wealth and education play a crucial role...
Everything you say to an Alexa speaker will be sent to Amazon—starting today
Amazon has disabled two key privacy features in its Alexa smart speakers, in a push to introduce artificial intelligence-powered "agentic capabilities" and turn a...
Scientists say traffic laws aren’t ready for self-driving cars
are falling behind.
According to research led by Charles Darwin University (CDU), current road rules in Australia mostly apply to human drivers—and that’s a big...