Are AI chatbots just high-tech Magic 8 Balls? Expert weighs in
Have you ever played with a Magic 8 Ball, asking it a question and then eagerly waiting for the random answer it'll show?
Now, imagine...
The hidden cost of student debt: a mounting mental health crisis
The Supreme Court’s recent dismissal of student loan relief has left many borrowers grappling with disappointment and resignation.
According to new research from the University...
Why new facial-recognition airport screenings are raising concerns
With the busiest travel season of the year in full swing, visitors to Denver International Airport and at least 24 other U.S. airports are...
Threads is latest social media option, but raises privacy concerns
Threads, a new Meta social media platform that launched this week, is giving users—already surpassing more than 30 million people—an alternative to Twitter.
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ChatGPT took people by surprise – here are four technologies that could make a...
In the evolving relationship between technology and society, humans have shown themselves to be incredibly adaptable.
What once left us breathless, soon becomes integrated into...
The female hunter: Rewriting the history of hunting and gathering
Have you ever heard that in ancient societies, men were the hunters and women were the gatherers?
This idea says that while men hunted for...
How to get the best audio quality from streaming music services?
When it came to the way people listened to music at home, vinyl ruled until the 1970s.
But technology doesn't stand still.
Cassettes, which had poorer...
Missing Titanic submersible: What could have gone wrong
An extensive search and rescue operation is underway to locate a commercial submersible that went missing during a dive to the Titanic shipwreck.
Where was the sun? Here’s why astronomers are more useful in court cases than...
Over the past eight years, I have been asked to submit astronomical evidence for court cases all over Australia.
Normally when we think of evidence...
How Jurassic Park changed film-making and our view of dinosaurs
In June 1993, director Steven Spielberg released a film that unleashed a wave of technological change in film-making and simultaneously helped to revive popular...