Tech platforms use recommender algorithms to control society’s key resource: attention. With these algorithms they can quietly demote or hide certain…
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Hidden in the minerals and textures that make up rocks are clues about how and when they formed and were…
All stars, including the Sun, have a finite lifetime. Stars shine by the process of nuclear fusion in which lighter…
If an alien were to look at Earth, many human technologies – from cell towers to fluorescent light bulbs –…
A quick look at some TikTok stats shows more than 38,000 posts under the hashtag #Autism, with more than 200…
New details have emerged on the severity of the Medibank hack, which has now affected all users. Optus, Medibank, Woolworths, and,…
In recent years, cafes, supermarkets and online shops have started to trial drone delivery in a handful of locations around…
The study of exoplanets, worlds which orbit stars other than our sun, is currently being transformed by the new James Webb…
In early October, the Pew Research Center released a report called “The Role of Alternative Social Media in the News…
In the 2002 movie Minority Report (based on a short story by Philip K Dick), director Steven Spielberg imagined a future in…