By Rodney Tiffen, Emeritus Professor, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney
Continuing his war against what he calls “fake news”, the US president is hobbling journalists and media outlets he considers to be hostile to him.
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By Rob Nicholls, Senior Research Associate in Media and Communications, University of Sydney
Social media platforms Instagram and YouTube have a design defect which means they are addictive, a jury in the United States has ruled.
The Los Angeles jury took nearly nine days to reach its verdict in the landmark case brought by a woman known as KGM against social media platforms. It awarded US$3 million (A$4.3 million) in damages, with Meta (owner of Instagram) being 70% responsible and Google (owner of YouTube) 30%. The jury later…
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By Amanda George, Assistant Professor (Psychology), University of Canberra
Jeroen van Boxtel, Associate Professor, Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Canberra
Marjan Aslan, Lecturer in Marketing and Service Management, University of Canberra
Ram Subramanian, Associate Professor, Faculty of Science & Technology, University of Canberra
Roads and cars have safety benchmarks. But once a driver gets a licence, they don’t get objective feedback about their road use.
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By Susan Baidawi, Associate professor, Monash University
Across Australia, there is growing concern about young people not offending independently but allegedly being recruited, coerced and manipulated by adults into committing crime. Recent examples include:
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By Kimberley Reis, Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, Griffith University
This shock to our food system is not the first, and won’t be the last. A focus on band-aid solutions that prop up the current system undermines long-term resilience.
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By James L. Flexner, Senior Lecturer in Historical Archaeology and Heritage, University of Sydney
The Mangareva Islands are about 1,600 kilometres southeast of Tahiti in French Polynesia. They get their name (which means “floating mountains”) from the way the sea spray breaking on the surrounding coral atolls, or motu, causes the ancient volcanic peaks to appear as if they are floating above the waves.
Today, the islands are home to about 2,000 people, many of whom work on the pearl farms in the idyllic turquoise lagoon. Dotted across the islands are the remains of dozens of remarkable pieces of architecture: homes built from coral.
As part of a larger project studying…
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By Rodney Tiffen, Emeritus Professor, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney
Continuing his war against what he calls “fake news”, the US president is hobbling journalists and media outlets he considers to be hostile to him.
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By Laura Panza, Associate Professor, Economic History, The University of Melbourne
Modern economies are better prepared for an energy shock than in the 1970s, but there are still big risks ahead.
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By Christopher Rudge, Lecturer in Law, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney
Digital Storytelling Team, The Conversation
Put on your legal glasses for a moment. Then take our quick quiz to see if you can spot how this medicinal cannabis website bends the rules.
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By T.J. Thomson, Associate Professor of Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University
Daniel Angus, Professor of Digital Communication, Director of QUT Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology
Jake Goldenfein, Associate Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
Kylie Pappalardo, Associate Professor, School of Law, Queensland University of Technology
The age of AI is leading to barriers being put up across the open web. This could be the fix.
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