By Paula Saukko, Reader in Social Science and Medicine, Loughborough University
People recovering from eating disorders often use social media for support, seeking out recovery content, body-positive creators and others with similar experiences.
But recent research my colleagues and I have conducted suggests these platforms can also steer users back towards the very content they are trying to avoid.
We carried out in-depth interviews with people who had experienced eating…
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By Sebastien Betermier, Associate Professor of Finance, Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University
Kim Dubé, Assistant Professor in Criminology, Université de Moncton
Policymakers should recognize open banking as part of Canada’s response to economic abuse and small business resilience, not only as a competition or financial sector reform.
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By Josh Sunman, Associate lecturer, Flinders University
Emily Foley, Postdoctoral research fellow, Flinders University; University of Canberra
Economic strain, grievance, fear and the aftermath of the Bondi terrorist attack have created the perfect conditions for the populist party.
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By Hussein Dia, Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology
Australia’s new fuel efficiency standards are already working to cut emissions – but the real story is behind the scenes.
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By Stacey Pizzino, Lecturer, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland
Michael Waller, Senior Lecturer Biostatistics, The University of Queensland
According to the world’s largest study of casualties from these hidden weapons, women were much more likely to die from their injuries than men.
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By Adrian R. Camilleri, Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Technology Sydney
‘Free’ shipping sounds like a much better deal than paying for it. But here’s what to consider before placing your next order.
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By Alexandra James, Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
Andrea Waling, Senior Research Fellow, Division of Health Research and Social Work, Lancaster University; La Trobe University
Among the corsets and chemistry, the latest season of Bridgerton gets one thing right: the taboos around talking about sex and sexual pleasure.
Newlywed Francesca asks in hushed confusion what it means to reach “the pinnacle” (orgasm). As she cannot reach one, she is concerned this may be linked to her inability to fall pregnant.
When Francesca seeks…
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By Garritt C. Van Dyk, Senior Lecturer in History, University of Waikato
Despite the rise of fleeting social media recipes, the cookbook is a touchstone of reliability, a cultural archive and even a guilty pleasure.
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By Zsuzsanna Dancso, Associate Professor of Mathematics, University of Sydney
We all know we live in three-dimensional space. But what does it mean when people talk about four dimensions?
Is it just a bigger kind of space? Is it “space-time”, the popular idea which emerged from Einstein’s theory of relativity?
If you have wondered what four dimensions really look like, you may have have come across drawings of a “four-dimensional cube”. But our brains are wired to interpret…
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By Justine Poplin, Teaching Associate, Faculty of Education, Southern Cross University
The catchphrase ‘you’ve met me at a very Chinese time of my life’ is doing the rounds on social media. What does it mean?
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