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Mark Andrejevic Professor, Communications and Media Studies

Smart machines, numb humans

Will the rise of algorithmic decision-making and AI threaten the essential elements of being human?

Will the rise of algorithmic decision-making and AI threaten the essential elements of being human?

Neil Selwyn Professor, Faculty of Education

The rise of the the 'teacher-influencer'

Social media is increasingly playing a role in teachers' professional lives – but there are downsides.

Social media is increasingly playing a role in teachers' professional lives – but there are downsides.

Joseph Liu Associate Professor, Cyber Security and Systems

Libra rising

We shouldn't fear Facebook's move into the cryptocurrency market – it may be a game-changer in the virtual currency world.

We shouldn't fear Facebook's move into the cryptocurrency market – it may be a game-changer in the virtual currency world.

Mark Andrejevic Professor, Communications and Media Studies

Blurred truths

Social media platforms have an incentive to promote whatever gets the most attention, regardless of its authenticity, but we're more reluctant to admit that the same is true of people.

Social media platforms have an incentive to promote whatever gets the most attention, regardless of its authenticity, but we're more reluctant to admit that the same is true of people.

Carsten Rudolph Associate Professor of Cybersecurity, Faculty of Information Technology

A call to disarm

Will legislation and the Christchurch Call tech giants' agreement have a significant impact in combating violent online content, or muddy the internet waters?

Will legislation and the Christchurch Call tech giants' agreement have a significant impact in combating violent online content, or muddy the internet waters?

Johan Lidberg Associate Professor of Journalism, School of Media, Film and Journalism

Australia's civil liberty threat

The recent police raids on the ABC and News Corp go beyond free speech and media freedom – they're further proof of Australia's democratic decline.

The recent police raids on the ABC and News Corp go beyond free speech and media freedom – they're further proof of Australia's democratic decline.

Emily Van Der Nagel Lecturer, Communications & Media Studies

Not for the likes of you

Instagram's trial in Canada to shift the focus of posts may have wider implications.

Instagram's trial in Canada to shift the focus of posts may have wider implications.

Neil Selwyn Professor, Faculty of Education

At what cost kindergarten?

Recent controversy over virtual preschool provision raises broader questions over what priorities and values are driving our education systems.

Recent controversy over virtual preschool provision raises broader questions over what priorities and values are driving our education systems.

Emily Van Der Nagel Lecturer, Communications & Media Studies

The ugly side of YouTube

Followers abandoned vlogger James Charles in their millions after a public spat, but it's not necessarily all bad for business.

Followers abandoned vlogger James Charles in their millions after a public spat, but it's not necessarily all bad for business.

Asher Flynn Associate Professor, Criminology, School of Social Sciences

Faking it, for real

The popularity of face-swapping software has resulted in the disturbing trend of 'deep fakes' that can be used for nefarious purposes.

Jacqui Horan Associate Professor, Law Resources

Juries: trial and error?

A hung jury doesn't necessarily undermine a verdict in a subsequent trial – it more likely means some of the jurors from the first trial agreed with the final verdict.

A hung jury doesn't necessarily undermine a verdict in a subsequent trial – it more likely means some of the jurors from the first trial agreed with the final verdict.

Medicine and health

Medicine And Health

Medicine and health

A virtual take on pain reduction

A trial has shown that VR can help women better cope during a common procedure to reposition their breech baby.

Vinayak Smith Clinical Research Fellow, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

A trial has shown that VR can help women better cope during a common procedure to reposition their breech baby.

Neil Selwyn Professor, Faculty of Education

AI education – only in China? Don't be fooled

We should move beyond Western media reports about the country's "creepy" AI education technologies and look closer to home.

We should move beyond Western media reports about the country's "creepy" AI education technologies and look closer to home.

Technology And Engineering

Kevin Korb Associate Professor, Reader, Faculty of Information Technology

Fighting back against fake news

We used game theory to show you only need a small amount of fake news to disrupt any group discussion. But we also found a way you can fight back.

We used game theory to show you only need a small amount of fake news to disrupt any group discussion. But we also found a way you can fight back.

A Different Lens

Generation Series - Part 3: Youthquake

Is there a new 'youthquake' generation on the rise. They’re politically active, socially aware and determined to achieve a better, fairer society. But is it just a digital media-fed illusion? Are those new tools really working for them to understand and change the altruistic, consumer-driven world around them?

Brady Robards Senior Lecturer, Sociology

Is there a new 'youthquake' generation on the rise. They’re politically active, socially aware and determined to achieve a better, fairer society. But is it just a digital media-fed illusion? Are those new tools really working for them to understand and change the altruistic, consumer-driven world around them?

Margaret Simons Associate Professor, Journalism

ABC crisis: where to from here?

The national broadcaster has lost its strategic direction amid bogus allegations of bias and shameful mismanagement by government and the board.

The national broadcaster has lost its strategic direction amid bogus allegations of bias and shameful mismanagement by government and the board.

Asher Flynn Associate Professor, Criminology, School of Social Sciences

When photo-sharing turns criminal

AFL footballer Dane Swan is the latest victim of illegal photo-sharing. It's believed one in five Australians have had images of them distributed without their permission – and that's most likely an underestimate.

AFL footballer Dane Swan is the latest victim of illegal photo-sharing. It's believed one in five Australians have had images of them distributed without their permission – and that's most likely an underestimate.

Design and architecture

Design And Architecture

Design and architecture

Creating safer public spaces for females

It's not just empty laneways and dark corners where girls and women feel threatened.

Nicole Kalms Associate Professor, Department of Architecture and Director of the XYX Lab

It's not just empty laneways and dark corners where girls and women feel threatened.

Christine Grove Lecturer, Education

Taking the fight to cyberbullying

In the wake of Amy "Dolly" Everett's suicide, a more proactive, comprehensive approach is needed to tackle youth mental health challenges.

In the wake of Amy "Dolly" Everett's suicide, a more proactive, comprehensive approach is needed to tackle youth mental health challenges.

Christine Grove Lecturer, Education

Keeping kids safe in the online world

Parents should ask their teens to show them how they use social media so they can discuss and reduce the risks.

Parents should ask their teens to show them how they use social media so they can discuss and reduce the risks.