It encourages physical activity, reduces pollution, and enhances mental wellbeing, so why are people shunning public transport in favour of their cars?
As we grapple with online dangers such as cyberbullying, pornography addiction, harassment, and scams, a new and deeply unsettling threat has emerged – deepfake technology.
It’s important to approach media coverage of AI ‘breakthroughs” such as DeepSeek with caution. Drawing lessons from the history of technology can help us avoid falling for either overly pessimistic or overly optimistic predictions about an uncertain future.
Filmmaker Blair Vermette’s unofficial Adidas advertisement has sparked debate about AI’s role in the future of marketing.
Listening to young people, not banning them from social media, is critical if we’re to effectively address the rise of deepfakes, and the spread of misogyny in high schools.
Ways to interact with virtual versions of our deceased loved ones are now a possibility – but there’s a raft of ethical and emotional challenges involved.
In Tickle vs Giggle, the court had to consider where gender identity sits in the Sex Discrimination Act. The landmark decision sets a precedent to protect transgender people nationally.
Healthcare professionals play a critical role in supporting breastfeeding mothers, but they often face challenges that hinder their ability to provide optimal care.
Sexual deepfake abuse silences women, causing lasting harm, and laws to protect them are inconsistent. A global approach is vital if society truly wants to address the problem.
When you buy seafood, you can’t be sure it is what it says it is – and Australian wholesalers are resistant to new traceability technologies.
Paying for a tattoo and then paying again to have it removed may be expensive, but living with regret is enduring.
Technological advancements such as machine learning offer hope in improving the efficiency of detecting – and preventing – harassing or intimidating online behaviour.
This week on Monash University's “What Happens Next?” podcast, meet the change-makers on the front lines of food.
Our attention's pulled in more directions than ever before. Can we build our mental muscles and regain our focus?
New research reveals that more than half of all Australians have experienced technology-facilitated abuse.
An app that can track our movements and calling the police for us with just one touch is a powerful temptation, but technological solutions aren’t benign and apolitical.
There are ingrained barriers to how far dating app Bumble can go towards emancipating women from the old-fashioned courtship power dynamics it claims to be shifting.
Biometrics technology offers to cut the Gordian knot of passwords, usernames, PIN and QR codes, as well as passports and vaccine cards – but at what cost?
Human-centred design approaches can help solve some of our most pressing health challenges.
Why a workers’ rebellion in 19th-century England is relevant in the age of data extraction, gig labour, and management by algorithm.
Hustle culture’s not all bad. Some of today’s greatest success stories arose from humanity’s inherent drive to achieve. Dr Susan Carland and guests take a second look at the daily grind.
“Stranger danger” now lurks less in the streets, and more in adult dating apps, gaming sites and consoles, and social media.
With more and more technology-driven crime, the tension between policing it and preserving the privacy of individuals is being writ large.
Public-space cameras are meant to make us feel safer, but women don’t always see them that way.
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