Erin

Erin

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Have smartphones created an ‘anxious generation’? Jonathan Haidt sounds the alarm

Have smartphones created an ‘anxious generation’? Jonathan Haidt sounds the alarm

Haidt argues that the evidence is in. Teenagers’ widespread use of smartphones is...

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Cybersecurity researchers spotlight a new ransomware threat – be careful where you upload files

Cybersecurity researchers spotlight a new ransomware threat – be careful where you upload files

You probably know better than to click on links that download unknown files onto...

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Global outrage is growing against Netanyahu’s genocide in Gaza

Global outrage is growing against Netanyahu’s genocide in Gaza

Gaza’s killing fields are now in the seventh month of the settler-colonial regime’s...

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Nature conservation works, and we’re getting better at it – new study

Nature conservation works, and we’re getting better at it – new study

To work in nature conservation is to battle a headwind of bad news. When the overwhelming...

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If life exists on Jupiter’s moon Europa, scientists might soon be able to detect it

If life exists on Jupiter’s moon Europa, scientists might soon be able to detect it

Europa is one of the largest of more than 90 moons in orbit around the planet Jupiter....

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Spotify just made a record profit. What can the platform do now to maintain momentum?

Spotify just made a record profit. What can the platform do now to maintain momentum?

It is not much of an exaggeration to say that Spotify saved the music industry....

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Ancient nomads you’ve probably never heard of disappeared from Europe 1,000 years ago. Now, DNA analysis reveals how they lived

Ancient nomads you’ve probably never heard of disappeared from Europe 1,000 years ago. Now, DNA analysis reveals how they lived

How do we understand past societies? For centuries, our main sources of information...

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What is meaningful work? A philosopher’s view

What is meaningful work? A philosopher’s view

Work is an inescapable feature of the modern world. Most of us, except for a lucky...

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IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

Their presence puts researchers like me one step closer to unraveling the mystery...

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Banning TikTok won’t solve social media’s foreign influence, teen harm and data privacy problems

Banning TikTok won’t solve social media’s foreign influence, teen harm and data privacy problems

When President Joe Biden signed a US$95 billion foreign aid bill into law on April...

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A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of...

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Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology...

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Most bees don’t die after stinging – and other surprising bee facts

Most bees don’t die after stinging – and other surprising bee facts

Most of us have been stung by a bee and we know it’s not much fun. But maybe we...

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What is ‘techno-optimism’? 2 technology scholars explain the ideology that says technology is the answer to every problem

What is ‘techno-optimism’? 2 technology scholars explain the ideology that says technology is the answer to every problem

Silicon Valley venture capitalist Marc Andreessen penned a 5,000-word manifesto...

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Our laser technique can tell apart elephant and mammoth ivory – here’s how it may disrupt the ivory trade

Our laser technique can tell apart elephant and mammoth ivory – here’s how it may disrupt the ivory trade

In recent years, the global trade in elephant ivory has faced significant restrictions...

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