Science & Health
How citizen scientists are making a contribution
Until recently, the number of citizen scientists in Australia was estimated at between 100,000 and 130,000 people. But this is a major ...
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Living with ‘AI anxiety’
A patient said to me the other day, half-smiling but clearly unsettled: “I think I’ve got anxiety about AI.” They ...
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How climate scientists balance the tension between research and public protest
From marches and demonstrations to civil disobedience, scientists are increasingly turning to climate protest. As a social psychologist, I’ve been ...
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Marketing science
People often see science as a world apart: cool, rational and untouched by persuasion or performance. In this view, scientists simply discover ...
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Key lessons about misinformation from ancient scientists
Ancient scientists can be easy to dismiss. Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often described as the West’s first scientist, believed the ...
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Algorithms are amplifying antifeminist masculinities
The online world of boys and young men in the post-Andrew Tate moment is now saturated with masculinity influencers who take ...
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We risk a deluge of AI-written ‘science’ pushing corporate interests
Back in the 2000s, the American pharmaceutical firm Wyeth was sued by thousands of women who had developed breast cancer after taking ...
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AI slop: An unwelcome form of online content
You’ve probably encountered images in your social media feeds that look like a cross between photographs and computer-generated graphics. Some ...
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It’s fantasy to think AI can be free from bias and ideology
In July, the United States government made it clear that artificial intelligence (AI) companies wanting to do business with the White House ...
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Science versus ownership: The true value of fossils
Last year, a Stegosaurus nicknamed ‘Apex’ sold at auction for US$40.5 million. A juvenile Ceratosaurus fetched US$30.5 million just last month. Supporters of ...
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The dangers of exponential growth
António Guterres understands something that most world leaders do not. He knows that exponential growth is unrelenting and immensely destructive. ...
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The fast lane to a renewable energy future
An academic living in cold Canberra retired his gas heaters a few years ago and installed electric heat pumps for ...
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