Author: The Conversation

What America’s first board game can teach us about the aspirations of a young nation

What America’s first board game can teach us about the aspirations of a young nation

Was Beethoven truly the greatest?

Was Beethoven truly the greatest?

A 25-year study reveals how empathy is passed from parents to teens to their future children

A 25-year study reveals how empathy is passed from parents to teens to their future children

a sharper look as the story gets closer to where it all started in the 60s

a sharper look as the story gets closer to where it all started in the 60s

Six Robert De Niro films that explore alienation, isolation and loneliness

Six Robert De Niro films that explore alienation, isolation and loneliness

Why did primates evolve such big brains? First study of its kind says it wasn’t for finding food

Why did primates evolve such big brains? First study of its kind says it wasn’t for finding food

How genes shape birdsong, even when birds grow up far from home

How genes shape birdsong, even when birds grow up far from home

Fears over future of the car industry as sales fall and spare parts become scarce

Fears over future of the car industry as sales fall and spare parts become scarce

We found over 300 million young people had experienced online sexual abuse and exploitation over the course of our meta-study

We found over 300 million young people had experienced online sexual abuse and exploitation over the course of our meta-study

Your smartphone might be linked to crocodile attacks in Indonesia. Here’s how

Your smartphone might be linked to crocodile attacks in Indonesia. Here’s how

big tech make it tough to monitor social media

big tech make it tough to monitor social media

‘Facebook probably knows I sell drugs’ – how young people’s digital footprints can threaten their future prospects

‘Facebook probably knows I sell drugs’ – how young people’s digital footprints can threaten their future prospects

Scarlett Johansson’s complaint to OpenAI is a new benchmark in the development of machine intelligence

Scarlett Johansson’s complaint to OpenAI is a new benchmark in the development of machine intelligence

Phone cameras can take in more light than the human eye − that’s why low-light events like the northern lights often look better through your phone camera

Phone cameras can take in more light than the human eye − that’s why low-light events like the northern lights often look better through your phone camera

ChatGPT’s use of a soundalike Scarlett Johansson reflects a troubling history of gender-stereotyping in technology

ChatGPT’s use of a soundalike Scarlett Johansson reflects a troubling history of gender-stereotyping in technology

What OpenAI’s deal with News Corp means for journalism (and for you)

What OpenAI’s deal with News Corp means for journalism (and for you)

What Philadelphians need to know about the city’s 7,000-camera surveillance system

What Philadelphians need to know about the city’s 7,000-camera surveillance system

Why the US government is trying to break up Live Nation Entertainment – a music industry scholar explains

Why the US government is trying to break up Live Nation Entertainment – a music industry scholar explains