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Beware The Slenderman: how users created the Boogieman of the internet

  • Written by Adam Daniel, Ph.d Candidate, Western Sydney University
imageNew documentary Beware the Slenderman follows the horrific stabbing of a 12 year old girl in the name of an internet myth.IMDB

For as long as humans have been interacting with new media technologies, they have also created monsters to haunt them. When photography became mainstream in the late 19th century, for example, it wasn’t long before...

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Bots without borders: how anonymous accounts hijack political debate

  • Written by Katina Michael, Professor, School of Computing and Information Technology, University of Wollongong
imagePro-Donald Trump bots worked to sway public opinion in the US election by secretly taking over pro-Hillary Clinton hashtags and spreading fake news stories.Reuters/Lucas Jackson

A bot (short for robot) performs highly repetitive tasks by automatically gathering or posting information based on a set of algorithms. They can create new content and...

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If you're serious about affordable Sydney housing, Premier, here's a must-do list

  • Written by Hal Pawson, Associate Director - City Futures - Urban Policy and Strategy, City Futures Research Centre, Housing Policy and Practice, UNSW Australia
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So “fixing housing affordability” in Sydney is one of three top priorities for the new premier of New South Wales, Gladys Berejiklian. It’s good that the state’s new leader recognises this as an intensifying problem that can’t be ignored.

Berejiklian will appreciate the electoral importance of this issue. It’s an...

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Police pursuits: when does the end justify the means?

  • Written by Terry Goldsworthy, Assistant Professor in Criminology, Bond University
imagePolice pursuits are among the most challenging operational situations facing officers.AAP/Joel Carrett

The carnage in Melbourne’s CBD on Friday, in which five pedestrians died after being hit by a vehicle driven by a wanted offender, has again highlighted the issue of police pursuits.

Any policy governing police pursuits must balance the need...

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More Articles ...

  1. Water-sensitive innovations to transform health of slums and environment
  2. The psychology of insults
  3. Talk to me: voice control is taking off, but it's not taking over yet
  4. Airbnb hosts beware – it's not just Centrelink using robo-debt systems
  5. Government's new critical infrastructure list raises more questions than it answers for investors
  6. What workspaces are the best for freelance workers?
  7. Five common myths about the ageing brain and body
  8. Aussies are getting older, and the health workforce needs training to reflect it
  9. Ringling Bros circus closure shows our changing attitudes to animals in captivity
  10. Too big, too expensive and too silly: why video game movies fail
  11. New science minister needs to maintain momentum and push the innovation agenda
  12. Was The Guardian’s WhatsApp reporting “irresponsible” or fake news?
  13. Ban on sleeping rough does nothing to fix the problems of homelessness
  14. Hong Kong’s clouded future
  15. Tomorrow's 'new collar' jobs will be quite old-fashioned, our response should be too
  16. After Bourke St, Victoria should not rush in on bail reform
  17. Smart contracts – smart or dumb?
  18. Of boldness: Some rhetorical pointers on Trump’s inauguration address
  19. Health Check: how do you know if you're obsessed with your health?
  20. New NSW premier will have her hands full with issues that took the shine off Baird
  21. Going for gold: Trump, Louis XIV and interior design
  22. Sport is more than just a fringe player in Australia's economy
  23. Medicine for older people is the same for anyone else: treat the person, not just the body
  24. What's happening in our bodies as we age?
  25. Youngest in class twice as likely to take ADHD medication
  26. Loose-cannon Trump enters the tinderbox of US-Russia-China relations
  27. Explainer: what rights do workers have to getting paid in the gig economy?
  28. Things fall apart: why do the ecosystems we depend on collapse?
  29. 2017: The year ahead in cinema
  30. Could Russian hacking pose a threat to Australian democracy?
  31. NSW ReachTEL: Coalition has big lead with One Nation at 16.3%
  32. 'America first' – Donald Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States
  33. Why Australian supermarkets continue to look to the UK for leadership
  34. Three theories for what's causing the global productivity slowdown
  35. ASEAN countries should find a solution to end the persecution of Rohingya
  36. Who will keep predatory science journals at bay now that Jeffrey Beall's blog is gone?
  37. President Trump threatens to undermine key measure of climate policy success
  38. What comes next for Nick Kyrgios is up to Nick Kyrgios
  39. Explainer: what are the limits to charities advancing political causes?
  40. Obama's legacy: history will judge him more kindly than his critics think
  41. Australians on Twitter were 'positive' about the US election of Donald Trump
  42. Syria, Russia and Turkey – the uneasy alliance reshaping world politics
  43. Ultra, super, clean coal power? We've heard it before
  44. Mythbusting Ancient Rome - the truth about the vomitorium
  45. Breast milk banking continues an ancient human tradition and can save lives
  46. Australia needs to invest if it wants the tourism boom to continue
  47. Vital Signs: brace yourselves for the new economic reality
  48. All hail Trump, the great transgressor!
  49. Australia's privacy laws gutted in court ruling on what is 'personal information'
  50. Aussie rules football still has a way to go to be considered 'feminist'

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