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The robots are polarising how we consume news – and that's how we like it

  • Written by: Ellie Rennie, Deputy Director, Swinburne Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University of Technology
imageNews delivery via social media is based on a business model that exploits our need for self-validation.Reuters/Dado Ruvic

An article recently published in the American Journal of Political Science claims to have found proof that the internet is fuelling polarisation. The article uses data from 2004 to 2008 to show those with better internet access...

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We're capable of infinite memory, but where in the brain is it stored, and what parts help retrieve it?

  • Written by: Amy Reichelt, Lecturer, ARC DECRA, RMIT University
imageHuman memory is complex and neuroscientists are still trying to uncover the mechanisms that lead to memories being formed.Viki Reed/Flickr, CC BY

The brain is key to our existence, but there’s a long way to go before neuroscience can truly capture its staggering capacity. For now though, our Brain Control series explores what we do know about...

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From chickens and pickles to iSnack 2.0: the trends behind the brand names you remember

  • Written by: George Van Doorn, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Federation University Australia
imageResearch shows the letters used for product names are subject to trends, much like anything else.Image sourced from shutterstock.com

In 1981, advertising researcher Ira Schloss published a journal article headlined “Chickens and pickles”. The research found the letter “K” was overrepresented as the initial letter in top...

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The Memory Code: how oral cultures memorise so much information

  • Written by: Duane W. Hamacher, Senior ARC Discovery Early Career Research Fellow, Monash University
imageBradshaw rock paintings help Aboriginal people record knowledge to memory.Wikipedia, CC BY-SA

Ancient Celtic bards were famous for the sheer quantity of information they could memorise. This included thousands of songs, stories, chants and poems that could take hours to recite in full.

Today we are pretty spoiled. Practically the whole of human...

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  21. The real lesson from South Australia's electricity 'crisis': we need better climate policy
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  23. Why we need an independent authority to oversee tertiary education
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  25. Old vs New: the next generation of the space industry
  26. Social media can damage body image – here's how to counteract it
  27. What does Trump's rise mean for the past, present and future of celebrity politics?
  28. Not conservative, reactionary: The flawed case against same-sex marriage
  29. A New Democratic Enlightenment?
  30. How heterosexual couples are protesting marriage inequality
  31. Will the hack of 500 million Yahoo accounts get everyone to protect their passwords?
  32. Let's meet in the middle on schools funding, not continue the trench warfare
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  34. Gonzo: we need to talk about young men and porn
  35. The internet helps us translate 'social capital' to economic benefits
  36. The price of connection: 'surveillance capitalism'
  37. Suspending welfare payments unlikely to boost school attendance
  38. Banks can target service before sales to avoid a banking royal commission
  39. BP in the Bight: why the planned oil spill response is too slow to protect the coast
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