Improving patient care by bridging the divide between doctors and data scientists
May 26, 2016 02:50 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology Health
While wonderful new medical discoveries and innovations are in the news every day, doctors struggle daily with using information and techniques available right now while carefully adopting new concepts and treatments. As a...
On the hunt for Facebook's army of fakes
May 26, 2016 02:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Ever wonder why so many people like certain Facebook pages, no matter how boring or badly updated they are? They could well be the subject of like farming, the process of artificially inflating the number of Facebook page...
Which Facebook 'friends' can help you land a job?
May 26, 2016 02:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology Life
More than half of jobs are found with the help of a social tie, whether a friend, relative or distant acquaintance. For example, a friend may tell you about a job opening at her firm or a parent may offer you an internship...
My brain made me do it: will neuroscience change the way we punish criminals?
May 26, 2016 01:59 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Australian law may be on the cusp of a brain-based revolution that will reshape the way we deal with criminals. Some researchers, such as neuroscientist David Eagleman, have argued that neuroscience should radically...
We mightn't like it, but there are ethical reasons to use animals in medical research
May 26, 2016 00:09 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Science
The media regularly report impressive medical advances. However, in most cases, there is a reluctance by scientists, the universities, or research institutions they work for, and the media to mention animals used in that...
Why some newspaper paywalls are simply unsustainable
May 26, 2016 00:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
Despite the shift to digital newsrooms, it is fair to say that Australian newspapers are still reliant on print for their advertising revenue. The largest newspaper groups, representing 90% of the Australian market,...
El Niño is over, but has left its mark across the world
May 25, 2016 23:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
The 2015-16 El Niño has likely reached its end. Tropical Pacific Ocean temperatures, trade winds, cloud and pressure patterns have all dropped back to near normal, although clearly the events impacts around the...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects