How South Africans can use their DNA to be good genomic citizens
In the past few years, people have become fascinated with using their DNA to learn more about themselves, their origins, …
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How do we counter COVID misinformation? Challenge it directly with the facts
The government is rolling out a new public information campaign this week to reassure the public about the safety of …
The old news business model is broken: making Google and Facebook pay won’t save journalism
The federal government is talking tough about making Google and Facebook pay Australian news businesses for linking to, or featuring, …
Millennials are not the only ‘burnout generation’ (just ask the rest of us)
In her new book, Can’t Even, American journalist Anne Helen Petersen writes of how Millennials have become “the …
Doctors must now prescribe drugs using their chemical name, not brand names. That’s good news for patients
From today (February 1), when you receive a prescription in Australia, it will list the name of the medication’s active …
‘Male’ vs ‘female’ brains: having a mix of both is common and offers big advantages – new research
January 20, 2021 2.55pm GMT
From advertising to the workplace, it is often assumed that men and women are fundamentally …
Google is leading a vast, covert human experiment. You may be one of the guinea pigs
On January 13 the Australian Financial Review reported Google had removed some Australian news content from its search results for …
GameStop: hedge fund attacks have opened up powerful new front against Wall Street
January 29, 2021 2.29pm GMT
In the dying days of 2009, Rage Against the Machine achieved the unlikeliest of Christmas …
Piracy: attacks at sea aren’t all linked to piracy. Why it’s important to unpick what’s what
Piracy and pirate attacks against merchant ships off the African coast have been reported regularly over the past decade. And …