Dodgy internet connection? Here’s what might be behind it
Mar 18, 2021 14:39 pm UTC| Life
For most people, diagnosing a dodgy internet connection is nigh on impossible. After all, the internet is a complex hodgepodge of hardware and software, and the odd jumpy Zoom call is often accepted as an inexplicable...
Zoom burnout: be more productive, ditch those video calls – expert
Mar 18, 2021 14:34 pm UTC| Technology Life
Just as other brand names make their way into the dictionary, Zoom has now become a daily verb and a noun. We Zoom each other, we say Lets have a Zoom, and we get Zoom fatigue. Now theres Zoom burnout as well a phrase...
I interviewed 48 bankrupt Americans – here's who they blame for their financial troubles
Feb 20, 2021 12:26 pm UTC| Life
The people arrested in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection had an 18% bankruptcy rate twice as high as the national average according to a Washington Post investigation. A quarter of the rioters had been sued...
Why we're obsessed with music from our youth
Feb 12, 2021 08:08 am UTC| Life
People tend to be extremely nostalgic about the music they listened to when they were young. If you were a teenager in the 1970s, chances are you will love Queen, Stevie Wonder or ABBA. And if you were young in the 1990s,...
New aged care data on hospitalisation rates show significant problem areas in residential aged care
Feb 02, 2021 13:13 pm UTC| Life Health
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety released new data overnight comparing hospitalisation rates from residential aged care facilities. The report found 36.9% of nursing home residents presented to an...
Growing up in lockdown: young people give their perspectives
Jan 22, 2021 08:02 am UTC| Life
Throughout the pandemic, decisions made by adults have had a significant impact on all aspects of young peoples lives, yet some teenagers feel their voice and experiences during the pandemic have not been heard. The...
US could face a simmering, chronic domestic terror problem, warn security experts
Jan 22, 2021 07:30 am UTC| Politics Life
After President Joe Biden took office on Jan. 20, 2021 without any violent incidents, many in the United States and worldwide breathed a sigh of relief. The respite may be brief. The ingredients that led an incensed...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects