AI Revolution Series

Is social media turning people into narcissists?

Oct 21, 2016 14:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

Social media has revolutionised how we communicate. In this series, we look at how it has changed the media, politics, health, education and the law. There has been a massive increase in the use of social media from...

How decent data can help African girls overcome second class status

Oct 21, 2016 10:01 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology Life

The United Nations has made the gathering of data on girls across the world the coming years focus. Marking the International Day of the Girl Child, it issued a call for action for increased investment in collecting and...

How the war on drugs fuels deadly prison riots in Brazil

Oct 20, 2016 09:26 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

Brazil has a prison problem. Recent crises have brought renewed attention to mass incarceration, overcrowding, and the lawlessness and inhumanity of Brazils jails issues that are often ignored, but hardly new. Two...

Young people don't expect to rely on the 'bank of mum and dad': study

Oct 19, 2016 10:52 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

Despite the stereotypes of young people as a generation focused on spending with no consequences, young people actually see their money decisions (as well as their mistakes) as their responsibility, our research shows....

America's Nobel success is the story of immigrants

Oct 19, 2016 10:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

If it were not for Bob Dylan the singer, songwriter and now Nobel laureate 2016 would have become the first year since 1999 without a Nobel winner born in the United States. Since World War II, the U.S. has dominated...

Apple Pay dispute may mean less opportunity to pay with your mobile

Oct 19, 2016 07:05 am UTC| Technology Life

As people increasingly reach for their phone to pay for goods in Australia, existing players in the contactless payment industry are trying to seek competitive advantage. Four of Australias leading banks are trying to...

How sexual partner abuse has changed with social media

Oct 18, 2016 02:09 am UTC| Technology Life

Incidents involving threats to expose sexual images, or what media are calling sextortion, are not new, but have evolved with social media. In a large study we recently did on the topic, we found that sextortion mostly...