Debate: the multiple paradoxes of Meta and Mark Zuckerberg

Mar 04, 2023 12:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views

From Facebooks psychological experiments on unwitting users in 2014 to the Cambridge Analytica scandal in 2018 or the Facebook files in 2021, controversies involving the company have been numerous. Despite an increased...

We can't keep putting apartment residents' waste in the too hard basket

Mar 04, 2023 12:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views

The harsh realities of managing the waste we produce are in the news: councils shunning new glass bins, more plastic being produced per person in the world and Sydney bins overflowing. And the growth in apartment living in...

Interviews with journalists can seem daunting – but new research shows 80% of subjects report a positive experience

Mar 04, 2023 12:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible. He is a kind of confidence man, preying on peoples vanity, ignorance, or loneliness,...

Five discoveries that changed our understanding of how the ancient Egyptians created mummies

Mar 04, 2023 12:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Centuries after the first golden coffins were taken to Europe, ancient Egyptian mummies still vividly capture peoples imaginations. Perhaps were awed by the grandeur of their rituals and tradition. But new discoveries keep...

Understanding mass incarceration in the US is the first step to reducing a swollen prison population

Mar 04, 2023 12:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views

The incarceration rate in the United States fell in 2021 to its lowest levels since 1995 but the U.S. continues to imprison a higher percentage of its population than almost every other country. The U.S. incarcerates...

Why can't Americans agree on, well, nearly anything? Philosophy has some answers

Mar 04, 2023 12:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Does wearing a mask stop the spread of COVID-19? Is climate change driven primarily by human-made emissions? With these kinds of issues dividing the public, it sometimes feels as if Americans are losing our ability to...

Why the humble city bus is the key to improving US public transit

Mar 04, 2023 12:06 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Public transit in the U.S. is in a sorry state aging, underfunded and losing riders, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic. Many proposed solutions focus on new technologies, like self-driving cars and flying taxis. But...