Children prefer to read books on paper rather than screens

Mar 10, 2017 03:28 am UTC| Life

There is a common perception that children are more likely to read if it is on a device such as an iPad or Kindles. But new research shows that this is not necessarily the case. In a study of children in Year 4 and 6,...

Contested spaces: living off the edge in a city mall where design fuels conflict

Mar 10, 2017 03:22 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

There are few more telling signs of conflict in urban spaces than calls to send in the police. Geelongs Little Malop Street Mall has been the subject of many such calls, as regular incidents keep the space in the media...

Seven tips for surviving the apocalypse

Mar 08, 2017 08:03 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

Billionaires who have made their fortunes in Silicon Valley seem to be worried about the future. So worried in fact, that some of them are reportedly buying vast estates in places such as New Zealand, as apocalypse...

Contested spaces: you can't stop the music – the sounds that divide shoppers

Mar 08, 2017 05:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

Sound is everywhere. In urban areas, it forms part of how we feel about and negotiate various social settings. The space we focus on here is the retail environment. Based on interviews with shoppers about the kinds of...

Despite differences in culture, US and India fall short in childbirth in similar ways

Mar 08, 2017 05:06 am UTC| Life

After eight years of practicing obstetrics and researching childbirth in the United States, I know as well as anyone that the American maternal health system could be better. Our way of childbirth is the costliest in the...

Here's why your gut instinct is wrong at work – and how to know when it isn't

Mar 08, 2017 04:57 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

Lets say youre interviewing a new applicant for a job and you feel something is off. You cant quite put your finger on it, but youre a bit uncomfortable with this person. She says all the right things, her resume is great,...

How to use digital devices this Lent for holy reflection

Mar 08, 2017 04:55 am UTC| Life

The season of Lent is upon us. This is a holy season for Christians who seek to identify with Jesus Christs 40 days of fasting as he prepared to be tested and later crucified. In order to identify with Christs...