With the Paris Olympics fast approaching under the shadow of the climate crisis, activists and advocates continue to raise questions about the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) commitment to one of three pillars of the Olympic Agenda: sustainability. And for good reason. Despite optimistic rhetoric from the IOC and host committees, environmental exploitation by host nations, and […] … learn more→

When Google announced this week that its climate emissions had risen by 48 percent since 2019, it pointed the finger at  artificial intelligence. US tech firms are building vast networks of data centres across the globe and say  AI is fuelling the growth, throwing the spotlight on the amount of energy the technology is sucking up and its […] … learn more→

Technology, when used well, can be very useful and positive, even in adolescence. In this article, we present a list of digital tools and educational platforms that promote collaborative learning among teenagers, offering beneficial resources for their academic and social development. Tools to use in the classroom Kahoot! is a digital app that allows you to […] … learn more→

Many parents are worried about how much their children use social media and what content they might encounter while using it. Amid proposals to ban teenagers under 16yrs from social media and calls to better educate them about being safe online, how can you tell if your child’s social media use is already a problem? And what steps can take to […] … learn more→

The end of the school year is coming. No more early mornings and cramming for exams. No more stress about receiving grades, comparing them with classmates and teaching them at home. The start of the holidays means the end of one of the main sources of stress for teenage boys and girls. Although feeling stressed […] … learn more→

Photos of Australian children have been used without consent to train artificial intelligence (AI) models that generate images. A new report from the non-governmental organisation Human Rights Watch has found the personal information, including photos, of Australian children in a large data set called LAION-5B. This data set was created by accessing content from the publicly […] … learn more→

Roblox is an online platform that allows users to create games and play those designed by others. A self-described “ultimate virtual universe,” it is hard to pinpoint exactly what Roblox is: Is it a game? Is it social media? Is it a place to create content or consume media? Is it a place to shop […] … learn more→

Can you remember your last in-person exam? You’re waiting outside the venue with your identification, pens and back-up pens. Everyone is nervously looking at their notes or avoiding eye contact. The doors open and you enter a cavernous space of numbered tables in rows. You find your seat and, waiting to start, glance around the […] … learn more→

Let’s be clear from the start: we have a problem. For a number of academic years now, we have been noticing how university students are mostly lacking in skills that would facilitate their understanding, comprehension, studying and comparing with foundations when it comes to training in the various subjects and degrees. The almost total non-existence […] … learn more→

Whether you’re left, right or ambidextrous, “handedness” is part of our identity. But a lot of people don’t realise that we have other biases too and they are not unique to humans. My colleagues and I have published a new study that shows aligning our biases in the same way as other people may have social benefits. […] … learn more→