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Less than half of Australian adults know how to identify misinformation online

Less than half of Australian adults know how to identify misinformation online

For most of us, it’s hard to imagine a media-free day. Understanding what’s happening in the world, maintaining our social media profiles, staying in touch with family, being entertained, making new friends, engaging with governments, and with our democracy, are all activities that usually require media participation. To do these activities regularly and effectively, we […] … learn more→

Sedentary lifestyle: educational initiatives to alleviate student suffering

Sedentary lifestyle: educational initiatives to alleviate student suffering

Many studies warn about the effects of distance education and isolation on the mental health of young people. Between stress, anxiety attacks, undernourishment, and a sedentary lifestyle, the student world is very affected by the containment measures taken to fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Faced with this state of affairs, the teams responsible for physical and […] … learn more→

How game worlds are preparing humanitarian workers for high-stakes scenarios

How game worlds are preparing humanitarian workers for high-stakes scenarios

The pandemic has bred a new dependence on online technologies for work and social engagement. Immersive technology such as that used in 3D video games, virtual reality and augmented reality can be designed now so that the person experiencing them is transported into a socially rich online world. This began with the design of massive online role playing games and […] … learn more→

The hardest quests in OSRS

The hardest quests in OSRS

Player opinion may not match OSRS quests tell different stories. Some are short and sweet, others are as long as an epic. Then there are whole questlines, such as the one for the elves. Each one is rated for difficulty with Grandmaster being the hardest. These are the most difficult and longest quests of all. […] … learn more→

Tips that every WoW Classic player needs to know about

Tips that every WoW Classic player needs to know about

Things have been pretty stale in the realm of World of Warcraft Classic for the past couple of months, but that’s all about to change. With the recent announcement that Blizzard has made during their BlizzCon 2021, The Burning Crusade Classic, the first expansion pack ever released for World of Warcraft back in the early […] … learn more→

Learning to flirt, something that is not yet taught in school

Learning to flirt, something that is not yet taught in school

Starting the process of approaching and seducing the person we are interested in is not easy. During adolescence, motivated by hormonal changes, social norms or learned models, boys and girls feel the urge to experiment with this task . Between pushes – not too abrupt -, elbows, slaps, stolen kisses or some teasing, a process begins that […] … learn more→

The Spanish speaker recognizes 30,000 words on average

The Spanish speaker recognizes 30,000 words on average

Estimating a person’s vocabulary with total precision is a chimera, and all the data that have been proposed so far on this are, at best, good approximations. The reason for the poor success of vocabulary estimates lies in the wonderful ability of the human brain to use linguistic resources to create and modify words. We know […] … learn more→