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Here’s how Australia can act to target racist behaviour online

  • Written by: Andrew Jakubowicz, Professor of Sociology, University of Technology Sydney
imageRacists take advantage of social media algorithms to find people with similar beliefs. from www.shutterstock.com

Although racism online feels like an insurmountable problem, there are legal and civil actions we can take right now in Australia to address it.

Racism expressed on social media sites provided by Facebook and the Alphabet stable (which...

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Filters: a cigarette engineering hoax that harms both smokers and the environment

  • Written by: Kathryn Barnsley, Adjunct researcher, University of Tasmania
imageFilters were engineered to make cigarettes taste better, and seem safer. from www.shutterstock.com

Cigarette filters were initially introduced by the tobacco industry in the 1960s to make cigarettes “safer”. But we now know they provide no safety, no health benefits, and are a major cause of environmental littering.

It was initially...

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How marketers use algorithms to (try to) read your mind

  • Written by: Jason Pallant, Lecturer of Marketing, Swinburne University of Technology
imageMarketers are using your data to make predictions about what you'll want, when.Shutterstock

You may have heard that algorithms will take over the world. But how are they operating right now? We take a look in our series on Algorithms at Work.


Have you ever you looked for a product online and then been recommended the exact thing you need to...

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Expect a shakeup of China’s military elite at the 19th Party Congress

  • Written by: Bates Gill, Professor, Macquarie University
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On October 18, the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will begin, and China’s military will be in the spotlight.

As well as laying out the nation’s direction for the next five years and appointing its top political leaders, it’s expected that the Congress will confirm the wholesale change of China’s...

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