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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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  2. Noble horses and 'black monsters': the politics of colonial compassion
  3. More sightings of an endangered species don't always mean it's recovering
  4. Translation technology is useful, but should not replace learning languages
  5. Turnbull's ratings fall in another bad Newspoll
  6. Power bills can fall – but the main attention must be on affordability: ACCC
  7. Why Trump's decertification of the Iran nuclear deal may prove a costly mistake
  8. NSW ReachTEL: Coalition leads 52-48 as One Nation slumps. Xenophon tied or ahead in SA's Hartley
  9. Shorten promises $1 billion fund to finance manufacturing enterprises
  10. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the government reneging on a clean energy target
  11. #LstTxt Tstmnt: an unsent text message can count as a will, in the right circumstances
  12. Research suggests Tony Abbott's climate views are welcome in the Hunter Valley
  13. As the Clean Energy Target fizzles, what might replace it?
  14. Changes to lure young people into private health insurance won't slow increase in premiums
  15. What the Harvey Weinstein case tells us about sexual assault disclosure
  16. Satellites are giving us a commanding view of Earth's carbon cycle
  17. A matter of trust: the checks and balances schools must have to ensure fair funding for disability
  18. Psychology holds key to getting people out before disaster strikes
  19. Friday essay: the cultural meanings of wild horses
  20. Three areas to reform federal-state financial relations
  21. Vital Signs: the spooky mortgage risk signs our bankers are ignoring
  22. How the Liberals can fix their gender problem
  23. Don't ignore the mobility scooter. It may just be the future of transport
  24. My child has glue ear – what do I do?
  25. Grattan on Friday: Turnbull close to finalising energy package but can he sell it?
  26. This is what our cities need to do to be truly liveable for all
  27. Democratising super would bring more independent voices to the negotiating table
  28. Looking into their computer-generated eyes: dating in virtual reality
  29. Black Lives Matter is a revolutionary peace movement
  30. I've always wondered: why your nose runs when it's cold
  31. Video explainer: at China's 19th National Party Congress, Xi's vision and legacy are at stake
  32. Weighing up lab-grown steak: the problems with eating meat are not Silicon Valley's to solve
  33. Health Check: does drinking alcohol kill the germs it comes into contact with?
  34. Picturing the unimaginable: a new look at the wreck of the Batavia
  35. Australia's species need an independent champion
  36. Eight simple changes to our neighbourhoods can help us age well
  37. Three charts on: disability discrimination in the workplace
  38. New research reveals the origin of Australia’s extinct flightless giants, the mihirung birds
  39. Playboy, Brooke Shields and the fetishisation of young girls
  40. How will Amazon navigate Australia's taxation system?
  41. What is mindfulness? Nobody really knows, and that's a problem
  42. Explainer: how do drugs get from the point of discovery to the pharmacy shelf?
  43. Randomised control trials: what makes them the gold standard in medical research?
  44. Oversimplifying gun control issues can pose a real threat to community safety
  45. Curious Kids: Do astronauts get space sick when they travel from Earth to the International Space Station?
  46. Money can't buy me love, but you can put a price on a tree
  47. Some states do better than others on affordable housing – we can learn from the successes
  48. Australian consumer law is failing beer drinkers
  49. Government's energy plan still under wraps while Abbott shouts his from afar
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