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The robots are polarising how we consume news – and that's how we like it

  • Written by Ellie Rennie, Deputy Director, Swinburne Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University of Technology
imageNews delivery via social media is based on a business model that exploits our need for self-validation.Reuters/Dado Ruvic

An article recently published in the American Journal of Political Science claims to have found proof that the internet is fuelling polarisation. The article uses data from 2004 to 2008 to show those with better internet access...

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We're capable of infinite memory, but where in the brain is it stored, and what parts help retrieve it?

  • Written by Amy Reichelt, Lecturer, ARC DECRA, RMIT University
imageHuman memory is complex and neuroscientists are still trying to uncover the mechanisms that lead to memories being formed.Viki Reed/Flickr, CC BY

The brain is key to our existence, but there’s a long way to go before neuroscience can truly capture its staggering capacity. For now though, our Brain Control series explores what we do know about...

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From chickens and pickles to iSnack 2.0: the trends behind the brand names you remember

  • Written by George Van Doorn, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Federation University Australia
imageResearch shows the letters used for product names are subject to trends, much like anything else.Image sourced from shutterstock.com

In 1981, advertising researcher Ira Schloss published a journal article headlined “Chickens and pickles”. The research found the letter “K” was overrepresented as the initial letter in top...

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The Memory Code: how oral cultures memorise so much information

  • Written by Duane W. Hamacher, Senior ARC Discovery Early Career Research Fellow, Monash University
imageBradshaw rock paintings help Aboriginal people record knowledge to memory.Wikipedia, CC BY-SA

Ancient Celtic bards were famous for the sheer quantity of information they could memorise. This included thousands of songs, stories, chants and poems that could take hours to recite in full.

Today we are pretty spoiled. Practically the whole of human...

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  1. It’s not all about the president: why November's congressional elections matter too
  2. Current emissions could already warm world to dangerous levels: study
  3. Same-sex marriage manoeuvring has become a charade
  4. Backpacker tax due to go to cabinet
  5. Converting HTML to Markdown with Upmark
  6. Full response from Jacqui Lambie
  7. The off-topic Conversation #108
  8. FactCheck Q A: are one in three age pensioners living under the poverty line?
  9. Review: barrangal dyara (skin and bones) was made flesh
  10. 'Syria: Always Beautiful' – can tourism be a force for peace?
  11. Clinton-Trump tied! But here's why you should ignore the polls
  12. Are we finally about to get a global agreement on aviation emissions?
  13. Pedestrian safety needs to catch up to technology and put people before cars
  14. Illegal phoenix activity is costing us billions – here's how it could be stemmed
  15. Guide to the classics: Christina Stead's The Beauties and Furies
  16. The emotion centre is the oldest part of the human brain: why is mood so important?
  17. What brain regions control our language? And how do we know this?
  18. Sixty years on, the Maralinga bomb tests remind us not to put security over safety
  19. The science is in: gardening is good for you
  20. Public support for climate action on the up after dark days: Climate Institute survey
  21. The real lesson from South Australia's electricity 'crisis': we need better climate policy
  22. Closing Victoria's Hazelwood power station is no threat to electricity supply
  23. Why we need an independent authority to oversee tertiary education
  24. Australian companies have more work to do on tax transparency
  25. Old vs New: the next generation of the space industry
  26. Social media can damage body image – here's how to counteract it
  27. What does Trump's rise mean for the past, present and future of celebrity politics?
  28. Not conservative, reactionary: The flawed case against same-sex marriage
  29. A New Democratic Enlightenment?
  30. How heterosexual couples are protesting marriage inequality
  31. Will the hack of 500 million Yahoo accounts get everyone to protect their passwords?
  32. Let's meet in the middle on schools funding, not continue the trench warfare
  33. What do the newspapers _really_ tell us about the lock hospital histories?
  34. Gonzo: we need to talk about young men and porn
  35. The internet helps us translate 'social capital' to economic benefits
  36. The price of connection: 'surveillance capitalism'
  37. Suspending welfare payments unlikely to boost school attendance
  38. Banks can target service before sales to avoid a banking royal commission
  39. BP in the Bight: why the planned oil spill response is too slow to protect the coast
  40. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the government's approach to welfare
  41. Business moves on climate as the Paris Agreement gets closer to sealing the deal
  42. Policy versus populism: what can we expect from the first presidential debate?
  43. What's behind Indonesian authorities' desire to control LGBT sexuality?
  44. Vital Signs: Lowe makes the case for 'good' government debt
  45. Friday essay: the Australian Mosque
  46. Gonski model was corrupted, but Labor and Coalition are both to blame
  47. Intelligence review must tackle anxiety around information-gathering, privacy and security
  48. Everything you wanted to know about US elections but were afraid to ask
  49. The more work-life balance we have the more we want: global study
  50. Australian investors want bankable projects that help us adapt to climate change
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