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how sexbots are marketed as companions

  • Written by: Fiona Andreallo, Lecturer in digital culture, University of Sydney
how sexbots are marketed as companionsSexbot Emma, from AI Tech, is advertised as a "real AI you can talk to". She offers "warm hugs" and will "feel your feelings".YouTube/Screenshot

When thinking of sexbots, companionship might not be the first word that comes to mind. But sexbot advertising promises more than sex toys. It is also selling emotional intimacy: robots marketed as if they...

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12 simple ways you can reduce bushfire risk to older homes

  • Written by: Douglas Brown, Casual Academic, Western Sydney University
12 simple ways you can reduce bushfire risk to older homesThere are no guarantees in bushfires, but you can improve the odds your house survives a blaze.Photo by Edward Doody, courtesy of Arkin Tilt Architects, Author provided

Seventy-five years of Australian research into how houses respond to bushfire has identified 21 main weak points in houses and the area immediately surrounding them.

In recent...

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how we use music to make ourselves feel at home

  • Written by: Michael James Walsh, Assistant Professor Social Science, University of Canberra
how we use music to make ourselves feel at homeMusic played through headphones can immerse the listener in a more intimate experience.Stokkete/Shutterstock

The concept of “home” refers to more than bricks and mortar. Just as cities are more than buildings and infrastructure, our homes carry all manner of emotional, aesthetic and socio-cultural significance.

Our research investigates...

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ancient Egyptians tamed wild ibis for sacrifice

  • Written by: Sally Wasef, Postdoctoral research fellow, Griffith University
ancient Egyptians tamed wild ibis for sacrificeA scene from the Books of the Dead (based at the Egyptian Museum) shows the ibis-headed god Thoth recording the result of "the final judgement".Wasef et al./PLOS ONE, CC BY-SA

These days, not many Aussies consider the ibis a particularly admirable creature.

But these birds, now colloquially referred to as “bin chickens” due to their...

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  1. the ABC's complex debate over its role as sports broadcaster
  2. How does poor air quality from bushfire smoke affect our health?
  3. here are 5 steps to help them cope
  4. how Australian bushfire writing has changed with the climate
  5. getting to the bottom of the city-country divide
  6. If Australian police officers are allowed to shoot to kill, they should be better trained
  7. Why municipal waste-to-energy incineration is not the answer to NZ's plastic waste crisis
  8. the cum-ex trading scandal and why it matters
  9. What did the High Court decide in the Pell case? And what happens now?
  10. As flames encroach, those at risk may lose phone signal when they need it most
  11. If you've given your DNA to a DNA database, US police may now have access to it
  12. Victims of child sex abuse still face significant legal barriers suing churches
  13. UWA Publishing has helped take Australian poetry into the world. Its closure would be catastrophic for poets
  14. What is a 'mass extinction' and are we in one now?
  15. It's 25 years since we redefined autism – here's what we've learnt
  16. Own a bike you never ride? We need to learn how to fail better at active transport
  17. how growth in population and consumption drives planetary change
  18. Why Australia's first securities class action judgment (sort of) cleared Myer
  19. how bushfires create their own ferocious weather systems
  20. Vaping-related lung disease now has a name – and a likely cause. 5 things you need to know about EVALI
  21. Japanese visual storytelling comes alive at OzAsia
  22. Mr Morrison, I lost my home to bushfire. Your thoughts and prayers are not enough
  23. this year's OzAsia festival fused worlds in dance
  24. Reading is more than sounding out words and decoding. That's why we use the whole language approach to teaching it
  25. the story behind our dairy woes
  26. 1 in 10 women with endometriosis report using cannabis to ease their pain
  27. Why every child needs explicit phonics instruction to learn to read
  28. it's not us, it's the other lot, say the experts. So who do we believe?
  29. The government's 'new page' on Indigenous policy is actually just more of the same
  30. Frances Levvy, Australia's quietly radical early animal rights campaigner
  31. As NZ votes on euthanasia bill, here is a historical perspective on a 'good death'
  32. Some women seem to lack a key brain structure for smell -- but their sense of smell is fine
  33. When a tree dies, don't waste your breath. Rescue the wood to honour its memory
  34. Shareholder activism might sound good, but it's delusional to think it will change anything much
  35. Photojournalists are telling an important story and they should interact with their subjects
  36. Drought and climate change were the kindling, and now the east coast is ablaze
  37. 3-parent IVF could prevent illness in many children (but it's really more like 2.002-parent IVF)
  38. No, a 'complex' system is not to blame for corporate wage theft
  39. Media companies are mad as hell at tech giants and don't want to take it anymore. But what choice do they have?
  40. Hackers are now targeting councils and governments, threatening to leak citizen data
  41. The open access shift at UWA Publishing is an experiment doomed to fail
  42. The government is committed to an Indigenous voice. We should give it a chance to work
  43. We may one day grow babies outside the womb, but there are many things to consider first
  44. Reading progress is falling between year 5 and 7, especially for advantaged students: 5 charts
  45. Frozen in time, the casts of Indigenous Australians who performed in 'human zoos' are chilling
  46. Why Australia is still grappling with the legacy of the first world war
  47. Smart tech systems cut congestion for a fraction of what new roads cost
  48. Another COAG meeting, another limp swing at the waste problem
  49. Government set to win its new powers against unions
  50. When the coroner looked at how to cut drug deaths at music festivals, the evidence won. But what happens next?

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