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Don't just blame YouTube’s algorithms for ‘radicalisation’. Humans also play a part

  • Written by: Ariadna Matamoros-Fernández, Lecturer in Digital Media at the School of Communication, Queensland University of Technology
Don't just blame YouTube’s algorithms for ‘radicalisation’. Humans also play a partYouTube uses a wide range of tools to keep viewers watchingShutterstock

This is the second article in a series looking at the attention economy and how online content gets in front of your eyeballs. Read part 1 here.

People watch more than a billion hours of video on YouTube every day. Over the past few years, the video sharing platform has come...

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how the ghosts we believe in reflect our changing fears

  • Written by: Geir Henning Presterudstuen, Senior Lecturer in Anthropology, Western Sydney University
how the ghosts we believe in reflect our changing fearsThroughout history spirits - like this one from the film A Ghost Story - have had a knack for reflecting our greatest fears. IMDB

The ghosts of Halloween decorations provide light entertainment, but our enduring fascination for and fear of them is far from child’s play.

Polls indicate 35% of Australians believe in the existence of ghosts,...

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Hell, no! Halloween is not 'satanic' – it's an important way to think about death

  • Written by: Robyn J. Whitaker, Senior Lecturer in New Testament, Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity
Hell, no! Halloween is not 'satanic' – it's an important way to think about deathWes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

American televangelist Pat Robinson once claimed children who celebrate Halloween were unknowingly “worshipping Satan”.

Despite the absurdity that a child dressing up as a witch is devil worship, the idea that Halloween is linked to something satanic continues to have purchase among some...

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Behind those headlines. Why not to rely on claims robots threaten half our jobs

  • Written by: Michael Coelli, Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne
Behind those headlines. Why not to rely on claims robots threaten half our jobsMost of the headlines derive from a single study. Over the past six years its predictions have been anything but accurate.Collage

Should we believe headlines claiming nearly half of all jobs will be lost to robots and artificial intelligence?

We think not, and in a newly released study we explain why.

Headlines trumpeting massive job losses have...

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