At it stands, we have a great fear of allowing our devices more access to parts of our body. However, that’s not cool, as they’re here to worm their way into our hearts. Literally.
Facebook struggling to contain the flood of fake news that runs through it
A tidal wave of imitation clickbait sites are flooding Facebook. Unfortunately, there seems to be no source, nor solution to be found.
Study: Board games can help strengthen your relationships. Yes really.
I was long under the assumption that board games solely existed to tear unions apart. But according to recent findings, the opposite might be true.
Study: This is your brain on celebrity gossip
Celebrity gossip is a strange phenomenon. No matter how large our brains might be, we all fall into the trap. So why is it so effective? A recent study endeavoured to find out.
Science proves why people on social media ignore facts
We’ve all got a certain point in internet arguments where we wonder how people can cling to such obviously false facts. Well, turns out there’s a science to it.
New technology can ascertain your political views by the look on your face
After a recent study displayed the ability technology has to guess our sexual proclivity and political choices, I wonder if we’re too quick to automatically fear these advancements.
(Love) handle with care: How science could soon change your lumpy physique
Through the medium of nano technology, Science has created a patch that will quietly reduce your love handles. The future is here.
Psychologists reveal the reasons why we fear clowns
With the Hollywood remake of “IT” saturating our senses, it seems that a fear of clowns is vogue once more. Why do we actually fear people who entertain our kids?
Appy couples: India’s largest arranged marriage service goes the Tinder route
Much like the country itself, the old is meeting the new in India, as their largest arranged marriage service enters the dating app world.
Science sez ageing populations are making us stupider
Average IQ scores are in decline and the fingers of science point to the fact that we’re all a lot older. But is strictly a question of age?
In the age of information, our ignorance is a choice
There’s an odd duality defining the information age, in that the more we have access to, the more ignorant we choose to be.
Insta-damn: Hackers selling six million user accounts
The selfishness of hackers knows no bounds, while they’re welcome to my banking details, or my identity, I’m certainly drawing the line at my Instagram images. On this, I have no filter.
Current Affairs Wrap: Anti-marriage equality campaign starts, NK reveals payload, Nurse arrested for the crime of nursing
At some point we must reach the moral bedrock. But not this week! We’ve had the commencement of the anti-marriage equality campaign, more atomic threats from Pyongyang and the nurse that was taken away in cuffs, for doing her job. Wowzers.
Motorola cracks unbreakable screen code
What an age we live in. Fresh off the high school glory days of producing flip phones, Motorola has patented a method that will consign the broken phone screen to the pages of history.
Study: Your online dating failures might not be your own, blame algorithms
A recent study has delved into the algorithms used by dating websites, discovering most are fundamentally flawed. That being said, the main reason was us, but we’ll whitewash over that.
‘Stop the fags’ qualifies as respectful debate, PM asks to put arm around your gay mates
Yesterday, posters littered Melbourne spouting insane homophobic rhetoric. Today, the PM sees the same rhetoric as a normal part of the democratic process.
Here’s how easy it is to become a fake Instagram celebrity
How hard is it to become a celebrity influencer on Instagram? Well, according to the findings of one study, it’s actually a doddle.
Brain narrows focus to dwell on taboo words: Study
According to a new study, the outrage we feel when we read something narrows not only our vision but also our mental scope, as the brain donates its function solely to the offending word. Moist.
No book for you: Michelle Carter ruling arrests media hype
The ruling in the reprehensible Michelle Carter case has ramifications well outside the courtroom, as the precedent may see the end of ‘tell all’ stories designed for profit.
Google it: How outrage culture is changing the corporate world
The Google anti-diversity memo that went viral this week highlights an interesting issue, not one of inclusion, but rather our organic push toward transparency. More of it, I say.
Turnbull’s equality push merely a marriage of convenience
Even if marriage equality is decided by a free vote, we should not celebrate. Equality for the sake of power is not the same as equality for equality’s sake.
Twitter’s $99 promotion problem: Your tweet’s not one
Too lazy to build a social media following of your own? Twitter will do it for you. One problem. You have to already be popular in order to be popular. You what?