How to redesign social media algorithms to bridge divides
Social media platforms have been implicated in conflicts of all scales, from urban gun violence to the storming of the...
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How apps and influencers are changing the way we sleep, for better or for worse
ShutterstockThis is the final article in The Conversation’s six-part series on insomnia, which charts the rise of insomnia during industrialisation...
Governments and hackers agree: the laws of war must apply in cyberspace
ShutterstockThere are rules in war. International humanitarian law regulates what combatants can and can’t do, with the goal of protecting...
Labour’s plan to focus on early maths is solid – gaps in achievement start even before primary school
NadyaEugene/ShutterstockPoliticians in the UK have maths on the mind. The Conservatives intend to extend compulsory maths education for young people...
Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system works well – here’s how Hamas got around it
Israel's Iron Dome air defense system launches interceptor missiles to shoot down incoming missiles and rockets. Ilia Yefimovich/Getty ImagesBecause of...
Cars are a ‘privacy nightmare on wheels’. Here’s how they get away with collecting and sharing your data
ShutterstockCars with internet-connected features are fast becoming all-seeing data-harvesting machines – a so-called “privacy nightmare on wheels”, according to US-based...
Does your employer have to tell if they’re spying on you through your work computer?
ShutterstockThe COVID pandemic stimulated an irreversible shift in where, when and how we work. This 21st-century model of working –...
Romantic heroes or ‘one of us’ – how we judge political leaders is rarely objective or rational
Given the presidential style of modern politics, the intense media focus on party leaders is unavoidable. But this involves a...
Discovery of half-a-million-year-old wooden structure shows we’re wrong to underestimate our ancient relatives
Excavators found part of a structure formed by two overlapping logs. Barham et al. Nature (2023), Author providedTo most people,...
What you should (and shouldn’t) do with all of your old phone chargers and other e-waste
Most of us have accumulated a stash of old devices, chargers and cables that sit forgotten in our homes. MikhailSk/ShutterstockThe...
