The numbers don’t add up: why the government needs to slow down on sweeping changes to NZ’s maths curriculum
The government’s recently announced plans to “transform maths education” have set off a heated debate over how the subject is...
TECHNOLOGY
A US judge just called Google the ‘highest quality search engine’. But how do we determine ‘quality’?
In his landmark ruling against Google earlier this week, United States district judge Amit Mehta said the tech giant has...
Elon Musk’s Tesla is promising to sell a humanoid robot. It could be the first of many
Tesla's Optimus robot. Kittyfly / ShutterstockElon Musk’s recent announcement on Twitter that “Tesla will have genuinely useful humanoid robots in...
Books That Shook the Business World: The Human Condition by Hannah Arendt
One of the leading 20th century works on how technology is affecting humanity. University of ChicagoCan you cook your way...
A US Court has ruled Google is an illegal monopoly – and the internet might never be the same
On Monday a US federal judge ruled Google has violated antitrust laws, saying the organisation is a monopolist, and it...
From climate change to landfill, AI promises to solve Earth’s big environmental problems – but there’s a hitch
Artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionised our lives in myriad ways, from personalising our social media feeds to giving us driving...
How people with disabilities got game − the surprisingly long history of access to arcade and video sports
Many of today's disabled esports players, like Rocky "RockyNoHands" Stoutenburgh, use mouth controllers, which were first used in gaming over...
Google Gemini ad controversy: Where should we draw the line between AI and human involvement in content creation?
An advertisement for Google Gemini sparked widespread backlash online about the growing role of generative AI tools and their impact...
What matters to First Nations children in Australia? A new app is helping us find out
Australian children are among the healthiest in the world. However, First Nations children continue to be left behind. To break...
Smartphones allow us to capture nature like never before – but are they also distorting our view?
ShutterstockEven if you weren’t lucky enough to spot the aurora light shows visible across southern Australia this week (and which...
