Ginno Alcantara

A tip too far? Why tip fatigue may be setting in for North Americans

Tipping has long been an established and widely accepted social norm in North America. Although it is not required, many Canadians feel pressured to tip —...

Where did the new year’s resolution come from? Well, we’ve been making them for 4,000 years

As we welcome in the new year, a common activity across many cultures is the setting of new year resolutions. New year represents a significant temporal...

12 ways to finally achieve your most elusive goals

It’s that time of year to muse on what you hope to accomplish over the next 12 months. The best advice when making resolutions is to...

It’s OK to aim lower with your new year’s exercise resolutions – a few minutes a day can improve your muscle strength

One of the most popular new year’s resolutions is to exercise more. Many of us set ambitious goals requiring a big, regular commitment, but then abandon...

Not Big Brother, but close: a surveillance expert explains some of the ways we’re all being watched, all the time

A group of researchers studied 15 months of human mobility movement data taken from 1.5 million people and concluded that just four points in space and...

Clearer rules on reporting companies’ climate risks could soon put us on a path to decarbonising corporate Australia

Longtermism – why the million-year philosophy can’t be ignored

In 2017, the Scottish philosopher William MacAskill coined the name “longtermism” to describe the idea “that positively affecting the long-run future is a key moral priority...

Disappointed by your year 12 result? A university expert and a clinical psychologist share advice on what to do next

Over this week and next, year 12 students around Australia will receive their exam results. This is a time of great expectations and intense pressure for...

6 dead, including 2 police, in Queensland shooting. How dangerous is policing in Australia?

On Monday night, two police officers, Constable Rachel McCrow, 29, and Constable Matthew Arnold, 26, were shot and killed, and two other officers were injured, after...

We’re entering a new phase of COVID, where we each have to assess and mitigate our own risk. But how?

The Australian government’s latest COVID management plan, released yesterday, maps how the nation will learn to live with COVID. This means transitioning from the emergency phase...