Newly available over-the-counter hearing aids offer many benefits, but consumers should be aware of the potential drawbacks

U.S. retailers began selling over-the-counter hearing aids on Oct. 17, 2022, a long-awaited move that some experts predict could be a game-changer in making these devices...

3 ways app developers keep kids glued to the screen – and what to do about it

From learning numbers to learning how to brush your teeth, it seems there’s a kids’ app for everything. Recent US statistics indicate more than half of...

Experts grade Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube on readiness to handle midterm election misinformation

The 2016 U.S. election was a wake-up call about the dangers of political misinformation on social media. With two more election cycles rife with misinformation under...

Empty buildings consume more energy than you think

Over the past few decades, the booming global population, growing cities and changing climate have brought global attention to the need to build energy-efficient and sustainable...

The Right Stuff: the new conservative dating app which has unsurprisingly, failed to attract women

Austin Distel/Unsplash The Right Stuff is a new conservative dating app, recently launched in the US. Not yet available in Australia, the app was apparently created...

Social media use and poor wellbeing feed into each other in a vicious cycle. Here are 3 ways to avoid getting stuck

We often hear about the negative impacts of social media on our wellbeing, but we don’t usually think of it the other way round – whereby...

Todd Sampson’s ‘Mirror Mirror’ raises the alarm on our lives online – but not all its claims are supported by evidence

This week, Todd Sampson’s documentary Mirror Mirror: Love & Hate screened on Channel Ten. The documentary focuses on harms that occur through social media and online...

Companies are increasingly tracking eye movements — but is it ethical?

When Facebook reinvented itself into Meta in October 2021, it was widely reported that Meta would be focusing on virtual reality (VR) by being at the...

Do we have free will – and do we want it? Thomas the Tank Engine offers clues

Are we free or are our actions determined by the laws of physics? And how much free will do we actually want? These questions have troubled...

What is multi-factor authentication, and how should I be using it?