Author: The Conversation

A study of 8,000 children suggests social media, not screens in general, may be fuelling a rise in inattention

AI is creating new opportunities for some and new vulnerabilities for others, deepening the socioeconomic inequalities already embedded in the labour market

  ‘Human’ skills like leadership and empathy will be increasingly prized by employers.

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You might end up sacrificing sleep, hobbies and relationships

It isn’t easy to measure how effective homework can be. But here’s what we do know

The US, UK and Australia are all expanding efforts to deport non-citizens, reframing the act of seeking asylum from a human right to a criminal act

Animal Farm, in contrast, is a melancholy reflection on the corruption of revolution, and the need to keep looking for a better one

  and it comes with major – and sometimes lifelong – health consequences

A new study shows people who drank an extra cup of coffee a day gained less weight than expected over four years.

Even though WhatsApp has strong privacy and security features, it isn’t impenetrable – as Israel has previously shown.

What Orwell’s ‘1984’ explains about the twisting of history to control the public

Parents of course want to protect their children from difficulty. But sometimes this desire to ‘help’ kids can hamper their development

Research on perceived similarities between people and their dogs aims to understand whether such perceptions are accurate and how they affect the relationship between people and their dogs

Her new book weaves an authentically retold personal story with high political drama. But Ardern misses an opportunity to reflect more deeply on her time in power