Social Media

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Arts & Culture

‘...Ready for it?’: How Taylor is changing modern society

Celebrities – like Taylor Swift – are increasingly lending their fame to socio-political issues, taking their fans with them and blurring the line between celebrity and activism

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Arts & Culture

‘Dear John’: Taylor’s responsibility to her Swifties

Taylor Swift has redefined fan engagement in the digital age, but that fandom comes with a responsibility to call out Swifties behaving badly

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Arts & Culture

‘Anti-hero’: A philosophical take on Taylor’s existential authenticity

Taylor Swift fans adore her authenticity, but what does it actually mean to be ‘authentic’ when you are a mega-celebrity in the digital age?

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Politics & Society

The Facebook trick online gambling is using to target Australians

New research has found some overseas online casinos are illegally targeting Australians using Facebook ads – and it’s a big problem

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Sciences & Technology

We need to keep Big Tech in check

Balanced regulation and better-resourced regulators would work harder to protect Australians from online scams and fraud in the digital era

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Health & Medicine

Your phone, your emotions and everyday life

Although digital technology helps us manage emotions, we need better education on its overuse and healthier ways of dealing with challenging feelings

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Sciences & Technology

What’ll be big in 2023? AI, that’s what

In 2022, artificial intelligence chatbots and image generators seemed to take over the internet, but what can we expect from AI in 2023?

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Business & Economics

A COVID-19 state of mind

The latest HILDA Survey shows the pandemic and lockdown accelerated the already declining mental health of younger Australians, but there may be worse to come

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Arts & Culture

The sound of your internet history

Humans are increasingly connected through a technological frenzy of social media. Exhibitions at Science Gallery’s SWARM explore the legacy we leave behind online

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Business & Economics

Can ethical leaders make teams more creative?

Research suggests that ethical leaders provide their teams with emotional confidence that helps to foster creativity

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