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If we can make artificial intelligent machines that act more human it raises the question of what sort of emotions we’d like them to express.
The information paradox is one of the great mysteries in our understanding of black holes. But has the famous theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking found the solution?
Jarryd Hayne is wowing crowds and commentators with his play on the American football field in the US. His years in Australian rugby league may have a lot to do with his star performance.
nbn is set to launch two satellites to bring high speed broadband to rural Australia. Here’s how they work.
Online ads are already under pressure from ad blockers, so Apple’s decision to include content blocking in the upcoming iOS 9 will make things even harder for advertisers.
The decisions an animal makes when escaping a predator can mean the difference between life or death.
We need to carefully assess nanomaterials to ensure their safety, but there are questions over whether the existing practice of risk assessment is up to the task.
The next decade will be an exciting one for Australian astronomy, as we probe the heavens for answers to age old questions.
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the launch of the Windows 95 operating system. What was it that made the operating system so special, and why all the upgrades over the years?
If the Ashley Madison hack was an inside job, then it shows that even strong protection against outside attacks isn’t necessarily enough to prevent a leak of private data.
Biology can only tell you so much about the workings of the brain. To understand how we think and remember things you need he help of a mathematician.
Footage of children throwing tantrums when their tablet is taken away can be unsettling. But the fact is technology can be good for their development, if they engage with it positively.
Dwarf galaxies are the most abundant galaxies in the universe yet little is known about how they behave, and the impact of larger neighbours.
The rules that govern what Australian web address people can register could be changed to allow more personalised .au domain names.
A peek inside the genome of the octopus gives some hints as to what makes it such a remarkable creature is so many ways.
Digital technology makes it easy for people to join the so-called “gig” economy and compete for work. But what employment rights does this online workforce really have, if any?
The recent shark attack was enough to convince Australian surfer Mick Fanning that the colour of his surfboard may have been a factor. But what do sharks actually see in the water?
A group of young Indonesian scientists set a science agenda for the country.
The restart of Japan’s nuclear reactors is good news for climate change. But there are still large psychological barriers to overcome.
There is much debate on the ethics of artificial intelligence machines that are designed to kill. But who’s responsible when a non-lethal AI system causes damage, harm or even death?
The Federal Court has said no to an attempt to claim potentially thousands of dollars from people who illegally downloaded the movie Dallas Buyers Club. But the downloaders are not in the clear yet.
Vegemite has been used for many things over the years. But claims it was used to brew alcohol in dry Indigenous communities had many asking if that was even possible.
Some have argued we should not ban but embrace offensive autonomous weapons, or ‘killer robots’. But the arguments against a ban are weak.
There’s a dark side of the internet, where almost anything goes, or can be bought for the right price.