Is a robot coming for your job? That’s the question a new tool asks. It calculates a person’s exposure to automation and other sources of change in a job and predicts future developments. “Experts predict 50 per cent of all ...

Australian researchers have started work on lifelike skin tissue to further studies on healthcare developments like smart bandages. The team of engineers, led by Professor Sally McArthur from Swinburne University and the CSIRO, is starting from a simplified skin system ...

Is having 100% renewable energy for a country feasible? With less than 12 years until climate change disaster, having an answer to this question is more pressing than ever. In America, leftists like Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Orcasio-Cortez thinks it's possible by 2050, while conservatives assert this ...

While some might assume that their health will deteriorate after they retire, they might instead face unexpected improvements across the board. And delaying retirement would mean postponing beneficial effects, researchers have warned. Australian and French economists cautioned against postponing pension ...

Profit and loss are sharply contrasted in business, so investments must be loss‑proof, and only very select items can be loss‑leaders. These principles are in fact very old, hence the use of lossful in the 17th century, recorded in a ...

The definition of intelligence is complicated. Cambridge Dictionary defines it as 'the ability to learn, understand, and make judgments or have opinions that are based on reason', though, in psychology, when measured by IQ tests, it refers to the ability ...

Researchers have observed an 11 second lag between a choice being made and the person consciously deciding it. The UNSW experiment backed the belief that, at times, unconscious brain activity determines choices before people are aware of them. Published in ...

The NTEU has alleged that Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) online study company Studiosity's new peer-to-peer tutoring service for university students is "clearly not in either existing staff’s or students’ best interests". PAL allows top-performing students to tutor others who need help, with the student tutors earning ...

Navigating the options to finance your new car may seem a daunting proposition. Do you choose a lease? Or a personal loan? Or dealer finance? The Australian Securities and Investment Commission’s MoneySmart recommends shopping around to determine which option is ...

A new study has shown no increased risk of autism after a vaccination for measles, mumps and rubella. The 10-year cohort study of 657,461 children “strongly supports that MMR vaccination does not increase the risk for autism, does not trigger ...