Neuroscientists and psychologists have developed a video game that provides insights into punishment and why some individuals will try almost anything to avoid it, while others are seemingly unfazed by it. For a long time it has been hypothesised that ...

I grew up in a house where slang was part of our everyday vernacular, something that brought us together in many ways as part of a distinct social class living in a particular moment in time. Beer cans were ‘tinnies’, ...

New research has challenged the conventional wisdom that women must wait at least 24 months after giving birth to become pregnant again. Curtin University-led research found that the WHO recommendation that women wait two years, in order to reduce the ...

New research from the Australian Catholic University has refuted the common stereotype that schoolboys prefer reading non-fiction, magazines and comics instead of fiction in a finding that is being touted as “significant” and “unexpected”.  The study, which included 300 students ...

Wollongong-based historian Dr Andre Brett is the recipient of the Australian Academy of Humanities’ 2021 Max Crawford Medal. The Max Crawford Medal is Australia’s most prestigious award for achievement and promise in the humanities, and is awarded to an Australian-based, ...

At a time when vaccine hesitancy and misinformation has gathered traction in some circles around the world, it seems unbelievable that a peer-reviewed journal would be complicit in promulgating similar mistruths. But that is exactly what has recently happened.  A ...

Monash and Melbourne University researchers have recently released a study highlighting how gender-bias has affected women in the classroom and led to them withdrawing from science subjects such as physics at the undergraduate level.  The study was conducted by Monash ...

A new study has demonstrated the positive impact of gaming on older people with memory complaints. The study compared conventional exercise to the effects of exercising using an Xbox 360 Kinect sports video game, finding those that gamed for two ...

A groundbreaking new book argues Charles Darwin has more to offer than just a theory of natural selection and challenges conventional assumptions about Darwin’s work on evolution. Written by Emeritus Professor Ben Bradley, Darwin’s Psychology – The Theatre of Agency ...

Retirement. It’s a time most people look forward to with bliss. It’s traditionally been the time when the mortgage is paid, the kids are finally off your back, and one can look forward to sipping wine while watching the sun ...