It’s good for people to spend time in nature. But do those benefits extend to ‘virtual nature’ — experiencing the outdoors through a virtual reality headset?
Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Smartphones may be indispensable to modern life, but they’re also perfect tools for spying on their owners. Anyone looking to avoid being tracked – like, say, militant groups – tends to ditch them.
Researchers asked engineering students to tell stories about challenges they had faced. Telling the stories, students said, made them more likely to stay in their major.
Min-Yen Chiang, Georgia State University and Robert Muggah, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)
On Sept. 6, 2024, the US announced fresh export controls on quantum and microchip goods. Taiwan has long worked to slow China’s AI progress, while not damaging its own lucrative market.
The launch of a new series from The Conversation, on the future of Australian media. Experts will explain the powerful forces buffeting our media and how they will ultimately reshape society.