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Neuroaesthetics study finds how the brain processes beauty in art

New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- Stand in front of Turner's Sun Rising Over Water (1825-30) and something odd tends to happen. The painting holds you, even though observers might struggle to say why. Maybe it is... Read More


Where is AI headed? Two 1960s media theorists can help us understand

New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- The 1960s were a time of great change in technology, culture and politics. Television was radically altering the media environment, and nobody was quite sure how to think about i... Read More


AI is eating website traffic, websites are blocking AI and reliable information is getting harder to find

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- For 30 years, the world wide web has run on a surprisingly profound social contract: most sites are free for search engines to access, but if you use their content you give credi... Read More


How culture and language shape the way people apologise

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- When people apologise, they do more than acknowledge a mistake. They also reveal how they understand responsibility, ethics, social and moral norms, and their relationship with o... Read More


29 US states are suing Meta. What might it mean for the rest of the world?

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- This week, a trial commenced in the US that could drastically change how Facebook and Instagram operate globally. The trial in Oakland, which is expected to last six weeks, pits... Read More


Your high school friends may shape whether you become an entrepreneur decades later

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- With more young Canadians considering self-employment amid a high youth unemployment rate, entrepreneurship programmes are facing growing demand. Applications to Futurpreneur, th... Read More


Anthropic's fight with Pentagon shows how AI could threaten a crucial safeguard of democracy

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- In February, the United States Department of Defence threatened to designate the AI firm Anthropic a "supply-chain risk" after a dispute over the military's use of the company's ... Read More


Why Meta is paying for controversial content - and what it means for the posts you see

New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- In recent days, media reports have revealed several instances where Facebook has paid for content that could be deemed controversial. ABC News Verify found Facebook had monetise... Read More


Donald Trump's dilemma: Ending Iran war to appease Americans will anger his evangelical base

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The American war on Iran has quickly become one of the most unpopular wars in US history. At the beginning of March 2026, when the war started, 46 per cent of Americans opposed t... Read More


Why the US is backing a tiny Australian town's strategic scandium project

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- The town of Fifield near Parkes is about a six-hour drive west of Sydney, and at the last census was home to about 130 people. Now, the town has found itself at the centre of a m... Read More