What young people want to help them recover from school closures
Many children suffered from too much time spent playing alone during lockdown. Robert Collins | Unsplash, FALChildren need help to...
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Parents, for your ‘quaranteenager’s’ sexual health, talk to them about taking risks
For teens, the pandemic has spotlit the risk of not being able to take risks associated with establishing new intimate...
Black parents say their children are being suspended for petty reasons that force them to take off from work and sometimes lose their jobs
Black parents are having to call off work to deal with their children's minor infractions at school. Cavan ImagesWhen “Mike,”...
Should we just let them play?
Anyone who’s ever watched a toddler play with water and different-sized containers has seen play-based learning in action. A child...
Tinker Bell, Batman, Ben 10… if your kids are in character, they’re more likely to help around the house
Shutterstock Archie! Don’t run away… you should be in bed already and we still need to brush your tee-eeeth! Your...
What 40 years of ‘Space Invaders’ says about the 1970s – and today
The iconic shooting game in its original stand-up arcade form. Jordiferrer, CC BY-SAThe “Space Invaders” arcade video game, celebrating its...
The game theory of panic-buying – and how to reduce it
During difficult times, we hope that everyone will pull together, keep calm, and work as a unit to ensure that...
How eye tracking gives players a new experience in video games
The Division video games uses eye tracking technology to help target the enemy. Tobii EyeX/YouTube screengrabTracking people’s eye movements is...
Responsible gambling – a bright shining lie Crown Resorts and others can no longer hide behind
This week the Victorian Royal Commission into Crown Resorts’ Melbourne casino heard from Sonja Bauer, Crown Melbourne’s general manager for...
‘Disappointment and disbelief’ after Morrison government vetoes research into student climate activism’
Darren England/AAPBetween 2019 and early 2021, we developed a research proposal asking for funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC)....
