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“#Authors’ ‘invisible’ words reveal blueprint for storytelling” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The “invisible” words that shaped Dickens classics also lead audiences through Spielberg dramas. And according to new research, these small words can be found in a similar pattern across most storylines, no matter the length or format. When telling a story, common but invisible…
“#Worries about COVID-19 divide along racial, ethnic lines, state poll finds” People of color are a large part of the low-paid service sector workforce that keeps the U.S. economy functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic. But they often feel more at risk both from the virus and from economic impact of the crisis, according to a…
“#Q&A: A deep dive into the income gap between Black and non-Black Virginians” Credit: CC0 Public Domain The socioeconomic gap between Black Americans and non-Black Americans hasn’t changed considerably in a half-century, fueling assertions that many social institutions disproportionately exclude Blacks and are structurally racist, Hamilton Lombard said. Lombard, a researcher at the University of…
“#No one is truly there to help: Why so little is known about the reasons people go missing” Credit: Shutterstock As part of new research into missing persons in Australia, I have been asking people who return after disappearing what they needed or wanted. Mary, who has gone missing four times in the last few…
“#Research explores the impacts of mobile phones for Maasai women” Researchers conduct a group interview about mobile phone use and empowerment with Maasai women in northern Tanzania in 2018. Standing, left to right: research assistant Felista Terta, lead researcher Kelly Summers, and research assistant Naomi Peter. Credit: Timothy Baird, Virginia Tech. Mobile phones have the…
“#What will our cities look like after COVID-19?” Credit: CC0 Public Domain The past few months have been a highly unusual time as people sheltered in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Schools, streets and stadiums fell silent, tourist hot spots became ghost towns, and sidewalk traffic largely consisted of grocery and food deliveries….
“#COVID-19 a perfect storm for conspiracy theories” Credit: CC0 Public Domain As the global count of COVID-19 infections heads towards the 20M mark, the pandemic has created what the World Health Organisation calls an ‘infodemic,” giving conspiracy groups a bigger platform than ever before. Researchers from QUT’s Digital Media Research Centre have taken a deep…
“#Researchers reveal patterns of sexual abuse in religious settings” Credit: CC0 Public Domain A recent literature review by a University of Alberta cult expert and his former graduate student paints a startling and consistent picture of institutional secrecy and widespread protection of those who abuse children in religious institutions “in ways that often differ from…
“#New research shows religious discrimination is on the rise around the world, including in Australia” There is a theory that despite all the commotion, religious freedom faces no significant threat in Western democracies like Australia. Therefore, the argument goes, we do not need a federal Religious Discrimination Act. A major international study challenges this idea….
“#Whiteness of AI erases people of color from our ‘imagined futures’, researchers argue” Credit: CC0 Public Domain The overwhelming ‘Whiteness’ of artificial intelligence—from stock images and cinematic robots to the dialects of virtual assistants—removes people of colour from the way humanity thinks about its technology-enhanced future. This is according to experts at the University of…