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Mental demanding activities are no fun for most people - Newsreel

Humans prefer to avoid mental effort

There is nothing quite so invigorating as fully exercising your mind, said hardly anybody ever. Turns out what we all suspected is true. Thinking hard and putting in a
Read more 20 August 2024
Woman in crowd wearing mask. | Newsreel

Long COVID’s bill in the billions

Long COVID cost the Australian economy almost $10 billion in 2022, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Melbourne, the Australian National
Read more 20 August 2024
Woman looking at news online. | Newsreel

Media literacy lacking in Australian adults

Most Australians are worried about the spread of misinformation on the internet, but do not know how to protect themselves from it. A new national survey on adult media
Read more 19 August 2024
Woman treating man with exercise. | Newsreel

Push to enhance access to exercise support

Australia’s exercise physiologists are lobbying the Federal Government to align their profession with other allied health professionals and make their services
Read more 19 August 2024
Research reveals how we create space for news memories - Newsreel

Memory space cleared while we sleep

Scientists have unlocked new insights into the overnight filing system that allows the brain to find space for new memories. Cornell University researchers have found
Read more 19 August 2024
Not-for-profit business executive Samantha Clark, Healthy Land & Water CEO Julie McLellan, Orange Sky Chief Operations Officer Shayne Herriott, Juiced TV Director Ben Forbes and QUT Professor Sarah Kelly. | Newsreel

For-purpose businesses can be the real deal

Some of Australia’s most prominent not-for-profit organisations have joined with a Brisbane university to create a pro bono centre to empower purpose-led businesses
Read more 19 August 2024
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Brain’s ‘gears’ key to energy-efficient AI

The human brain could hold the key to minimising the climate impact of energy-hungry technology like ChatGPT. University of Sydney researchers are developing an AI
Read more 19 August 2024
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Extreme weather impact triples since 2000

The impact of extreme weather in Australia has more than tripled since the start of the century. New data released by the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) shows
Read more 19 August 2024
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Stargazers centre of lighting pollution fight

A Sydney headland has become the first officially recognised city-based stargazing zone in the Southern Hemisphere under a program aimed to preserve night skies from
Read more 19 August 2024
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Business can create both financial and social profits

A global study has found businesses can succeed financially by embracing critical global issues. The research, which involved Melbourne’s Monash University, explored
Read more 19 August 2024