Young Australians are the only age group whose thinking scores are falling
Something is happening to 15- to 24-year-olds.
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Oct 1, 2026
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Why what we hate in music matters
Amanda Krause, a senior lecturer in psychology at James Cook University, said musical taste shapes social identity, personal expression and everyday behavior.
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Oct 13, 2026
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Bridging generations: Early findings suggest shared spaces may benefit both children and nursing home residents
It was the first day of school, and the kids at the Logan Intergenerational Family Education Center were not going to wait a second longer. Normally, the hordes of elementary schoolers would take turns chattering down the ...
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Oct 1, 2026
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Canadian musicians facing multi-front squeeze from AI, streaming and venue closures
New research shows Canadian musicians are feeling increasingly hostile toward the tech industry and advances like generative AI, which they say are devaluing art and making it harder to gain listeners and earn money from ...
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Sep 23, 2026
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Can picking up a book really improve your brain?
Picking up a book for half an hour may feel like simple downtime, but reading for pleasure appears to do more than just entertain us. Research suggests it can support aspects of cognition and well-being, while also helping ...
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Oct 7, 2026
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When powerful women are remembered as witches, we should challenge the historical motive
Reclaiming the label "witch" has become an act of feminist solidarity. But are we recovering the women themselves, or a posthumous identity built from accusation rather than fact?
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Oct 21, 2026
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Personal experience trumps public reputation when people judge others' refusals
A research team led by Professor Hitoshi Yamamoto of Rissho University experimentally examined how people evaluate others when a person's public reputation conflicts with their own experience with that person. The study was ...
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Sep 25, 2026
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Women astronauts use social media to reframe science and femininity together
Why can't a flight jacket be pink or purple? That was the question a 6-year-old girl asked her mother, Kellie Gerardi, an astronaut, researcher and science communicator. When Gerardi later appeared in a TV interview wearing ...
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Oct 1, 2026
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YouTube overtakes TV as top source of political news, study finds
The Center for the Creator Economy at Syracuse University—the nation's first academic center dedicated to the advancement of interdisciplinary academics, independent research, policy engagement and support for creator-based ...
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Oct 9, 2026
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Pupil size reveals differences between speaking aloud and inner speech
Even when we are silent, we often talk to ourselves in our heads, using words to guide our thoughts and actions. This "inner speech" is thought to be involved in thinking and self-control.
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Oct 15, 2026
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