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What is love? A philosopher explains it’s not a choice or a feeling − it’s a practice

How we understand love shapes the trajectory of our relationships. MicroStockHub/iStock via Getty Images Plus Edith Gwendolyn Nally, University of Missouri-Kansas City Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. How do you define love? Is it a choice or a feeling? – Izzy, age 11, Golden, Colorado Love is confusing. People in […]

todaySeptember 18, 2024 28

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How to avoid being hacked: start by upping your password game – ‘12345’ doesn’t cut it

Strong passwords can make a huge difference to your cyber security. Boris Zhitkov     By Thembekile Olivia Mayayise, University of the Witwatersrand   If you type the term “password cyberattack” into Google News, the results will show just how often cyber criminals are getting hold of important data belonging to companies and individuals. Weak passwords are a big part of the problem. For instance, in 2023 technology security firm Nordpass […]

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It’s almost impossible to keep teens off their phones in bed – but new research shows it really does affect their sleep

    By Rachael Taylor, University of Otago     Parents of children and teenagers have long been warned about the dangers of screen time and digital devices before bed – the worry being that screens could harm the sleep patterns of young people. But do screens really hurt the length and quality of sleep? Our new research found that using screens in bed was worse for sleep than using […]

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Catching online scammers: our model combines data and behavioural science to map the psychological games cybercriminals play

Modern cybersecurity teams and users must stay vigilant and proactive to outmanoeuvre cybercriminals. treety By Rennie Naidoo, University of the Witwatersrand     When fiction’s most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, needed to solve a crime, he turned to his sharp observational skills and deep understanding of human nature. He used this combination more than once when facing off against his arch-nemesis, Dr James Moriarty, a villain adept at exploiting human […]

todaySeptember 18, 2024 66

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Online classrooms where students run the show: we tested how this unconventional model can work

Bringing together different ideas and experiences enhances the virtual classroom experience. Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images   By Matthew Wingfield, Stellenbosch University; Bettina von Lieres, University of Toronto, and Laurence Piper, University of the Western Cape   The Zoom meeting window opens, immediately revealing scores of smiling or anxious faces. Some people have quirky backgrounds; some are in the same room as friends and family, who appear occasionally on camera. The South […]

todaySeptember 16, 2024 24

Health / Medical

Families of victims of violent assault have double the risk of anxiety – new study

Chay_Tee/Shutterstock   By Elizabeth Cook, City, University of London and Sally McManus, City, University of London   Every year, about a million people in England and Wales are victims of violent crime. In addition to the harm suffered in the assault itself, they may also experience mental and physical health effects that last far longer. They often need the support of health and victim services, and they might have contact […]

todaySeptember 11, 2024 19

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How we discovered that people who are colorblind are less likely to be picky eaters

Watching Julia Child in color or black and white could influence how appetizing the food looks to some audience members. AP Photo   By Isabel Gauthier, Vanderbilt University   The seventh season of Julia Child’s “The French Chef,” the first of the television series to air in color, revealed how color can change the experience of food. While Child had charmed audiences in black and white, seeing “Bouillabaisse à la […]

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No-sleep challenge: the dangers of sleep deprivation

Antonio Guillem/Shutterstock   By  Adam Taylor, Lancaster University   Most of us will be all too familiar with that dopey, groggy feeling of being tired after a restless night. Some social media users have taken tiredness to the extreme, however, by taking part in what they call a “no-sleep challenge.” One 19-year-old Youtuber, Norme, live streamed his attempt to break a world record for consecutive days without sleep. At the […]

todaySeptember 10, 2024 36