Arts and Society
Influencing the cultural conversation
Arts and Society
Influencing the cultural conversation
George Floyd verdict: Is corporate brand activism taking a back seat?
Corporates that supported the BLM movement following George Floyd's death will likely argue that their outrage contributed to the guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin. Macquarie Business School's Dr Abas Mirzaei examines whether brands will continue the same level of public activism.
Hero volunteers of the AIDS crisis tell their stories at last
Forty years since HIV/AIDS began taking lives, stories of the Australian volunteers who cared for the dying during the crisis years have been told in a moving new book co-authored by Macquarie University historian Robert Reynolds.
The power of quotas and why Australia needs them
Quotas are necessary to achieve equal numbers of women in parliaments and other institutions across society, says Macquarie University Professor Alison Pullen.
Men’s relationship intentions revealed in their faces: new study
Women use men’s facial features to judge whether they are interested in short-term uncommitted relationships, Macquarie University researchers have discovered.
Why do people overshare on social media?
Narcissism or new social norm? What does oversharing online say about our 21st century selves? Associate Professor of Psychology Simon Boag explains.
Can you fix a family rift?
When Harry and Meghan revealed to Oprah Winfrey the emotional details of their break with the royal family, they were telling a tale as old as time, says Macquarie University Professor of Social Psychology, Julie Fitness.
Machines can't invent, says the law, but at what cost to progress?
With new court rulings that machines cannot be inventors, Macquarie Law School’s Dr Rita Matulionyte explores the implications for AI-driven innovation.
'Til death – or adultery – do us part: the bad old days of divorce
The Family Court has gone, abolished last month, but the divorce law reform that arrived with it in 1975 has stood the test of time, says Macquarie Law School’s Dr Henry Kha, author of a new book about divorce law history.
What was it like to be old in ancient Rome?
Can the ancient world’s attitude towards old age offer insight into how we might better approach it today? Ray Laurence, Professor of Ancient History at Macquarie University, explains.
Solved – the site of Australia's first astronomical observatory
VIDEO: A Macquarie University researcher has re-written history books by discovering the true location of Australia’s first astronomical observatory.
A plant that tells you it needs water? Welcome to the future of SynBio
We are now at the point when synthetic biology techniques can allow information to flow from digital systems into living organisms, paving the way for technologies of vast potential, say Macquarie University researchers.
Family Court abolition doesn't fix the problems faced by divorcing families: study
Killing the Family Court is not about to make divorce easy, quick or cheap. Indeed, Macquarie Law School research shows that without careful implementation and further reform, it is likely a step in the wrong direction, write Sonya Willis and Rose Al-Kahili.