Arts and Society
Influencing the cultural conversation
Arts and Society
Influencing the cultural conversation
Dinner and show: Roman ruins reveal luxury winery doubled as entertainment venue
Did Roman emperors curate the first luxury ‘experience’ for vinophiles? The discovery of an ancient winery, says Macquarie University archaeologist Dr Emlyn Dodd, reveals the annual vintage as a truly theatrical occasion.
Meet the band's new drummer ... Keirzo the robot
VIDEO: Artificial intelligence and music researcher Dr Richard Savery hopes his new drumming, rapping robot will reveal new insights about human-robot interactions.
The author's near-death experience
Is ‘author’ still a job description? Does a writer actually need to be human? In his new book, Professor of Media John Potts looks at the way technology has affected creativity.
Viral verse: how Instapoets are reinventing the art
Canadian Instapoet Rupi Kaur has 4.5 million followers and has just completed a world tour which included Australia. Dr Veronica Alfano unpacks the impact of this new artform on traditional poetry.
Educator Shane Hogan to start a new school from scratch
After 43 years in teaching and running some of Sydney's most prestigious private schools, educator Shane Hogan is poised to open his own co-ed, non-denominational campus for students from Kindergarten to Year 12.
Should doctors help patients buy drugs overseas?
As the cost of medication rises, do doctors have a responsibility to help people safely source cheaper options?
Renters, single-parent households among Australians going hungry
A coalition of researchers, including social scientists from Macquarie University, is calling for urgent government action to tackle the growing number of Australians skipping meals or eating low quality food.
Education rethink ahead as ChatGPT hits classrooms
The public release of the Artificial Intelligence tool ChatGPT is set to trigger major disruption in school and university classrooms – but banning it is not the solution, says Macquarie University education technology scholar, Professor Matt Bower.
Modern scanning techniques let ancient mummies 'live' again
New light has been shed on the lives of six people who lived and died in Egypt between two and three thousand years ago through a collaboration involving archaeologists, forensic anthropologists – and one Macquarie University radiologist.
Emily: a beautiful portrait of what might have been
The new cinema movie Emily depicts the imagined life of one of the world’s most famous authors, Emily Brontë, as she finds her voice and writes the literary classic Wuthering Heights.
Why we'll take Wednesday every day of the week
REVIEW: It's still a little creepy but a new Netflix series about the Gothic Addams Family family has nudged the character of Wednesday Addams into the zeitgeist as a pop culture phenomenon.
Most authors can't make a living from books alone: survey
Over 70 per cent of Australian authors surveyed either rely on their partner’s income or earn a living doing another job, a national survey has found.