The Lighthouse - Feed https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/ Discover daily how our pioneering minds are solving some of the world's big challenges in science, technology, health, the economy and the environment. Australia wants to ‘manage’ AI. What will that look like? https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/australia-wants-to-manage-ai.-what-will-that-look-like Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:00:20 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/australia-wants-to-manage-ai.-what-will-that-look-like large What’s a ‘sleep debt’? Can I ever pay it back? An expert explains https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/whats-a-sleep-debt-can-i-ever-pay-it-back-an-expert-explains Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:09:47 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/whats-a-sleep-debt-can-i-ever-pay-it-back-an-expert-explains large One Nation says photo ID will help stop Medicare ‘rorts’. Here’s why that’s wrong https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/one-nation-says-photo-id-will-help-stop-medicare-rorts.-heres-why-thats-wrong Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:31:33 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/one-nation-says-photo-id-will-help-stop-medicare-rorts.-heres-why-thats-wrong large Four ways to help your teen (and yourself) spend more time away from devices https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/four-ways-to-help-your-teen-and-yourself-spend-more-time-away-from-devices Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:12:00 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/four-ways-to-help-your-teen-and-yourself-spend-more-time-away-from-devices large After the ‘red card’ scandal, has the shine come off Gianni Infantino’s World Cup? https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/after-the-red-card-scandal,-has-the-shine-come-off-gianni-infantinos-world-cup Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:23:37 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/after-the-red-card-scandal,-has-the-shine-come-off-gianni-infantinos-world-cup large ‘I love art and science’: First year Macquarie student claims Young Archies prize https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/i-love-art-and-science-first-year-macquarie-student-claims-young-archies-prize-with-self-portrait-about-transition-to-adulthood Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:29:27 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/i-love-art-and-science-first-year-macquarie-student-claims-young-archies-prize-with-self-portrait-about-transition-to-adulthood large 'Not just extending life, but preserving moments': MND Gala raises hope and funds for research https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/not-just-extending-life,-but-preserving-moments-mnd-gala-raises-hope-and-funds-for-research Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:12:38 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/not-just-extending-life,-but-preserving-moments-mnd-gala-raises-hope-and-funds-for-research large Bees ‘facial expressions’ may be a sign of their inner lives https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/bees-facial-expressions-may-be-a-sign-of-their-inner-lives Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:26:57 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/bees-facial-expressions-may-be-a-sign-of-their-inner-lives large How a soccer injury helped Jasmine change the game in the global fight against TB https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/how-a-soccer-injury-helped-jasmine-change-the-game-in-the-global-fight-against-tb Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:36:47 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/how-a-soccer-injury-helped-jasmine-change-the-game-in-the-global-fight-against-tb large Half a century on, NAIDOC Week is still both a party and a protest https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/half-a-century-on,-naidoc-week-is-still-both-a-party-and-a-protest Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:55:56 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/half-a-century-on,-naidoc-week-is-still-both-a-party-and-a-protest large Should Australia pause building new data centres? We asked 5 experts https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/should-australia-pause-building-new-data-centres-we-asked-5-experts Mon, 06 Jul 2026 10:59:40 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/should-australia-pause-building-new-data-centres-we-asked-5-experts large El Niño is shaping up for a hot summer – could recycled water be part of the solution? https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/el-nino-is-shaping-up-for-a-hot-summer-could-recycled-water-be-part-of-the-solution Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:29:21 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/el-nino-is-shaping-up-for-a-hot-summer-could-recycled-water-be-part-of-the-solution large White power symbol or subconscious twitch? How an Aussie ref landed in a World Cup controversy  https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/white-power-symbol-or-subconscious-twitch-how-an-aussie-ref-landed-in-a-world-cup-controversy Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:54:39 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/white-power-symbol-or-subconscious-twitch-how-an-aussie-ref-landed-in-a-world-cup-controversy large Struggle to pay attention? How to tweak your life to help you focus https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/struggling-to-pay-attention-remedies Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:48:32 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/struggling-to-pay-attention-remedies large Will a peace deal between Iran and the US hold? Lessons from ancient Rome and Persia https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/will-a-peace-deal-between-iran-and-the-us-hold-lessons-from-ancient-rome-and-persia Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:27:41 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/will-a-peace-deal-between-iran-and-the-us-hold-lessons-from-ancient-rome-and-persia large This tiny Australian spider uses a high‑powered web catapult to trap and eat aggressive ants https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/this-tiny-australian-spider-uses-a-highpowered-web-catapult-to-trap-and-eat-aggressive-ants Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:44:03 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/this-tiny-australian-spider-uses-a-highpowered-web-catapult-to-trap-and-eat-aggressive-ants large 'His fight is our fight': MND researchers pay tribute to Daniher https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/neale-daniher-fight-mnd Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:17:13 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/neale-daniher-fight-mnd large Keeping the peace in the ocean: What science tells us about risk, deterrents and living with sharks https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/keeping-the-peace-in-the-water Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:56:32 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/keeping-the-peace-in-the-water large How a priceless collection of ancient coins reveal the changing face of history https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/how-a-priceless-collection-of-ancient-coins-reveal-the-changing-face-of-history Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:30:33 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/how-a-priceless-collection-of-ancient-coins-reveal-the-changing-face-of-history large Why some bees are more at risk from climate change than others https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/bees-and-climate-change Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:27:55 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/bees-and-climate-change large How Macquarie clinicians are taking women’s healthier bodies to heart https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/how-macquarie-clinicians-are-taking-womens-healthier-bodies-to-heart Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:37:16 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/how-macquarie-clinicians-are-taking-womens-healthier-bodies-to-heart large Meet the MQ accounting student taking on Kevin De Bruyne at the World Cup https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/lachlan-bayliss-fifa-world-cup Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:33:34 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/lachlan-bayliss-fifa-world-cup large Green dreams or green teams? Why companies can no longer get away with greenwashing the C-suite https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/green-dreams-or-green-teams-why-companies-can-no-longer-get-away-with-greenwashing-the-c-suite Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:28:53 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/green-dreams-or-green-teams-why-companies-can-no-longer-get-away-with-greenwashing-the-c-suite large Four out of five cigarettes smoked in Australia are illegal. What’s in them? https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/four-out-of-five-cigarettes-smoked-in-australia-are-illegal.-whats-in-them Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:08:52 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/four-out-of-five-cigarettes-smoked-in-australia-are-illegal.-whats-in-them large Seahorses and shark fins are illegally trafficked. An AI tool could help stop this crime https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/seahorses-and-shark-fins-are-illegally-trafficked.-an-ai-tool-could-help-stop-this-crime Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:50:00 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/seahorses-and-shark-fins-are-illegally-trafficked.-an-ai-tool-could-help-stop-this-crime large Yes, friendship breakups can be just as painful as romantic ones. We asked an expert why https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/yes,-friendship-breakups-can-be-just-as-painful-as-romantic-ones.-we-asked-an-expert-why Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:04:56 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/yes,-friendship-breakups-can-be-just-as-painful-as-romantic-ones.-we-asked-an-expert-why large People are using AI to communicate without disclosing it. Is this morally wrong? https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/is-ai-use-for-personal-communication-ethical Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:29:39 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/is-ai-use-for-personal-communication-ethical large Dupe or design theft? Sabo takes on Shein and Kmart in epic battle https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/sabo-take-on-fast-fashion-brands Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:52:44 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/sabo-take-on-fast-fashion-brands large Macquarie University receives highest accolade for LGBTQIA+ inclusion https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/macquarie-university-receives-highest-accolade-for-lgbtqia-inclusion Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:35:59 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/macquarie-university-receives-highest-accolade-for-lgbtqia-inclusion large Not A Souvenir: Exhibit turns racist Aboriginalia into an act of truth‑telling https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/not-a-souvenir-tony-albert-exhibit-turns-racist-aboriginalia-into-a-powerful-act-of-truthtelling Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:04:04 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/not-a-souvenir-tony-albert-exhibit-turns-racist-aboriginalia-into-a-powerful-act-of-truthtelling large 'Don’t give up your study goals': 85-year-old graduate shares a powerful lesson on resilience https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/dont-give-up-your-study-goals-85-year-old-graduate-shares-a-powerful-lesson-on-resilience Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:44:33 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/dont-give-up-your-study-goals-85-year-old-graduate-shares-a-powerful-lesson-on-resilience large Depression, anxiety can occur in just 14 days without daily habits https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/big-5-for-mental-health Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:25:27 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/big-5-for-mental-health large ‘Hitting the political sweet spot’ - why One Nation’s gas proposal appeals to a frustrated electorate https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/hitting-the-political-sweet-spot-why-one-nations-gas-proposal-appeals-to-a-frustrated-electorate Wed, 27 May 2026 15:59:34 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/hitting-the-political-sweet-spot-why-one-nations-gas-proposal-appeals-to-a-frustrated-electorate large How a collection of preserved animals is reconnecting us with life through death https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/how-a-collection-of-preserved-animals-is-reconnecting-us-with-life-through-death Tue, 26 May 2026 10:49:12 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/how-a-collection-of-preserved-animals-is-reconnecting-us-with-life-through-death large Psychologist shortfall to hit 96% by 2038 as sector urges government action https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/demand-for-psychologists-to-outstrip-supply-by-96-in-2038 Tue, 26 May 2026 09:29:09 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/demand-for-psychologists-to-outstrip-supply-by-96-in-2038 large Student engineers ignite Macquarie’s first liquid rocket engine project https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/nerva-one-liquid-fuel-rockets Fri, 22 May 2026 11:07:31 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/nerva-one-liquid-fuel-rockets large Timmy the stranded whale is dead. Please, let’s put animal welfare first and human emotion second https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/timmy-the-whale Wed, 20 May 2026 14:40:09 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/timmy-the-whale large Bedtime stories by ChatGPT? The AI children’s book boom explained https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/ai-and-children-books Tue, 19 May 2026 10:51:46 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/ai-and-children-books large Clear-eyed cosmos: MQ engineers focus new Gemini North view in Hawaii https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/gemini-north-telescope-hawaii Tue, 19 May 2026 10:41:45 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/gemini-north-telescope-hawaii large ‘Poverty porn’: the moral dilemma behind MrBeast’s billion‑dollar empire https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/mr-beast-poverty-porn Fri, 15 May 2026 10:23:59 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/mr-beast-poverty-porn large Why some of the most successful startup founders are ‘a bit toxic’ https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/toxic-startup-founders Tue, 12 May 2026 13:24:16 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/toxic-startup-founders large We found hundreds of huge ancient mass graves hidden in the Sahara desert https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/ancient-mass-graves-in-sahara Tue, 12 May 2026 12:59:21 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/ancient-mass-graves-in-sahara large With challenge comes opportunity: how AI is transforming Indonesia’s digital economy https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/indonesia-forum-at-macquarie Tue, 12 May 2026 09:15:05 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/indonesia-forum-at-macquarie large The copyright fight that could chill investigative reporting https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/peter-greste-high-court Mon, 11 May 2026 15:28:20 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/peter-greste-high-court large Is swiping right dead? Why Gen Z is swapping Tinder for talk https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/april-2026/is-swiping-right-dead-why-gen-z-is-swapping-tinder-for-talk Mon, 11 May 2026 09:13:54 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/april-2026/is-swiping-right-dead-why-gen-z-is-swapping-tinder-for-talk large Do we absorb information better on paper, rather than screens? It depends on the screen https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/do-we-absorb-information-better-on-paper,-rather-than-screens-it-depends-on-the-screen Fri, 08 May 2026 11:25:42 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/do-we-absorb-information-better-on-paper,-rather-than-screens-it-depends-on-the-screen large The government’s plans to bolster Australia’s fuel stores are sensible – but 5 years too late https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/the-governments-plans-to-bolster-australias-fuel-stores-are-sensible-but-5-years-too-late Thu, 07 May 2026 12:35:16 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/the-governments-plans-to-bolster-australias-fuel-stores-are-sensible-but-5-years-too-late large 'It’s helped create this awesome daughter of mine': Mental Health Fun Run returns to Macquarie University https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/lifespan-fun-run Wed, 06 May 2026 15:05:34 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/lifespan-fun-run large Meth drone crash lands in Wollongong, signals new era of hi-tech drug trade https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/drug-drone-delivery-crash-exposes-impossible-problem-for-police Tue, 05 May 2026 15:14:24 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/may-2026/drug-drone-delivery-crash-exposes-impossible-problem-for-police large Homeless man’s lonely death sparks a call for change in Australia https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/april-2026/homeless-mans-lonely-death-sparks-a-call-for-change-in-australia Tue, 05 May 2026 13:03:29 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/april-2026/homeless-mans-lonely-death-sparks-a-call-for-change-in-australia large