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Is the competitive gene real? (opens the original)
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Competition can feel baked into everyday life. Work meetings feel like they should come with score cards. Kids sport is full of frustrated parents with kids who seem like they would rather look up at the sky and bird watch than play. Open social media, scroll through snaps of an incredible round-the-world trip for a friend's 50th birthday. You didn't know you'd lost that competition, but you sure don't feel like a winner! It's in our culture, but does competitiveness feel like a trait you can't
Ask Aunty: can you save a one-sided friendship? (opens the original)
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When a minor infringement can tank an entire friendship, was it ever that serious? Is it a relationship worth patching up? We call in the aunties.
Social Studies: Is it OK to play war video games? (opens the original)
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The story of the Gallipoli campaign is a key part of our national identity. The ANZAC history has been commemorated in plenty of media over the decades but a new video game has raised some questions.What role does conflict play in creating national myths and why are some wars commemorated more than others?
Kids sport is all fun and games — until it isn't (opens the original)
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Whether it's netball, hockey, soccer or footy, if you've got sporty kids, you're might be entering finals season at this time of year. Have you noticed whether the tension on the sidelines has ramped up as the games get towards the pointy end? Recent research from Flinders University looking into adult sideline behaviour in junior sporting leagues has found while it's all fun and games at the younger levels, as players get older, the element of competition becomes more serious. For the adults ar
The AI apocalypse could be the end of the world. (No, really this time) (opens the original)
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"The people building AI earnestly believe it could kill us all by the end of the decade." That's a direct quote from 27-year-old Jacob Coxon. He used to train AI models at Anthropic, one of the world's biggest AI companies, before the existential dread forced him to quit. Days later, the CEO of Anthropic said autonomous bots could take over the internet within six to 12 months. AI doomsday? Add it to the list. Climate change. Nuclear war. It feels like there are a tonne of pretty real existentia
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