Research stories
New book offers insights into editing
The process of editing books is a complex one, with many contributors along the way. Thee are structural edits, copyeditors and proof-readers, who look at the big picture, style, and accuracy respectively. Then there are a great many informal editors whose input can shape a work, from family and…
Do you add chicken salt to your parmy or schnitty?
Do you add chicken salt to your parmy or schnitty? Do you go for a halal snack pack (HSP) or servo food after a night out? Perhaps you prefer bumnuts to smashed avo on toast. If you love your Aussie food, word boffins from The Australian National University (ANU) want to hear from you. The…
The viral magic behind the Gentleminions TikTok trend
If you've taken a trip to the cinema over the school holidays, you might have been bewildered by the sight of high school boys dressed in formalwear and brandishing bananas. Well-dressed youths around the world are flocking to theatres to attend screenings of Minions: The Rise…
Electric vehicles pass the remote road test
Electric vehicles can handle the distances required to travel to essential services in remote and regional Australia, a new study from The Australian National University (ANU) has shown. According to co-author Dr Bjorn Sturmberg, the results indicate the use of electric…
Life satisfaction plummets among young Aussies during COVID
Young Australians have suffered the greatest drop in life satisfaction during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, new analysis from The Australian National University (ANU) shows. The findings come from the COVID-19 Impact Monitoring Survey, which has asked more than 3,500…
Algorithm charts moral culture in 100k dilemmas
Should we sacrifice the life of one person to save the lives of five others? For social scientists, hypothetical dilemmas with stark, life-and-death consequences play an important role in theorising about philosophical first principles, ethical norms, and moral psychology. But a…
Unpopular leaders punished at the polls in 2022 election
Scott Morrison and Barnaby Joyce were the most unpopular leaders of any party since 1987, new analysis of the 2022 federal election from The Australian National University (ANU) shows. The findings come from the joint ANUpoll/Comparative Study of Electoral Systems survey of more than 3…