I was close to throwing my Nintendo Switch at the wall. With over two decades under my belt playing video games, I had met my match. No, I’m not playing Elden Ring or another tough FromSoftware game. On the recommendation of a friend, I was finishing off Tactics Ogre: Reborn, a remake of a 1995 grid-based combat role-playing… Read more »
Just last year, data suggested plug-in hybrid cars were on the way out in Australia. But they’re back. New data shows plug-in hybrids and conventional hybrids combined have overtaken battery electric vehicle sales in the first quarter of 2024. The trend continued during April and May. In the first quarter last year, hybrids accounted for… Read more »
Sydney-based portable computer screen startup espresso Displays has landed a major retail distribution deal with JB Hi-Fi stocking two of its products in more than 100 stores across Australia and New Zealand. JB Hi-Fi is selling the espresso Display 15 touchscreen and espresso 17 Pro touchscreen ahead of the end of the financial year in… Read more »
The mercury may be dropping across Australia, but don’t expect to cosy up to your console or gaming PC this winter. By virtue of the seasons, Australia’s colder months are usually a great time to game. Last year, it was difficult to decide what to play first over the June-July period. That’s because over… Read more »
It feels like we are living in busy times. According to the OECD Better Life Index, 12.5% of Australians report working at least 50 hours a week, higher than the OECD average. Many Australians are also working more than one job to buffer against cost-of-living pressures. Psychology has long been interested in our goals –… Read more »
Adelaide is known for great wine, food, and a lot of churches. Many outside of Australia would struggle to place it on a map. But it’s also quietly home to one of the most-hyped game developers on the planet. While most eyes are fixed on the Los Angeles Summer Game Fest and its festivities—set to be in… Read more »
The odds should have been on my side when I went speed dating a few weeks back. I’m not coy about mentioning the fact that I’m a fan of video games. Armed with the latest data — and despite what I’ve been told by friends in the past — that shouldn’t be that risky topic.… Read more »
Welcome to our new regular column from gamer Harrison Polites on what’s happening in gaming. Each week he’ll look at issues in the sector and dive into games he’s been playing. He kicks off with a fascinating look at the Australian Speedrunning community, which has more than $100,000 in the past three years for cancer… Read more »
People have a pretty intuitive sense of what is healthy – standing is better than sitting, exercise is great for overall health and getting good sleep is imperative. However, if exercise in the evening may disrupt our sleep, or make us feel the need to be more sedentary to recover, a key question emerges –… Read more »
Anxiety is a huge issue that many in society go through. It is considered the most common mental health condition in Australia and America. More than one in six Australians had an anxiety disorder such as social phobia or post-traumatic stress disorder in the previous 12 months, while in America, over 40 million adults accounting… Read more »
Lab-grown animal proteins startup Vow Foods will serve its cell-based meat in a restaurant in Singapore next week. Its first product is a parfait (a buttery, silken pate made from livers), using cultivated Japanese quail cells, served as part of a A$290 dinner at Mori restaurant at the Mandala Club over the next fortnight. The… Read more »
We’re living longer than in previous generations, with one in eight elderly Australians now aged over 85. But the current gap between life expectancy (“lifespan”) and health-adjusted life expectancy (“healthspan”) is about ten years. This means many of us live with significant health problems in our later years. To increase our healthspan, we need planned,… Read more »
How do you manage your emails? Are you an “inbox zero” kind of person, or do you just leave thousands of them unread? Our new study, published today in the journal Information Research, suggests that leaving all your emails in the inbox is likely to leave you dissatisfied with your personal records management. In an… Read more »
At least one in ten people have depression at some point in their lives, with some estimates closer to one in four. It’s one of the worst things for someone’s wellbeing – worse than debt, divorce or diabetes. One in seven Australians take antidepressants. Psychologists are in high demand. Still, only half of people with… Read more »
Refrigeration is the most important invention in the history of food. But while commercial and home refrigerators have only been used for the past 100 years or so, people have long used cool natural environments to store foods for extended periods. Temperature is important for controlling microbial growth. Just as we find food wholesome, bacteria… Read more »
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