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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.
Language development problems are common in under fives - and hard to spot
Around one in ten Australian children has problems with language development by the time they start school, but the signs aren’t always obvious. How can we tell if a child needs assistance?
Gene therapy offers hope for severe epilepsy
A new gene therapy treatment that has been shown to reduce uncontrolled seizures in mice will be ready to begin clinical trials within two years.
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.
Dating dirt unearths the truth about why the world's biggest ape disappeared
VIDEO: The reason for the demise of history's largest primate has long been a mystery, but the puzzle has finally been solved thanks to the results of a ten-year study.
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.
Zebra birds are social singers: new study
Song plays an important social role for zebra finches in the wild, upending theories that songbirds only sing to establish territory and attract a mate, a new study reveals.
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.
Greenwashing in the firing line as Australian super funds pursue authentic sustainability
Australia is described as a utopia for impact investing, as super funds force the companies they invest in to adopt environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles, Macquarie applied finance researchers found.
What linguistics can teach us about how to talk to people with dementia
Macquarie University linguistics scholar Annabelle Lukin explains how important language is to stay connected to her mother, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
How Macquarie researchers made headlines in 2022
Advancements in knowledge and innovation triggered major impact across many fields of human endeavour during 2022 - see how some of our researchers made news this year.
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.