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Why you’re checking work emails on holidays (and how to stop)

But email alerts or phone calls, or even the simple sight of our laptop, can activate work identities and associated mindsets and behaviours. ... First, we can scan the environment and remove any cues that might activate our work identity (beyond
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2021/01/08/why-you-re-checking-work-emails-on-holidays-and-how-to-stop.html
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Cybersecurity trends in 2020

Sitou Sally. Higher degree research student. Email.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/01/07/cybersecurity-trends-in-2020.html
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What is your real 'biological age'?

Age-based risk calculators that work out your “real biological age” are increasingly popular. We hear about body age on health shows like How to Stay Young; gyms promote reductions in metabolic age and fitness age; games and apps claim to lower
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/02/14/what-is-your-real-biological-age-.html
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Is FaceApp hoarding our data?

In recent weeks there have been privacy concerns and questions around how FaceApp processes facial images, and whether the app is amassing a database of user-submitted images for political purposes, under the guise of a light-hearted game.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/08/06/is-faceapp-hoarding-our-data-.html
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Is storytelling bad for science

Science can't exist without telling a story. The question is not whether we should use it, but how we should use it best, writes Professor Nick Enfield.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/07/25/is-storytelling-bad-for-science.html
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Are you walking your dog enough?

It seems that 40% of Australian dogs are not walked enough and that a similar percentage of dogs are overweight or obese. With colleagues at the University of Sydney, we are interested in collecting more recent data on these trends.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/07/30/are-you-walking-your-dog-enough-.html
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Mental health system needs reform

“More funding for mental health services is crucial but unless we overhaul the current system and defund ineffective programs, we will be throwing good money after bad," says Professor Ian Hickie.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/04/27/mental-health-system-needs-reform.html
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Why you're probably not 'addicted' to your smartphone

Tips to reduce your smartphone use, from our cyberpsychology expert. Obsessively checking your smartphone apps might look like addiction, but is it? Dr Andrew Campbell from the University of Sydney explains.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/02/23/why-you-re-probably-not--addicted--to-your-smartphone.html
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Can we build it? Yes, we can

Can Australia can become a global manufacturing hub, create jobs and enhance national security? Yes, writes Professor Simon Ringer for The Daily Telegraph, who says the time is ripe for investment in advanced manufacturing to spur Australia's economy
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/08/04/can-we-build-it--yes--we-can.html
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A dog's life

Behavioural problems in male dogs may be affected by how early in their life they are desexed, with the study raising questions about whether there should be routine desexing of male dogs at all, according to a new study by University of Sydney
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/05/03/a-dog-s-life.html