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Social media has accelerated a bunch of unhealthy trends, not least when it comes to body image. For many men, big muscles are more in vogue than ever. It’s no wonder some seek out steroids – and drug experts think it’s time to intervene.
Younger men need help, too. Netflix hit show Adolescence has brought to light a pervasive social anxiety about boys, sex and the digital world. Researchers who work with young people are flagging that cisgender, heterosexual boys don’t have enough spaces to ask difficult questions and engage with healthy male role models – and that urgently needs to change.
It’s hard to believe it’s that time of year already, but my to-do list tells me I have to book in for a flu shot. Conveniently, it turns out you can have a COVID booster at the same time too.
Until next week,
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Signe Dean
Science + Technology Editor
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Timothy Piatkowski, Griffith University; Samuel Cornell, UNSW Sydney
Telling people to ‘just say no’ to drugs has never worked. Better education and awareness of the harms is key.
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Alexandra James, La Trobe University; Andrea Waling, Lancaster University; Lily Moor, La Trobe University
Boys are left out of important conversations about sex, relationships and consent – here’s what we can do to change this.
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Paul Griffin, The University of Queensland
It’s safe to get a COVID vaccine and a flu shot at the same time. Here’s what else you need to know.
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Allen Cheng, Monash University
It’s difficult to predict what this year’s flu season is going to be like. But it’s a good time to start thinking about vaccination.
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Ritesh Chugh, CQUniversity Australia
But there are some simple steps you can take to keep your personal information safe.
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Our most-read science articles this week
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Claudia Reyes, Australian National University
Stars are constantly vibrating because of ‘starquakes’. Listening to their sound can reveal a surprising amount of information.
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Kai Riemer, University of Sydney; Sandra Peter, University of Sydney
Studio Ghibli’s founder Hayao Miyazaki has been critical of AI previously. Now, ChatGPT is generating images in his world-famous animation style.
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Thomas Jeffries, Western Sydney University
LP.8.1, a descendant of Omicron, is driving a growing proportion of COVID infections in Australia and elsewhere.
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Jesse Kearse, Kyoto University
Calculating the dual effect of rising seas and sinking land gives coastal communities a more accurate projection of the impacts of sea-level rise.
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More of this week's coverage
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Lauren Ball, The University of Queensland; Pui Ting Wong (Pearl), The University of Queensland
What’s actually happening in your body when you eat an entire cucumber? Two dietitians explain.
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Jazmine Skinner, University of Southern Queensland
Cats make many of us sneeze – but don’t think a hairless cat will solve the problem.
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Sean Coakley, The University of Queensland
Curiosity-driven research is exactly what it sounds like: research driven by the goal of understanding nature without regard for application.
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T.J. Thomson, RMIT University
As the tide of AI ‘slop’ rises, it’s more important than ever to hone your reality-checking skills.
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Chen Zhao, University of Tasmania; Ben Galton-Fenzi, Australian Antarctic Division
A new study found parts of Antartica could pass a tipping point for mass ice sheet losses as soon as 2050 – pushing sea levels 2 metres higher by 2300 than currently predicted.
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Brian D Earp, University of Oxford; Sebastian Porsdam Mann, University of Copenhagen; Simon Laham, The University of Melbourne
What we want from AI systems depends on the kind of relationships they are trying to simulate.
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Simon Turner, Macquarie University
The study also provides a new approach to solving one of the biggest enduring scientific mysteries: when did plate tectonics begin?
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