Art, Architecture & Design

Anthony Albanese and Scott Morrison during a debate

Election humour 2022: can the major parties win votes with a funny marmot or a joke about Star Wars?

11 May 2022

Humour is now part of the modern election campaign. Facebook and TikTok have become joke battlegrounds.

Love and violence in Glasgow: what Booker winner Douglas Stuart did next

12 Apr 2022

The author of Shuggie Bain returns to the public housing schemes of 1980s working-class Glasgow to explore the redemptive power of secure love and the dangers of dominating masculinity.

Nature freaks

29 Mar 2022

If we are going to save the planet, UNSW Associate Professor of Environment and Society Tema Milstein says we need to start hugging trees. Westernised humans tend to believe they are separate from nature, which shapes thinking and actions toward the environment. But seeing the world with humans a

Artificially intelligent visualisation artistically re-imagines wildfires

28 Mar 2022

A new AI-driven immersive visualisation system will help us address the new generation of extreme fires caused by global warming.

Reclaiming the narrative through First Peoples' creative practice

25 Mar 2022

With culture at its heart, First Peoples’ creative collaboration can transform communities.

Installation view of the generous water giant

'Rich with wonder': the 2022 Sydney Biennale finds connection and relevance in troubled times

17 Mar 2022

The aesthetically captivating 23rd edition of the biennale shows how art can contribute to debates around environmental sustainability.

A social robot, left, dressed in a blouse and cardigan looks at a researcher, right.

"We get the robots we deserve": why robotics needs to move beyond gender

17 Mar 2022

Do robots need a gender? Professor Mari Velonaki of UNSW's Creative Robotics Lab says robots still have male and female stereotypes, but this may change as designers respond to new thinking on gender.

human and robotic hand typing on a keyboard

Authors and AI unite: the arrival of AI-augmented writing

03 Mar 2022

A text-generator designed by a UNSW PhD researcher harnesses artificial intelligence to generate creative short stories.

A person on a bike in a city with green spaces

Why urban greening isn’t a panacea for extreme weather under climate change

22 Feb 2022

Urban gardens, parks and green walls are crucial ways to tackle flash floods and city heat. But new global research finds its effectiveness varies from city to city.

Finding Home screenshot of a cartoon home

Virtual reality game an innovative approach to manage pain

18 Feb 2022

The character-driven game builds a bond between the user and a virtual dog companion to help develop patient resilience and coping skills.

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