Are people lying more in the age of social media and smartphones?

Communication scholars have long wondered not just who lies the most, but also whether people tend to lie more online, in person or over the phone.

David Markowitz, The Conversation

· Nov 17, 2021 · 09:30 pm

How an obscure 1909 novella predicted the use of a Zoom-like global machine for video communication

‘The Machine Stops’ is a reminder of the value of finding a point of escape and enjoyment of the natural world.

Dan Taylor, The Conversation

· Jan 25, 2021 · 05:30 pm

Cell phones connect us to people far away – but distance us from the ones right in front of us

Even in a rapidly digitsed world, face-to-face interactions remain the most intimate ones.

Genavee Brown, The Conversation

· Feb 12, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Why (and how) podcasts are fast becoming the most popular medium of story-telling

Audible, BBC Radio and social media, among others, have fuelled the rise of this form.

Richard Brooks, The Conversation

· Jan 09, 2020 · 05:30 pm

How youngsters are negotiating the thrills and threats of online dating

What safe sex, consent and mental health look like in the age of Tinder and Bumble.

Anthony McCosker, The Conversation

· Dec 17, 2019 · 11:30 pm

In Ghana, mosques have been asked to use text or WhatsApp messages for call to prayer

The Muslim community in Accra is not entirely comfortable with the move, a bid to curb noise pollution.

Isaac Kaledzi, Deutsche Welle

· Apr 26, 2018 · 09:30 pm

Video: Meet the two Indian engineers who helped Stephen Hawking talk

After Arun Mehta and Vickram Crishna met the scientist, they developed eLocutor, a single-button typing and speaking software.

Astha Rawat

· Mar 15, 2018 · 07:54 am

AR Rahman, Apple tie up to set up music labs in Chennai and Mumbai

The Mac Labs will teach students how to create music using Apple’s Logic Pro X, a music composing app.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 11, 2017 · 12:59 pm

‘Let’s do polygamy’: A new dating app stirs debate in Indonesia

AyoPoligami aims to ‘bring together male users with women who are willing to make ‘big families’’.

Zahra Matarani

· Oct 09, 2017 · 11:30 pm

Forget all you’ve heard about technology-challenged grandparents – this nani makes her own podcasts

Kahaniwali Nani, Sarla Minni’s audio storytelling service, has over 10,000 subscribers.

Shakti Swaminathan

· Sep 07, 2017 · 03:30 pm

Video: How Twitter cashed in on the hashtag created by an outsider

Chris Messina, a Silicon Valley engineer, came up with the concept in 2007.

Ramakrishnan M

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Sanjeev Nair

· Aug 30, 2017 · 04:00 pm

Watch: How the mobile phone, the smartwatch and Uber were inspired by works of fiction

Some of the coolest technological inventions in history had their roots in pop culture.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 08, 2017 · 09:00 am