MARCS In The Media
The research conducted in the MARCS Institute is often the feature of informative and entertaining news broadcast around the world.
Our researchers regularly contribute to leading media publications such as: 'The Conversation', The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, The Daily Telegraph, SBS News, ABC News, The Daily Mail, The Business Insider, Gizmodo and more.
For further information on our media and public relations, please contact Danielle Aiken, Research Media & Communications Officer, on phone (02) 9772 6695, mobile: 0417 904 348, or email d.aiken@westernsydney.edu.au
Media
Speech and Language
- BBC News, Babies remember their birth language
- AOL News, Babies can retain knowledge of their birth language
- Daily Mail UK, People remember their birth language even if they haven't had the chance to speak it
- Science Daily, Adoptees advantaged by birth language memory
- Tubantia, Native Do not forget, even if you've never spoken
- De Stentor, Native Do not forget, even if you've never spoken
- Eindhovens Dagblad, Native Do not forget, even if you've never spoken
- BN DeStem, Native Do not forget, even if you've never spoken
- Brabants Dagblad, Do not forget, even if you've never spoken
- Health Medicine Net, Babies remember their birth language
Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience
- Parramatta Sun, Can we trust gadgets?
- South West Voice, Can we trust machines?
- Parramatta Advertiser, Boffins aim for peaceful night
Music Cognition and Action
Professor Peter Keller
- Interlude. Music as Communication Across All Levels - An Interview with Peter Keller. 31 July 2018
- The Conversation,
https://theconversation.com/rhythm-on-the-brain-and-why-we-cant-stop-dancing-56354 - The Daily Mail
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3581149/So-s-people-t-dance-Scans-reveal-brain-responds-rhythm-causes-two-left-feet.html - IFLScience
http://www.iflscience.com/brain/rhythm-rhe-brain-and-why-we-can-t-stop-dancing - SBS Newshttp://www.sbs.com.au/topics/science/humans/article/2016/05/09/rhythm-brain-and-why-we-cant-stop-dancing-0
- Stuff.co
http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/79871452/rhythm-on-the-brain-and-why-we-cant-stop-dancing - The Missouri Injury Blog
http://themissouriinjuryblog.com/2016/05/09/process-may-explain-why-some-people-have-no-natural-rhythm/ - 2SER
http://www.2ser.com/component/k2/item/22307-rhythm-and-the-brain
Professor Kate Stevens
- ABC Radio National, 'Dance and Creativity'
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/dance-and-creativity/8033322
'Dementia research trials "time travel"
- Yahoo 7,
https://au.news.yahoo.com/nsw/a/33235105/dementia-research-trials-time-travel/#page1 - SBS
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/11/16/dementia-research-trials-time-travel - The Australian
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/dementia-research-trials-time-travel/news-story/5e1b64ba6361a4f3d23d03e533924401?csp=af4961ebe563f0fbf9cfe347767cdfb1 - News.com
http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/dementia-research-trials-time-travel/news-story/5e1b64ba6361a4f3d23d03e533924401 - SkyNews
http://www.skynews.com.au/news/national/national/2016/11/16/dementia-research-trials--time-travel-.html - 9News
http://www.9news.com.au/health/2016/11/16/17/48/dementia-research-trials-time-travel - Australia News Today
http://www.australianewstoday.com/news/breaking-news/2016/11/dementia-research-trials-time-travel/ - Geelong Advertiser
http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/news/breaking-news/dementia-research-trials-time-travel/news-story/5e1b64ba6361a4f3d23d03e533924401 - Campus Review
http://www.campusreview.com.au/2016/11/wsu-academics-using-virtual-time-travel-to-research-dementia/ - Aged Care Insite
http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/2016/11/dementia-research-utilising-virtual-time-travel/
Dr Sandra Garrido
- The Conversation, Sad music and depression, does it help?
https://theconversation.com/sad-music-and-depression-does-it-help-66123 - ABC Regional, Sad music and depression, does it help?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub_5tRXcpmo - Science Direct - Musical prescriptions for mood improvement
- Well and Good, Sad music can be dangerous to those suffering from depression according to studies
- http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/85328098/sad-music-and-depression-does-it-help
- SCUSM
http://www.scusm.com.au/single-post/2016/10/30/Sad-music-and-depression-does-it-help - Music on the Mind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XGmH4VfNxU
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0197455616301071
Dr Bronson Harry
- The Conversation, How our modular brain pieces the world together
Dr Andrew Milne
- The Sydney Morning Herald. Musician using his post-rock past to help maths students. 13 August 2018.
- Channel 7 News (Sydney). Interview with Dr Andrew Milne about his research which uses music to teach mathematics to high school students. Link not available. 12 August 2018.
Xronomorph
- The Conversation, How a little mathematics can help create some beautiful music
- Australasian Science, How a little mathematics can help create some beautiful music
- CatchNews.com, How a little mathematics can help create some beautiful music
Dr Jennifer MacRitchie
Ageing in Harmony
- The Conversation
https://theconversation.com/ageing-in-harmony-why-the-third-act-of-life-should-be-musical-57799 - MedicalXpress
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-06-ageing-harmonywhy-life-bemusical.html - EconoTimes
http://www.econotimes.com/Ageing-in-harmony-why-the-third-act-of-life-should-be-musical-215549 - 2SER
http://www.2ser.com/component/k2/item/22924-learning-an-instrument-can-prevent-cognitive-decline - Interview with ABC 720 Perth, 2 June
- 'Music in the key of life' - The Senior, July
- SBS:
Speech and Language
Dr Mark Antoniou
- The Conversation, Debunking common myths about raising bilingual children
- SBS News:
Dr Dominique Estival
- The Sydney Morning Herald, Fatal consequences of miscommunication
- The Age, Aviation's deadly failure to communicate
- Crikey, Australians win medals at Mysore linguistics Olympiad
- Parramatta Advertiser, Linguistics shine in Olympiad
- The Conversation
https://theconversation.com/clear-skies-ahead-how-improving-the-language-of-aviation-could-save-lives-66561 - The Sydney Morning Herald
http://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace-relations/the-fatal-consequences-of-miscommunication-between-pilots-and-air-traffic-controllers-20160927-grq1d9.html - The Age
http://www.theage.com.au/business/workplace-relations/the-fatal-consequences-of-miscommunication-between-pilots-and-air-traffic-controllers-20160927-grq1d9.html - Pulse.com
http://pulse.com.gh/travel/plane-crashes-aviation-miscommunications-deadly-consequences-id5560137.html - The Australian
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/pilots-talk-the-talk-on-air-safety/news-story/14d84d3362f067ac778870b4282dad3c - El Espanol
Human Machine Interaction
Dr Omar Mubin
- The Conversation, Trying to cut your drinking? There's an app for that
- Yahoo.com.au, Trying to cut your drinking? There's an app for that
Dr Omar Mubin and Muneeb Ahmad
- The Conversation
https://theconversation.com/robots-likely-to-be-used-in-classrooms-as-learning-tools-not-teachers-66681 - SMH
http://www.smh.com.au/victoria/how-robots-could-soon-be-teaching-your-kids-20161107-gsjwbg.html - The Age
http://readnow.isentia.com/articlepresenter.aspx?guid=d934a2c0-6a54-49e3-9df0-0d9a34453b67&serid=6876&ArticleID=682961579&output=txt&serid=6876 - Business Daily
http://www.businesses.com.au/general-business/420492-robots-likely-to-be-used-in-classrooms-as-learning-tools-not-teachers - Australian News Bulletin
http://www.dailybulletin.com.au/the-conversation/24268-robots-likely-to-be-used-in-classrooms-as-learning-tools-not-teachers - Educations Views
http://www.educationviews.org/robots-teaching-kids/
Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience
Dr Farzaneh Ahmadi
- ABC Radio, The Bionic Voice
Dr Sarah McIntyre
- 2SER, Night of Illusions
Professor Jonathan Tapson
- The Conversation
https://theconversation.com/googles-go-victory-shows-ai-thinking-can-be-unpredictable-and-thats-a-concern-56209 - IFLSciene
http://www.iflscience.com/technology/google-s-go-victory-shows-ai-thinking-can-be-unpredictable-and-s-concern - EconoTimes
http://www.econotimes.com/Googles-Go-victory-shows-AI-thinking-can-be-unpredictable-and-thats-a-concern-181103 - ABC
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-23/alphago-concerns-over-artificial-intelligence-in-stock-market/7271996, - ABC
http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2016/s4430289.htm - InQuistr
http://www.inquisitr.com/2902340/would-i-put-a-sociopathic-genius-in-charge-of-this-process-artificial-intelligence-concerns-rising-as-alphago-wins-big/ - InDaily
http://indaily.com.au/opinion/2016/03/21/computer-win-shows-why-we-should-be-worried-about-ai/ - The Daily Mail
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3499288/Google-s-historic-win-world-champion-proves-AI-unpredictable-immoral-leading-expert-warns.html - The Australian
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/business-spectator/ai-thinking-can-be-unpredictable-and-thats-a-concern/news-story/0dd4f941f945ac5411b8ec85adf70782 - ABC Radio National - Health Report on Bioelectronics
MARCS BabyLab
Professor Denis Burnham
- The Conversation
https://theconversation.com/why-baby-talk-is-good-for-your-baby-59515 - Sriwijaya Post
http://palembang.tribunnews.com/2016/10/11/berkomunikasi-yang-baik-dengan-bayi-ini-caranya - New Zealand Herald
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11726227 - American Council on Health and Science
http://www.acsh.org/news/2016/10/11/why-baby-talk-good-your-baby-10282 - Essential baby
http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/baby/development/why-baby-talk-is-good-for-your-baby-20161011-gs0a6m - St Mary Star
http://www.stmarysstar.com.au/story/4261710/talk-it-up-babies-love-your-babble/ - Hills News
http://www.hillsnews.com.au/story/4266954/talk-it-up-babies-love-your-babble/ - Indonesia Mother and Baby
http://www.motherandbaby.co.id/article/2016/10/8/6995/Cara-Efektif-Berkomunikasi-dengan-Bayi - Sunday Telegraph Body + Soul
http://readnow.isentia.com/articlepresenter.aspx?guid=441b53ca-0a49-49e6-a149-01c825ab0ec1&serid=6876&ArticleID=679206108&output=txt&serid=6876 - Herald Sun
http://readnow.isentia.com/articlepresenter.aspx?guid=441b53ca-0a49-49e6-a149-01c825ab0ec1&serid=6876&ArticleID=679183458&output=txt&serid=6876 - Sunday Mail Adelaide
http://readnow.isentia.com/articlepresenter.aspx?guid=441b53ca-0a49-49e6-a149-01c825ab0ec1&serid=6876&ArticleID=681013897&output=txt&serid=6876 - Sunday Times Perth
http://readnow.isentia.com/articlepresenter.aspx?guid=441b53ca-0a49-49e6-a149-01c825ab0ec1&serid=6876&ArticleID=681607598&output=txt&serid=6876 - Sunday Tasmanian
http://readnow.isentia.com/articlepresenter.aspx?guid=441b53ca-0a49-49e6-a149-01c825ab0ec1&serid=6876&ArticleID=682383921&output=txt&serid=6876 - Sunday Mail Brisbane
http://readnow.isentia.com/articlepresenter.aspx?guid=441b53ca-0a49-49e6-a149-01c825ab0ec1&serid=6876&ArticleID=679201276&output=txt&serid=6876 - Direct Advice for Dads.com
https://www.directadvicefordads.com.au/new-dads/why-baby-talk-is-good-for-your-baby/ - The West Australian
http://health.thewest.com.au/news/3230/theres-nothing-wrong-with-cooing-at-babies - SBS
http://www.sbs.com.au/topics/life/family/article/2016/10/10/why-baby-talk-good-your-baby - ABC RN Drive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZfhodEeDvQ - ABC Newcastle
No Available Audio - Medical Daily
http://www.medicaldaily.com/best-ways-communicate-baby-baby-talk-body-language-400647 - Wn.com
https://article.wn.com/view/2016/10/10/denis_burnham_why_aposbaby_talk_apos_is_good_for_your_baby/
Dr Karen Mulak
- 2GB Radio, Bilinguals do it better
- 2SER Radio, Bilinguals do it better
- ABC Newcastle Radio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zobk7SH9IBw - ABC Tasmania
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMimFXoTLaM
Dr Marina Kalashnikova
- Daily Telegraph, 'Baby wired for a sound reason'
Anne Dwyer
- Early Learning Review, Do parents need to talk the talk?
Dr Omar Mubin
- The Conversation
https://theconversation.com/the-technology-in-science-fiction-is-not-always-what-we-want-in-the-real-world-51196 - The Conversation
https://theconversation.com/police-drones-can-we-trust-the-eyes-in-the-skies-53981
Professor Kate Stevens
- The Daily Editon,
http://www.westernsydney.edu.au/marcs/news/professor_kate_stevens_discusses_the_psychology_of_music_on_the_daily_edition