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Spoilers have little effect on our enjoyment, research shows. Is our anxiety misguided?

6 June 2019

If you were a Game Of Thrones fan who basically turned off the internet every Monday, your anxiety over spoilers may have been irrational, research suggests. But what is the etiquette around discussing plot details?

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Laptop infected with six of the most destructive viruses sells for $1.9 million
	30 May: An 11-year-old computer loaded with six of the most destructive viruses ever created fetches an astronomical figure in an online auction.... more

A survey of principals has exposed the gap between internet access at low and high decile schools
	15 May: A survey of principals has exposed the gap between internet access at low and high decile schools... more

The Government says it is not just the elderly ... who will benefit from a new digital inclusion plan
	3 May: The Government says it is not just the elderly ... who will benefit from a new digital inclusion plan... more

A terror analyst says the depths of the internet are making angry young men all the more dangerous
	28 Apr: A terror analyst says the depths of the internet are making angry young men all the more dangerous... more

Open internet advocates are backing the government's 'Christchurch Call' for change on social media
	24 Apr: Open internet advocates are backing the government's 'Christchurch Call' for change on social media... more

Internet trolls and abuse directed at referees has led the NRL to employ a sports psychologist to work with the game's whistleblowers
	13 Mar: Internet trolls and abuse directed at referees has led the NRL to employ a sports psychologist to work with the game's whistleblowers... more

Unite union says 50 Vodafone NZ call centre members have been offered voluntary redundancy
	7 Mar: Unite union says 50 Vodafone NZ call centre members have been offered voluntary redundancy... more

Loaning money to private dairy company would set precedent
	28 Feb: Loaning money to a private hi-tech dairy company would set a precedent of the Crown as a lender of last resort... more

The politicians knew best ... when it came to lending almost 10 million dollars to a hi-tech dairy company, Westland Milk Products
	28 Feb: The politicians knew best ... when it came to lending almost 10 million dollars to a hi-tech dairy company, Westland Milk Products... more