Dangerous selfies aren't just foolish. We need to treat them like the public health hazard they really are
- Written by: Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate, UNSW Beach Safety Research Group, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney
ShutterstockSelfies have been called everything from an artform to narcissistic and a sign of a dysfunctional society.
They can also kill.
When people go to extreme lengths to take an image to share on social media – perhaps in remote or picturesque locations – they can risk their lives.
So we need to move beyond describing selfies as a...
