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Blockchain property registries may help lift poor people out of poverty
Nir Kshetri | June 30, 2018Blockchain-based land registries have started up in Bermuda, Brazil, Georgia, Ghana, Honduras, India, Russia and Rwanda to tackle significant problems in land ownership.
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The past, present and future of the internet
Lucy Carroll | June 29, 2018Vint Cerf, the ‘father’ of the internet, highlighted the growing threats to equal online access for everyone during a conversation before an attentive audience at UNSW.
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Remember Turnbull’s 2015 ‘ideas boom’? We’re still only part way there
Beth Webster | June 6, 2018Malcolm Turnbull’s innovation agenda failed to resonate at the ballot box. However the inexorable and exponential rise of sophisticated technologies will affect every job and we need to be investing in this future for our children.
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The hype and the science of nanotechnology
Andrew Maynard | June 5, 2018Nanotech has been touted as the ‘next big thing’ for years. Just what is nanotech, and where does the hype end and the actual science begin?
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The error in thinking at the root of science denial
Jeremy Shapiro | May 17, 2018There are three important issues on which there is scientific consensus but controversy among laypeople: climate change, biological evolution and childhood vaccination. Many science deniers do cite empirical evidence, but the problem is that they do so in invalid, misleading ways.
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4 ways ‘internet of things’ toys endanger children
Marie-Helen Maras | May 16, 2018Online devices raise privacy concerns for all their users, but children are particularly vulnerable. Here are four examples of when internet connected toys put kids’ security and privacy at risk.
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Should Australia use blockchain to track humanitarian aid?
Melissa Liberatore | April 27, 2018The use of blockchain ledgers to keep track of aid donations could make its delivery more efficient and ensure help reaches the people who need it.
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Big questions, bright futures
Alan Finkel | April 21, 2018The Chief Scientist reflects on the culture and ethos of science in Australia and what it means to be a scientist in the twenty-first century.
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Who should own our research data?
Simon Dennis | April 12, 2018We generate vast amounts of information through mobile phones and social media. This could be a huge resource for researchers, as well as advertisers, but who should own this information?
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Data security in the spotlight
Megan Prictor | April 10, 2018Australia’s new Notifiable Data Breaches scheme means you should be notified if your data is hacked. Will unmasking a problem many firms have tried to cover up force them to take security more seriously?
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Sport and innovation drive Australia forward
Alan Finkel | April 8, 2018The Chief Scientist outlines the synergies between innovation in sport and technology as the Commonwealth Games are celebrated on the Gold Coast.
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If you don’t look, you don’t see
Alan Finkel | April 6, 2018Australia’s chief scientist, Dr. Alan Finkel, argues that Australia’s innovation performance is much better than many critics assume and outlines the pursuit of new metrics to capture its true value in the economy.