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Home is where the heart is
Ben Knight | November 22, 2020The coronavirus has exposed long standing problems with Australia’s aged care homes, but a little support could go a long way to help us stay in our homes and age with grace.
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The future of drones
Ben Knight | October 13, 2020Drones have entered the mainstream but while there have been welcome advances in agriculture, aerial photography and product deliveries, it’s hard to ignore their less welcome applications.
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Food for thought
Ben Knight | October 1, 2020The time is ripe for bringing food production back into urban life through our use of public space.
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Countering terrorism through architecture?
Ben Knight | September 26, 2020In the fight against global terrorism, architecture has a surprisingly important role to play.
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Why all new buildings look the same
Ben Knight | September 11, 2020Architecture today suffers not from copycats, but from originality syndrome. When it comes to architecture, imitation could be the sincerest – and most sensible – form of flattery.
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Why everyone should learn a musical instrument
Ben Knight | August 31, 2020Learning and playing music has many benefits for people of every age, but not in the ways you might think.
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The rise of defensive architecture
Ben Knight | August 14, 2020Increasingly hostile designs are emerging to keep members of the public out of public space.
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Robot wars
Ben Knight | August 13, 2020An armed weapons system capable of making decisions sounds like it’s straight out of a Terminator movie. But once lethal autonomous weapons are out in the world, there could be no turning back.
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Internet of junk
Ben Knight | August 5, 20205G could force greater product obsolescence as non-compatible devices get left behind, but there are ways to stem the e-waste avalanche.
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What ruin photography reveals about urban decay and renewal
Ben Knight | July 31, 2020Whether it’s art or porn, ruin photography tells a deeper story than what’s behind the lens.
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Do tougher sentences deter crime?
Ben Knight | July 20, 2020It’s easy to think that the threat of punishment will simply dissuade someone from doing the wrong thing. But it turns out that deterring would-be criminals by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences is more tale than truth.
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Bike delivery leaves infrastructure trailing innovation
Ben Knight | July 16, 2020Tonight I’ll be having new cycling lanes with a side of bike parking.