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    COVID has increased trust in government and science

    Open Forum     |      January 11, 2021

    New Curtin University research has found a dramatic increase in people’s trust in government in Australia and New Zealand as a result of the COVID pandemic.

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    4 mysteries of quantum philosophy

    Peter Evans     |      January 5, 2021

    The next time you encounter an impossible Sudoku, rest assured you’re in good company. The entire quantum physics community, and perhaps even Zeus himself, knows exactly how you feel.

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    Top 10 science stories of 2020

    Open Forum     |      December 30, 2020

    It’s been a big, and often worrying year, of scientific research, but amid the gloom around health and the environment, there were some bright spots as this summary compiled by the Australian Science Media Centre records.

    • Science and Technology

    Robo-pets!

    Ben Knight     |      December 20, 2020

    If having a pet just isn’t practical for your accommodation or lifestyle, could a robotic companion be the next best thing?

    • Science and Technology

    Slavery and society

    Alan Stevenson     |      December 15, 2020

    Society should define tasks best left to humans, as well as what can safely be left to autonomous machines, as once a machine takes over a task it will not be an easy to reclaim it.

    • Science and Technology

    Robots and the law

    Alan Stevenson     |      December 12, 2020

    Autonomous machines able to think and act for themselves were once the stuff of science fiction, but now they are becoming reality, we need to delve back into a classic novel series for rules to protect ourselves.

    • Science and Technology

    Weird science

    Australian Science Media Centre     |      December 11, 2020

    2020 was certainly a weird year, so perhaps it’s not surprising that it produced a bumper crop of weird and wonderful science yarns. The Australian Science Media Centre has picked ten of the best.

    • Science and Technology

    Avoiding the technology trap

    Lesley Seebeck     |      December 9, 2020

    At a recent Australian e-commerce summit, Prime Minister Scott Morrison praised technology adoption – rather than domestic innovation – as a means of driving economic returns.

    • Science and Technology

    STEM superstars call for more gender and cultural diversity

    Open Forum     |      December 8, 2020

    Australia’s official Superstars of STEM have backed the campaign to increase the number of women and ethnic minorities in science and technology.

    • Science and Technology

    Blockchain and mangos

    Open Forum     |      December 5, 2020

    A new blockchain platform has proven to be a game-changer for one of Australia’s largest mango producers, providing real-time, secure information from the tree to the supermarket.

    • Science and Technology

    Negotiating the morality of human-robot relations

    Rachel Gray     |      November 17, 2020

    Designers who use ethics to shape better companion robots will end up making better humans too.

    • Science and Technology

    How Australia can reap the benefits and dodge the dangers of the Internet of Things

    Peter Leonard     |      November 9, 2020

    The IoT presents great opportunities, but it brings many risks too. Problems include excessive surveillance, loss of privacy, transparency and control, and reliance on unsafe or unsuitable services or devices.

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