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Enter the dragon
Open Forum | June 28, 2021A newly identified species of human called Homo longi or ‘Dragon Man’ may be the closest ancestors to modern humans yet discovered.
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Picking up the pace
Gillian Savage | June 13, 2021Now more than ever Australia needs to be innovative, and knowing our strengths – and weaknesses – in science and technology base is the key to progress.
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Little green numbers
Anders Sandberg | June 9, 2021Unidentified flying objects might be many things, but alien spacecraft are most unlikely to be one of them.
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They’re here…?
Alan Stevenson | May 29, 2021Recent revelations of UFO sightings by American Navy fighter pilots may not be proof of alien visitation, but are certainly worthy of further serious scientific investigation.
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Embracing critical technologies and the quantum revolution
Gavin Brennen | May 17, 2021Critical and emerging technologies present a myriad of opportunities, challenges and threats, and PM&C is the only department with the whole-of-government perspective to balance them across our economy, society and national security.
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Einstein on the birds and bees
Open Forum | May 15, 2021Could bees and birds help us understand the principles of physics? Albert Einstein thought so, according to a long-lost letter that reveals he predicted a link between physics and biology seven decades before the evidence emerged.
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Passing on passwords
Open Forum | May 8, 2021Research from James Cook University shows increasingly complex website password restrictions often leave users frustrated and lead to poor password security.
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Funding NEMO
Open Forum | April 26, 2021Astrophysicist Paul Lasky makes the case for creating a gravitational wave detection observatory in Australia.
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Water, water, everywhere?
Open Forum | April 22, 2021Researchers at UniSA have developed a cost-effective technique that could deliver safe drinking water to millions of vulnerable people using cheap, sustainable materials and sunlight.
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Scroogled
Katharine Kemp | April 17, 2021The current review of the Federal Privacy Act could be the beginning of a process to obtain fairer privacy practices for consumers, but any reforms from this review will be a long time coming.
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Turning science fiction electronics into science fact
Open Forum | April 8, 2021A new study could pave the way to revolutionary, transparent electronics for potential integration in glass, flexible displays and smart contact lenses—bringing to life futuristic ‘scifi-like’ devices.
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Will Google abandon Australia?
Fergus Hanson | February 13, 2021The Australian government’s plan to force Google to pay news organisations for content may see the online giant pull its search and advertising from Australian markets.