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Cleaner, harder, stronger
Open Forum | January 29, 2021Recycled concrete aggregates made with everything from coffee cups to building rubble offer huge environmental benefits, from reducing landfill and CO2 emissions, to saving natural resources and boosting the circular economy.
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How Silicon Valley elites view the world
Open Forum | January 22, 2021The 100 richest information technology entrepreneurs see the world in similar meritocratic, self-affirming and self-serving terms, according to an analysis of their own official and unofficial statements.
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COVID has increased trust in government and science
Open Forum | January 11, 2021New 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, 2021The 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, 2020It’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.
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Robo-pets!
Ben Knight | December 20, 2020If having a pet just isn’t practical for your accommodation or lifestyle, could a robotic companion be the next best thing?
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Slavery and society
Alan Stevenson | December 15, 2020Society 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.
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Robots and the law
Alan Stevenson | December 12, 2020Autonomous 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.
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Weird science
Australian Science Media Centre | December 11, 20202020 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.
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Avoiding the technology trap
Lesley Seebeck | December 9, 2020At a recent Australian e-commerce summit, Prime Minister Scott Morrison praised technology adoption – rather than domestic innovation – as a means of driving economic returns.
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STEM superstars call for more gender and cultural diversity
Open Forum | December 8, 2020Australia’s official Superstars of STEM have backed the campaign to increase the number of women and ethnic minorities in science and technology.
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Blockchain and mangos
Open Forum | December 5, 2020A 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.