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    The brave new world of neuroscience

    Yongsoo Kim     |      November 20, 2021

    Mapping cell types in the brain and how they communicate with one another allows neuroscientists to understand how the brain works, and what happens when cells go missing or malfunction.

    • Science and Technology

    Open all hours

    Kathy Bowrey     |      November 19, 2021

    Inspired by a European open-access initiative, Chief Scientist Cathy Foley wants to make all publicly funded Australian research publications free for the public to read.

    • Science and Technology

    Investing in quantum technology

    Gavin Brennen     |      November 2, 2021

    Australia needs to initiate a strategic investment in quantum technology as a national priority.

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    Even space is overcrowded

    Yolande Hutchinson     |      November 1, 2021

    Ceridwen Dovey has won the 2021 UNSW Press Bragg Prize for Science Writing for her essay on the dangers posed by man-made debris in space.

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    Automated warfare is a threat to us all

    Alan Stevenson     |      October 3, 2021

    The development of AI-infused systems will allow autonomous military drones to pick out targets and take lethal action without direct human input, raising questions of how – and whether – such machines should be used.

    • Science and Technology

    Flying cars get ready for take off

    Cecilia Duong     |      September 27, 2021

    Futurists have confidently predicted the invention of flying cars for over 70 years, but this time they may actually become a reality.

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    The evolving landscape of scientific publishing 

    Oula Ghannoum     |      September 17, 2021

    The future of science research publishing will be shaped by the need for young researchers to freely share data and work more collaboratively than ever before.

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    Australia needs ‘deep technology’ companies

    Julian Waters-Lynch     |      September 13, 2021

    Tomorrow’s economy and society will be built with today’s scientific breakthroughs in deep technology ventures.

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    The science of better decision making

    Open Forum     |      September 12, 2021

    QUT researchers working on complicated problems in agriculture, ecology and medicine have developed a mathematical model to enable faster solutions.

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    Covid computer

    Alan Stevenson     |      September 10, 2021

    The effects of long hours of playing violent video games on young people have long been a matter of debate and concern, heightened by the current COVID-19 pandemic.

    • Science and Technology

    The new Luddites

    Jathan Sadowski     |      August 23, 2021

    The excesses of big-tech companies such as Amazon, Uber and Facebook are driving a public backlash that may contain the seeds of a neo-Luddite movement.

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    Meet the electric Kombi

    Open Forum     |      August 20, 2021

    Southern Cross University has unveiled one of Australia’s most ambitious electric vehicle prototypes – a long-range converted Volkswagen Kombi.

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