Fudged research erodes public trust in experts

Lapses in academic integrity by students and researchers remain relatively rare, but they corrode trust in all academic qualifications and publications.

Will smart machines strip humans’ social skills?

After liberating us from “uncreative”, routine work and rote repetition, digital automation promises to relieve us of creativity and sociality itself – of the decisions that embody and reproduce our social and political commitments.

Space 2069

Much has been achieved in space since the first manned moon landing half a century ago, but what new ‘giant leap’ will we all be talking about 50 years from now?

Nominations open for the MIKE awards

Nominations have opened for this year’s inaugural Australia/New Zealand Most Innovative Knowledge Enterprises (MIKE) Awards 2019 – an initiative of AusKM, Global Access Partners, and Macquarie University.

Digging deep to save a dinosaur

A collection of ancient rock with opalised bones from the Lightning Ridge opal fields in NSW is about to ‘come to life’ in a novel project involving scientists from around Australia.

The West needs a new technology strategy

There have been many waves of life-changing technology through human history, and the new wave of 6G and artificial intelligence will be equally transformative.

Understanding the social impact of new technology

Thought leaders can help make sense of the fears, hype and reality surrounding artificial intelligence and machine learning through social research.

More support needed for women in STEM

Women working in science, technology, engineering and mathematics are facing barriers that require changed in institutional attitudes and additional support to overcome.

How can you prove it? With maths!

Finding a mathematical proof is a long, difficult process – involving trial-and-error, grunt work and the occasional eureka moment.

Will a computer take your job?

Computers might one day become smarter than humans, but we shouldn’t forget the power of people in this age of artificial intelligence.

Creatives in the country

Digital technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics may make many urban jobs redundant but blockchain, agtech and other innovations are also set to create jobs in regional Australia.

The US–China tech rivalry reflects contrasting cyber cultures

Whether technology has ‘good’ or ‘bad’ effects can depend on the social and political context it came from, and American and Chinese tech companies have very different roots in their societies.