Smart rings’ ultra-precise movement tracking take wearable technology to the next level
There is a lot of hype about smart rings right now – Samsung is due…
Building fairness into AI is crucial – and hard to get right
Artificial intelligence’s capacity to process and analyze vast amounts of data has revolutionized decision-making processes,…
The ‘digital divide’ is already hurting people’s quality of life. Will AI make it better or worse?
Today, almost a quarter of Australians are digitally excluded. This means they miss out on…
Do you have 7,513 unread emails in your inbox? Research suggests that’s unwise
How do you manage your emails? Are you an “inbox zero” kind of person, or…
Floating crystals slow stellar aging — for some stars, this can delay death by billions of years
Imagine the embers of a campfire, slowly dimming over time. That is the fate most…
Space tourists and crew suffer high radiation risks – regulation is needed to protect them
In a decade or two, journeys into space could become as normal as transatlantic flights.…
How do airplanes fly? An aerospace engineer explains the physics of flight
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4 essential reads about the threat of high-tech deception in politics
It’s official. Joe Biden and Donald Trump have secured the necessary delegates to be their…
How safe are Australia’s mines? New analysis shows reform has been stalled for a decade
On Sunday August 7 1994, an explosion at the Moura No 2 underground coal mine…
Something felt ‘off’ – how AI messed with our human research, and what we learned
All levels of research are being changed by the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). Don’t…