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Some 'bloody' rocket science gives Pacific Rim Uprising an extra lift
Pacific Rim Uprising is the sequel to 2013’s smash hit Pacific Rim, in which humanity united to create Jaegers (giant human-operated armoured robot
Originally published in The Conversation.
My dyslexic perspective on academia – and how I found science communication
I am an academic with dyslexia and I would like to share my story with you.
Originally published in The Conversation.
We need to talk about the data we give freely of ourselves online and why it's useful
The Cambridge Analytica and Facebook data harvesting scandal has provided yet another remi
Originally published in The Conversation.
Australia should strengthen its privacy laws and remove exemptions for politicians
As revelations continue to unfold about the misuse of personal data by Cambridge Analytica, many Australians are only just learning that Australian politicians have given themselves a free kick to bypass privacy
Originally published in The Conversation.
#MeToo must also tackle online abuse
Originally published in The Conversation.
60 years in orbit for 'grapefruit satellite' – the oldest human object in space
Sixty years ago, a grapefruit-sized aluminium sphere with six antennas and some tiny solar cells was launched into Earth orbit.
Originally published in The Conversation.
Legal lessons for Australia from Uber’s self-driving car fatality
Consider this thought experiment: a woman pushes a bicycle across a busy road at 10 pm.
Originally published in The Conversation.
Who’s to blame when driverless cars have an accident?
The news that an Uber self-driving vehicle has killed a pedestrian in the US has made headlines around the world.
It’s a reminder that the era of self-driving cars is fast approaching. Decades of research into advanced sensors, mapping, navigation and control methods have now come to fruition and autonomous cars are starting to hit the roads in pilot trials.
Originally published in The Conversation.
#MeToo exposes legal failures, but ‘trial by Twitter' isn’t one of them
Six months after the explosive The Conversation.
Beyond Triple Zero: towards a digital, proactive emergency response
Imagine you’re camping in the Australian outback. Your friend falls and breaks a leg, and you call Triple Zero (000) – but you’re panicking, and can’t remember which roads you took to the rocky outcrop where the accident took place.
Originally published in The Conversation.
