As more and more household chores become automated, research is showing that, for some people, this might not be what they want.
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We all have a stake in life extension research, since we all age and are all slated to die. But one of the greatest risks it brings is the potential for social stagnation.
While ChatGPT has the potential to enhance marketing effectiveness, it can’t replace human creativity or form meaningful connections with customers like humans can.
Research shows new tech announcements have a real, immediate impact on the economy. How can we apply this to economic news
New virtual realities are changing the way we interact with our urban spaces. How will the metaverse make some urban amenities redundant and others indispensable?
We already have most technologies Australia needs to make the clean energy transition. What’s missing is a plan to deploy them at huge scale.
So far researchers have only been able to control a handful of qubits — the basic units of information in a quantum computer. A new approach could help them control millions at a time.
As more comes to light about the money-making tactics of social media platforms we need to reevaluate our relationship with them.
The upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 2 is almost three-quarters screen. And while that’s convenient, it’s important to actually be able to hold the phone. As design evolves, how do manufacturers adapt?
Medical supply shortages during the pandemic revealed that US industries are unable to provide essential goods in a crisis. A return to domestic production would boost incomes and prepare us for the next crisis.
False news about 5G spread at breakneck speed on social networks, reinforcing the fears of people who already had suspicions about its effects on health.
The relevance of digital technologies in maintaining mental health has never been greater. However, many have not been scientifically proven and their effectiveness is unknown.
Robots can’t get COVID-19, so employing them in some jobs could help ease the limitations of stay-at-home orders and keep frontline workers protected.
Other existential risks include the decline of natural resources (particularly water), human population growth beyond the Earth’s carrying capacity, and nuclear weapons.
Through science, art and technology, we are able to reconstruct the faces of the dead based on their remains. The researcher who did this work for descendants in Sutherland explains the process.
Sixty years ago, stereo promised to forever change the way people listened to music. But how could record companies convince customers to buy a new record player, speakers and amplifier?
Technology could be a promising alternative to traditional therapy.
Critics say hologram tours exploit the dead for a quick buck. But there’s something about Roy Orbison’s ethereal mystique that makes this one a particularly fitting tribute.
Improving the lives of people with autism through technology has benefits for us all and encourages society to take a more inclusive view of disability
Nokia’s decision to revise an old mobile phone classic should appeal to a movement of people who prefer to play with the older technologies.
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William A. Kern Professor in Communications, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Lecturer in Innovation Management, Queensland University of Technology
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Scientia Fellow/ Associate Lecturer, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Psychology, The National Robotarium, Heriot-Watt University
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Senior Wicklander Fellow at the Insitute for Business and Professional Ethics, DePaul University
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Director, Glowpear, Board member, ISDRS, Vice President, AHA and Senior Lecturer in Industrial Design, RMIT University
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Lecturer in Geographic Information Science, Birkbeck, University of London
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Professor of Advanced Technology Transitions, Arizona State University
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Emeritus Professor, Macquarie University
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Research manager in strategic management, Åbo Akademi University
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Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Cambridge
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Associate Professor of Spanish, University of South Florida
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Senior Lecturer in human-centred computing & human-computer interaction, Western Sydney University
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Emeritus Professor, Film and Media Studies in English, Arizona State University
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Associate Professor in Media Theory and History, Università di Torino
