The convergence of technology that has brought together what we now call information and communications technologies (ICT) has transformed our lives. Smart phones and tablets are now a common, almost essential…
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What transforms noise from album filler to dancefloor killer? Why do some tracks turn us on while others make us tune out? DarwinTunes, a computer program that employs the principles of natural selection…
WHAT IS AUSTRALIA FOR? Australia is no longer small, remote or isolated. It’s time to ask What Is Australia For?, and to acknowledge the wealth of resources we have beyond mining. Currently The Conversation…
Fred was a dog best described as mongrel. I think even he would have had difficulty picking his parents out in a line-up. My parents first acquired Fred when they were working in the north of Western Australia…
Australia’s brand-new marine park proposal has great historic precedent. For hundreds of years, ocean managers have found that reducing fishing can repair fish stocks and benefit not just ocean species…
Infrastructure is one of those unusual words that have many meanings. For example, we hear people talking of “hard” and “soft” infrastructure, with the first being a reference to roads and bridges. By…
In our Conversation article, King Coal dethroned, we suggested that renewable energy investment was now outstripping fossil fuel power investment. Many welcomed the news that the future was arriving sooner…
IBM has just released a commissioned report “A Snapshot of Australia’s Digital Future to 2050”. The premise of the report is that high-speed broadband will be ubiquitous and will enable the so-called “Infotronics…
After a long silence while trying to keep afloat as my home country, Spain, sinks in a storm of greed I am back at The Conversation! Oceans Day, on June 8, was a springboard to ponder on the status of…
Researchers have been telling us for decades that being overweight is not good for our health. Medical journals are full of articles that link overweight and obesity to just about every disease and illness…
The Apple faithful, or maybe just the jet lagged, have been lining up all night outside the Moscone West conference centre in San Francisco to hear Apple CEO Tim Cook announce Apple’s latest changes to…
An important indicator of the general health of entrepreneurship within an economy is the number of new business start-ups that occur each year. The creation of new business ventures is matched against…
One of my favourite pieces of music is Nessun Dorma, an aria from the opera Turandot. Ok, so I may just have won first-place in ‘the most pompous opening sentence to a column ever’ competition, but it’s…
The unemployment rate in the United States remains around 8.2% down from the peak of 10% it reached in 2009. If it remains high it will threaten President Barack Obama’s re-election prospects. Yet unemployment…
On Wednesday, as you’ll no doubt know by now, a rare celestial event will occur. Venus will pass between the earth and the sun - the transit of Venus. You might also already know that this cosmic spectacle…
Iran it seems has been the target of another novel form of malware christened “Flame”. Much has been made of this new threat because of novel characteristics that set it apart from traditional malware…
Harland was born in Henryville, Indiana in 1890. By all reports, his early life was rather miserable. His father died when he was six years old, and at that tender age, he took on the domestic jobs for…
Venture Capital (VC) is often viewed by the mainstream media as an exciting and glamorous part of the entrepreneurial landscape. The popular image portrayed is that of “Dragon’s Den” where hopeful would-be…
The Australian dollar has dropped to a six month low on continuing fears over a Greek exit from the Eurozone, despite pleas from European Union leaders. Head of discipline, Economics and Winthrop Professor…
I was interviewed about Facebook today on RN Drive by Waleed Aly (you can listen to it here). When the producer asked if I would do the interview, I suggested that a business expert may be more appropriate…
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Research Associate in galaxy evolution, The University of Western Australia
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Bennett Chair of Autism, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia
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Paediatrician, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia
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PhD candidate in literary studies, The University of Western Australia
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Cognitive Psychology Researcher, The University of Western Australia
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Wen Family Chair in Conservation, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Forrest Fellow, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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PhD candidate, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Lecturer in English and Literary Studies, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Ecology, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Tax Law, The University of Western Australia
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Forrest Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, The University of Western Australia
