A 90-minute presentation in 1968 showed off the earliest desktop computer system. In the process it introduced the idea that technology could make individuals better – if government funded research.
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People who depend on auditory implants to hear struggle to understand speech in noisy places. A new device could change that.
An expert argues our connection with these figures is longstanding. They are embedded in our myths and help us explore deeper questions about being human.
Google needs to stop relying on just advertising if it wants to be successful in the next 20 years – but that is proving difficult.
Technology is already changing how we live our lives and go about our days. Are we ready with collaborative planning processes so we are not taken by surprise by more profound change?
The 2018 Australian Museum Eureka Prize winners include astrophysicist and science communicator Alan Duffy and the citizen science app QuestaGame.
Important programs helping older adults learn how to use the internet are effective but limited.
Management trumps technology in making companies productive, but that doesn’t mean firms can be complacent when it comes to keeping up with change.
In the digital age, libraries got creative about how to translate services they’ve always offered into new formats. And they’ve transformed their spaces to have a variety of community uses.
A geologist explains the basics about these elements, which are crucial for modern electronics.
Without addressing teacher concerns about integrating IT in the classroom, we risk creating a generation of students ill-prepared for a digital future.
We urgently need to contemplate the myths we tell about ourselves and technology as a way of evaluating the relationship between the two.
Technological professionals are the first, and last, lines of defense against the misuse of technology.
Many computers built at Bletchley Park were dismantled and progress stalled – it would be a tragedy if the same thing happened with 5G.
The persistent stigma surrounding incontinence has paralysed today’s inventive minds.
Specific predictions go obsolete fast, but some common themes are emerging – convenience, fragmentation, intelligence, personalisation and experience.
As cities become ‘smarter’, they need more and more objects fitted with technology. We need to think about designing these objects to accommodate computers, which often break down and create e-waste.
The US and Europe approach tech regulation very differently due to their historical contexts. Where does Australia’s fit in?
One of America’s original manufacturing giants is scrambling to control how customers digitise its products.
Facial recognition software is an Orwellian concept that will monitor and regulate the public. Most disturbing is the recent announcement by China to use it in school systems.
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Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
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Researcher: Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Advanced Technology Transitions, Arizona State University
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Principal Lecturer in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor of AI, Research Group Leader, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University
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Director, Center for National Security Initiatives, and Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Assistant Professor of Journalism and Emerging Media Studies, Boston University
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Professor of Philosophy and Director, Applied Ethics Center, UMass Boston
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Associate Professor, Informatics and Operations, Kingston University
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Visiting Professor of Law, University of Richmond
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Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Associate Professor of Information Science, University of Colorado Boulder
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Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Innovation and Digital Leadership, University of Brighton
