Mind the fake news
In this podcast, we talk with Professor Alan Dennis about the fake news phenomenon.
What’s in a museum?
Virtual museums: indestructible, shareable, the way of the future. Why not?
The ‘sleeping beauties’ of science
Scientific ideas can get lost in forests of words that lack structure and overuse complex language. Just like Sleeping Beauty, they need rescuing.
‘Google it’ at your productive peril
Are we heading into a future where workers will have their daily work practices dictated by an algorithm?
What if the companies that profit from your data had to pay you?
Personal data is sold, bought and traded among companies all the time. But what if the companies profiting from your data had to pay you a share of that earning?
We don’t own data like we own a car
People find data difficult to own – and things we don't own, we tend not to protect.
Australia and the tough new EU privacy regulations
By choosing to deal with companies with better data protection policies, Australian consumers can create pressure for change in how personal data is handled across the board.
The Future, This Week 20 April 2018
This week: talking to books, bots and pods; echo chambers; and fish tanks and Musk's couch in other news.
The Future, This Week 29 March 2018
This week: a bumpy road ahead, missing out on AI glory, and long haul just got longer in other news.
Cambridge Analytica is not the real story
Facebook and its business model are the real issue in the Cambridge Analytica saga.
I spy with my data eye…
Strava snafu exposes the risk of big data.
The Future, This Week 08 December 2017
This week: building the digital Silk Road, brands in the age of Amazon, and my robot friend.