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Indigenous youth in rural Northern Territory are exploring the chemistry of soap-making in a project led by Indigenous scientists and elders, and based on Indigenous cultural knowledge and science. DeadlyLabs – a new project from DeadlyScience – provides Indigenous learners opportunities to learn and do scientific experiments from an early age. So far, DeadlyScience has …
AI experts say that AI could potentially start new cults, become an influential propaganda machine, disseminate misinformation and fake news, incite widespread public distrust of the media, thus corrupt free speech, and can ultimately defenestrate democracy. Today, the Australians for Artificial Intelligence Safety Group created an open letter calling for the Australian government to take …
First Nations communities are being encouraged to share their knowledge with STEM researchers in a new initiative aimed at addressing underrepresented issues. The National Indigenous Innovation Challenge, hosted by Monash University, aims to support traditional Indigenous knowledge with STEM research to identify issues in First Nations communities and find sustainable solutions. Program lead and proud …
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Minister of Industry and Sciences Ed Husic has put out the call for input on how to regulate Artificial Intelligence technologies in Australia, amid growing concern surrounding AI. But how much of a risk is AI? And how do we maximize the potential benefits of Artificial Intelligence? Image: Image: Shutterstock – Wachiwit Produced By: Jono …
Climate change is a hot topic featuring heavily in the media, government election campaigns, corporate sustainability plans, and of course from environmental organisations. But what does climate change mean for Australian households? Dr Harpreet Singh Kandra is a research and education professional in environmental engineering, with Federation University, and a community leader, awarded the Cardinia …
Winter will bring yet another spike in COVID cases to Australia, as people head indoors, creating infection prone environments. Peoples’ immunity may well be challenged by the disease, as omicron variants continue to multiply, each one slightly different from the last. With attitudes towards COVID waning in their cautiousness, what can the government do to …
Over 3000 Australians lose their lives by suicide every year. Yet, a recent study suggests that only less than half of people talked about their suicidal thought, plans, or attempt. Dr David John Hallford, Clinical Psychologist and Senior Lecturer at Deakin University said that some of the reasons include stigma that is still connected to …
Kelp forests around the world are shrinking. These forests are underwater jungles of brown algae that live off a third of the world’s coastlines and are hubs of immense biodiversity. Marine ecologists are working to regrow kelp seaweed and are calling on the public to participate in a global challenge to restore a million hectares …
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