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| UpdatedElon Musk has suggested we merge with machines so we're not replaced by them — but that might only delay the inevitable, writes Michael Milford from QUT.
Topics: robots-and-artificial-intelligence, science-and-technology, australia
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The black box is been credited with saving hundreds of lives, yet little is known about its inventor.
Topics: inventions, science-and-technology, air-and-space, accidents, disasters-and-accidents, defence-and-national-security, defence-industry, australia
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NBN CEO Bill Morrow explains the sometimes "complex" ways in which people can connect to the NBN when it becomes available in their area.
Topics: science-and-technology, internet-technology, australia
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| UpdatedA fasting diet has the ability to regenerate the pancreas and could potentially reverse diabetes, US researchers say.
Topics: diabetes, diseases-and-disorders, health, science-and-technology, united-states
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Gliding through the sheer mountain ranges of Pakistan is the remarkable and elusive woolly flying squirrel.
Topics: animals, animal-science, science-and-technology, environment, endangered-and-protected-species, pakistan
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Researchers at the University of Wollongong have been researching how screen time can help children develop their imaginations. But rather than get adults to develop the app, they help children create the app themselves.
Topics: science-and-technology, australia
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| UpdatedScientists are employing the help of elephant seals in Antarctica to gather crucial information about the Southern Ocean, but first the animals need to be fitted with one vital piece of equipment: a sensor on their head.
Topics: animals, animal-behaviour, science-and-technology, oceans-and-reefs, research, antarctica
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| UpdatedScientists in the US are coming together to fight back against Trump's apparent attack on their profession.
Topics: science-and-technology, business-economics-and-finance, education-industry, foreign-affairs, donald-trump, environment, education, us-elections, united-states
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Host: Ellen Fanning
Panel: Michael Biercuk, Verity Firth and Chris Berg
The panel discusses Tony Abbott’s latest dig at the Government, Elon Musk’s predictions for the future & Bill Gates' suggestion that we tax robots.
Topics: science-and-technology, government-and-politics, australia
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Liquid oceans believed to be on the moons of Jupiter and Saturn provide the most likely sites for finding extra-terrestrial life in our solar system, write Andrew Martin and Andrew McMinn from the University of Tasmania.
Topics: space-exploration, astronomy-space, science-and-technology, spacecraft, microbiology, biology, australia, tas
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Marine scientists are monitoring sea slug movements to chart climate change.
Topics: research, conservation, science-and-technology, animal-science, invertebrates, environment, oceans-and-reefs, human-interest, offbeat, regional, coffs-harbour-2450, port-macquarie-2444, adelaide-5000, sydney-2000
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A group of chubby tigers in a Chinese wildlife park have been put through an unusual workout regime in an effort to shed a few kilos before winter ends.
Topics: animals, science-and-technology, china
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| UpdatedScientists in Tasmania find a way of determining the age of Antarctic krill, a feat that until now has been impossible. Why is this important? Read on, krillseekers.
Topics: science-and-technology, animal-science, earth-sciences, antarctica
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A storage vault in the Arctic Circle, containing seed varieties from around the world, has opened its doors for a rare look inside.
Topics: science-and-technology, norway
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The notion that men are inherently more capable than women is the target of a forum aimed at empowering females to strive higher.
Topics: university-and-further-education, engineering, science-and-technology, work, vocational, university-of-tasmania-7005
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| UpdatedThey may have tiny brains, but it turns out that bumblebees can not only learn to use tools by observing others, they can improvise and make the task even easier.
Topics: science-and-technology, animal-science, invertebrates---insects-and-arachnids
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In an Ask Me Anything session on Reddit, a user corrects a NASA scientist after their "brain fart" and experts answer burning questions about the newly discovered planetary system.
Topics: internet-culture, science-and-technology, astronomy-space, space-exploration, united-states
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| UpdatedSolar energy is now cheaper in Australia than retail power prices in most capital cities after dropping 58 per cent in the past five years, the Climate Council says.
Topics: environment, electricity-energy-and-utilities, alternative-energy, nuclear-energy, solar-energy, science-and-technology, energy, coal, australia
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A team of astronomers have announced the discovery of seven Earth-like planets in a nearby solar system; the largest number yet of detected worlds capable of having liquid water on their surface. The planets have been found around TRAPPIST-1, a Jupiter-sized ultra-cool star located 40 light-years away in the constellation of Aquarius.
Topics: planets-and-asteroids, science-and-technology, astronomy-space
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| UpdatedThese are the people implanting microchips under their skin as they attempt to take human evolution into their own hands.
Topics: science-and-technology, pseudo-science, biology, robots-and-artificial-intelligence, australia
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| UpdatedSeven Earth-sized planets, some of which fall within the Goldilocks zone and could harbour life, have been discovered orbiting a dwarf star in our own galactic neighbourhood.
Topics: science-and-technology, astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids
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| UpdatedThe world's longest-running personality study finds that by the time you reach the age of 77, you bear almost no resemblance to your 14-year-old self.
Topics: research, science-and-technology, psychology, scotland, united-kingdom
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| UpdatedAn Australian team of international scientists is hoping to discover whether meltwater is speeding up the disintegration of the Antarctic's glaciers.
Topics: climate-change, science-and-technology, environmental-impact, earth-sciences, research, antarctica
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Overeating is having a bigger impact than simply affecting waistlines — the world's population is consuming around 10 per cent more food than it needs, while almost 9 per cent is thrown away or left to spoil, a new study finds.
Topics: environment, food-processing, science-and-technology, research, scotland