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Australian Lawyers And Scholars Are Encouraging Civil Disobedience In This Year's Census
The 2016 Australian Census will not be anonymous, and a lot of people aren’t happy about that. A group of Australian privacy advocates, including a professor of computer science and a former NSW deputy privacy commissioner, are raising concerns, and some are encouraging Australians to avoid the Census, refuse to fill it out, or to use civil disobedience — like listing their religion as “Jedi Knight” — to skew the accuracy of results.
Concussion In Sports Is Being Revolutionised By This Australian Made Gadget
Dr Alan Pearce is a neuroscientist heavily involved in concussion research and education. Braden Wilson is an industrial designer and tech entrepreneur. Together with Samsung, they have developed the brainBAND, an accessible wearable technology designed to facilitate research into concussion in sports.
The prototype has been developed through Samsung’s Mixed Talentsprogram, an initiative that brings together two experts from different backgrounds to demonstrate how technology can investigate and help solve real challenges facing society. We spoke with Dr Pearce and Braden Wilson about the project.
Watch NASA's Space Fire Experiment Launch Live
Video: Normally, space and fire don’t mix well, but NASA is deliberately going to cause a “large fire” inside a Cygnus resupply vessel just to see what happens. The rocket’s launching tonight, and as always, you can watch live.
Time To Get Your Free 10.33GB Of SXSW Music
Amidst all the startups and tasteless PR stunts, it’s easy to forget that South by Southwest is technically a music festival. Thankfully, the organisers didn’t forget, and have continued their years-old traditionof releasing all the music, DRM-free.
Today's Apple-FBI Hearing Has Been Delayed
Yesterday, it came to light that the FBI may no longer need Apple to unlock the San Bernardino iPhone. The two sides were due to meet in court again today, but the hearing has been delayed.
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