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A/Prof. Catherine Ball
@DrCatherineBall
The #ScientificFuturist, Founder, Speaker, Bestselling Author, Director, & Academic. Account managed by Team #DrCath. #Converge
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Artificial Intelligence – a view from cybernetics, a micro-learning course by the School of #Cybernetics. For anyone who has an interest in #AI and its application in #industry, #government and #education.
Enrol now: fal.cn/3vE1Z
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World of #Drones and #Robotics #NewZealand and #Pacific is a GO GO GO! May 22-25 2023! Register your interest on the EOI now to be the first to know when registrations open. So excited to be in @Auckland_NZ for this! @WoDCongress @WoDEducation worldofdronesandrobotics.com
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Highly virulent influenza H5N1 (aka avian flu) has been on our radar for some time, but wider spread amongst wild bird populations and spill-over AND transmission within mammals raises the stakes. H5N1 Bird Flu is Causing Alarm. Here’s Why We Must Act.
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Hin Sam Wan, which means Three Whale Rock, is a 75 million-year-old rock formation jutting majestically out of the mountains in Thailand. It earned its name because from the right perspective, it looks like a family of whales
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Soft robotic wearable restores arm function for people with ALS #roboticsainews #robot #robotics #ai #artificialintelligence #digitaltransformation #technology #tech #futurework #engineering #automation
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The Internet of bodies is already here #converge
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A patch that creates ultrasound images of your heart while you exercise could improve the diagnosis of conditions such as heart failure newscientist.com/article/235641
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The spot 🏝️ Vs. The shot 📸
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One of the hardest chapters to write in #Converge was the future of war: A war with no dead. I talked about innovations in weapons technology, human ingenuity, information and cyber warfare.
Through emerging technologies, is #CrackingTheCode to meeting humanitarian, educational and environmental needs.
Dr Catherine Ball will be joining our #IWD2023 events live in Melbourne. bit.ly/3HyWqHS
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“Will Steffen fought passionately for our planet. To honour him we must follow his lead” - great words from
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51 years ago #Today, Hewlett-Packard introduced the first scientific hand-held calculator, the HP-35
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Congratulations to for installing the world’s first diamond-based quantum accelerator at the !💎 The announcement is another step to tackle our challenge of Supercharging Industrial Productivity. More via :
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Should we be excited or intimidated by ChatGPT? 🤖💬
#ANUExperts and explain the implications of this latest progression in Artificial Intelligence.
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Imagine if the solution to the climate crisis was simple. has One Big Idea that turns the climate conversation on its head. He worked on Biden's climate policy and he's here to inspire you.
Apple: bit.ly/3kovcvR
Spotify: bit.ly/3wMz6Bm
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This is the current world record of distance landscape photography: the Alps as seen from of the Pyrenees
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We're excited to announce our Women of Reality Capture series!
In this blog series, we'll focus on women leaders who are using reality capture to to upend the status quo and radically innovate their industries for the better.
Read the first part here: lnkd.in/gsvRQGy5
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A PhD candidate has suggested to me that should offer a white label platform to share PhD research results, explained simply, similar to the platform we've developed for students. What do you think? 👀
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Vale Professor Will Steffen. He was a pioneer in climate change research, and a leader in academia and civil society. Will made a big difference in how climate change is understood. He was the inaugural director of the ANU Climate Change Institute.
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Me for on pro surfing entering the future - Apple Watches in the line-up (actually quite a clever idea), a hit TV series & wave pools. But as the season begins at Pipe, it's still surfer v the might of the Pacific ocean. Plus ça change...
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My PhD nearly broke me financially and set me up for a lot of 'emergency' decisions... PhDs are fundamental to the future of the Australian economy. Stipends should reflect a living wage so us kids from less well-off backgrounds get a crack at reaching our potential #Converge
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I've been speaking to PhD candidates about the struggle to maintain a decent standard of living on stipend rates - well below minimum wage, because they're considered students, not workers. Particularly tough in this economy theguardian.com/australia-news
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Today we are celebrating our 100+ drone flights (using BMR drones) in Antarctica for conservation! #milestone #saefgoessouth
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High praise indeed! #converge
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There’s only one person I’ve seen speak who has changed my life, my view on life, and my view on death. This person is one of the kindest, most empathic souls I’ve ever met. Watch this fringe show… she is beyond amazing. watch.musicartdiscussion.com @MADforpeace #GillHicks #Peace
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When I say we need #AI to survive as humans: here is one example #future #converge #thenextpandemic #antibiotics #antimicrobialresistance #MRSA
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An AI designed anti-microbial proteins that were then tested in real life and shown to work newscientist.com/article/235659
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As unpacked in ‘Converge’ by - AI can now dream up almost anything. Its creators say there will be some 'scary moments'
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This week in 1896 driver Walter Arnold received Britain's first speeding ticket. He had been caught in a Motor Carriage like this going four times the speed limit - at 8mph. He was chased and pulled over by a policeman on a bicycle.
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Drones and automation can do more than just improve workflows...they can help save turtles too 🐢
With the aid of automated technology, conservationists have been able to track the largest migration of Amazonian giant river turtles:
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Had such a fun few days talking things #future for because the way we are seeing Technology and humanity #Converge is just #Priceless ❤️🧡
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In today's FUTURE OF THE WORLD:
• Read more history.
• The 10 equations that rule the world.
• A framework for tokens.
• AI, big tech & startups.
• Web3 in 2023.
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Thank you and Robyn for having me join. It was a pleasure to chat about Massive data and decision-making in astronomy and beyond 🚀
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It's no secret I have a huge intellectual boner for . She's a brilliant interrogator and a thoughtful critic of the culture wars, wokeness, gender ideology and the far right. Enjoy this breath of fresh air
Apple: bit.ly/3WBi9UY
Spotify: bit.ly/3XQWUjc
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The most recent advanced.farm robotic apple harvester can pick ~30 apples in one minute
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So the has a exhibit and I loved it. From Salem to un-natural to 90s revolutionary digital prints. They even have the video of my robot painted dress girl. The man was a genius. Enjoy!
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An AI designed anti-microbial proteins that were then tested in real life and shown to work
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PSA: this rainbow dust sherbet lemon iced gem of a bird is real
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Speechless.
Just found out I won the Australian Aerial Photographer of the Year award 😭🏆
Images from my Sapphire Series took out the top spot against an insane lineup of photos.
Seriously in shock & grateful for everyone here 💙🇦🇺
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