Swinburne lecturer in Media and Communications Dr Diana Bossio talks about new research into why 50% of older Australians want to do more on the internet, but are reluctant to take selfies and…
Indie game creator Ian MacLarty talks about capturing the wonder of exploration in his upcoming Mars First Logistics; and the team review the surreal party game Mealmates and discuss everything indie. With presenters…
University of Swinburne Professor in Extractive Metallurgy and Metals Recycling, Akbar Rhamdhani, talks e-waste recycling; and QC Julian Burnside talks about his client Julian Assange. Also featuring all the latest tech news with…
Australian Human Rights Commissioner Edward Santow speaks about the just-released 2021 Digital Rights Report, exploring the fairness of emerging technologies and how that could impact human rights. Also featuring the latest tech news…
What happens to our libido after our brains, evolved over eons, collide with modern technology? Deep dive into the world of artificial intimacy with author and Scientia Professor of Evolution at the University…
Technology needed to perform surgery on teeny, tiny babies is explored with Wei Xin Sue and Mubin Yousuf from Navi Medical Technologies; and a discussion with Usabilityhub.com Director of Product Milly Schmidt about…
Presenters Dan Morganti, Rowena Murray & Maize Wallin present our monthly gaming special; featuring the latest in gaming news, a review of roguelike RPG The Binding of Isaac, and an interview with poet…
Ricardo Garcia Rosas, the CEO of Virtetic VR Prosthetic Rehab, talks about how virtual reality can be used in the rehabilitation process for patients who have lost limbs in traumatic accidents. The team…
The team catch up with Rys Farthing, Children’s Data Policy director at Reset Australia, to talk about whether proposed privacy laws should be extended to all children under 18, which would prohibit the…
The team catch up with Dr Kim Lee, a psychiatrist specialising in technology and gaming addiction in children and adolescents, to talk about the impact of smartphone addiction on well-being, changing our behaviour…
The team catches up with Emma & Andy from True Crime Games to talk about their new augmented reality game, Eastern Market Murder. Delve into a world of fortune-tellers and phrenologists in this…
The team catch up with data scientist, entrepreneur, and director of Women Who Code, Akanksha Malik to talk about her career path, and her new podcast 'Paths Uncovered'; and Dr. Xin Gu, Lecturer…
Dr Linda Mclver joins the team to discuss the skepticism people have towards data, how it is used, and what we can learn from it. Dr Lina Mclver is the Executive Director at…
Professor Kath Albury, Co-leader of Swinburne University's Digital Inclusion Program, discusses navigating dating communications and the latest research into particular trends within dating, including the use of emojis. And Jake Goldenfein, Senior Lecturer…
Hosts Dan Morganti, Maize Wallan and Warren Davies present gaming news, reviews and interviews featuring games producer Mitchell McCausland from Blowfish studios; and Doctor Ollie Brown from the school of Art and Design…
Swinburne University Dean of Digital Research, Yang Xiang, explains the environmental implications of blockchain, NFTs and crypto; then, We celebrate Transgender Visibilty Day 2021 by talking with non-binary games developer Fenreliania about their…
Gala Vanting, National Programs Manager of the Scarlet Alliance and escort/ProDom performer Sia Jaden Lilleth join the byte team to chat about how changes to the Online Safety Act may impact sex workers…
Dr Lea Frermann from the School of Computing and Information Systems at the University of Melbourne talks about bias in tech language; and PhD researcher Emma Ahmed-Rengers from the University of Birmingham discusses…
Anthony McCosker, Deputy Director of Swinburne’s Social Innovation Research Institute, discusses a new Department of Social Services report on digital inclusion for older Australians; and hosts Warren Davies & Paul Kellahan chat about…
New powers in surveillance legislation are discussed by Kieren Pender, Senior Lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre; and presenter Maize Wallan reviews a selection of independent Australian games developed by Frazer Brumley…
Professor John Howe, Director of the University of Melbourne School of Government, explains how we can use data science to track wage theft. Eric Bigalk, CEO of Smart Solutions discusses MoodOff day; an…
Privacy and Technology Specialist, Samantha Foriani, and Electronic Frontiers Australia Board Member, Justin Warren, present the findings of the Digital Rights Watch annual report; FastMail chief of staff Nicola Nye, and Hacker at…
Julian Burnside, QC, human rights advocate and contributing author to the new book ‘A Secret Australia’, reflects on the impacts of Wikileaks; Venessa Paech, community expert and University of Sydney academic, discusses new…
From Zoom bombing to election fraud; Hosts Vanessa Toholka, Paul Kellahan, Dan Morganti & Warren Davies look back over 2020’s greatest tech news in chronological order, and review gift ideas for geeks.
Special guest Rob Kovacev of Norton Rose Fullbright questions whether freedom of speech can be applied to the language of computer programming. And Karen Bentley, CEO of WESNET, shares findings of how perpetrators…
We speak to The Sizzle reporter Anthony Agius and learn about the big trends in renewable energy and where Australia is at with the NBN rollout. Then, Joseph McMahon, Program Director at Suas…
We explore how AI and ideas come together with Dave King, founder and CEO of machine intelligence company Move 37; and we speak to Lucie Krahulcova from Digital Rights Watch about the kerfuffle…
Nicola Nye, Chief of Staff at FastMail, explores the rise of spam and scams in the time of COVID; and Stefan Schutt and Alan Morgan from The Lab Network, talk about the technology…
Tali Faulkner, director of Origame Digital, talks about Umurangi Generation, a photography-based game where users create beautiful portraits of the end of the world; and Tan Le, former Young Australian of the Year…
Dr Matthew Butler, Deputy Dean of Education at Monash University, explores tertiary education as it intersects with technology in the unusual year that has been 2020; and Monash lecturer Dr Emily van der…
AustCyber CEO Michelle Price talks about what’s been going on during National Cyber Week; and we speak to National Node Manager and founder of the Australian Cyber Week’s National Missing Persons Hackathon, Lynda…
Good Things Foundation's Jess Wilson tells us about Get Online Week, a campaign to support the 2.5 million Australians who are not online; and we speak to Noon van der Silk and Gala…
Digital Rights Watch Programme and Partnerships Director Lucie Krahulcova discusses new measures to secure our metadata; and Associate Professor Therese Keane of Swinburne University explains the mammoth task of moving Australian education online…
The director of RMIT's Centre for Cyber Security, Research and Innovation, Professor Matt Warren, discusses the cyber threats facing the upcoming US election; and artist and game designer Dr Troy Innocent investigates code…
Journalist Johanna Leggatt unpacks the unique harassment faced by women on Twitter; and ‘Code name Alex’ shares details of his career as a hacker. With presenters Warren Davies, Ro Murray and Dan Salmon.
Professor Neil Selwyn Of Monash University’s Education faculty discusses a nationwide survey of Australian attitudes to artificial intelligence; and the team talk about the highs and lows of being a reddit moderator. With…
Dr. Jenny Kennedy, co-author of new book The Smart Wife, explains why Siri, Alexa and other smart home devices need a feminist reboot; And the team critique The Social Dilemma, a documentary…
Aun Ngo, community lead at Start Space, launches the Future Founders festival for smart StartUps; And Sam Hemphill, founder of Meeum, explains their free mentoring and training for Victorian businesses. Hosted by Vanessa…
CEO and founder of the Climate Clever suite of apps, Vanessa Rauland, details a pocket-sized climate solution which helps users to reduce their energy bills; And Associate Professor Johan Lidburg from Monash University…
Professor Andrea Morello of UNSW talks about the world’s first undergraduate degree in Quantum Engineering; and Anson Parker, head of product at Up Bank, explains the evolution of open banking. Hosted by Vanessa…
