Feb 11, 2021 | Business & Economics, Science & Technology
By Robert McLachlan How to cut emissions from transport: ban fossil fuel cars, electrify transport and get people walking and cycling according to Robert McLachlan. The Climate Change Commission’s draft advice on how to decarbonise New Zealand’s economy is...
Jan 20, 2021 | Business & Economics
The United States takes great pride in its history as a technology leader globally. However, in the race for the autonomous car, China appears to be winning. What is the current status of this race? What value do autonomous vehicles have? Why is China beating the US...
Oct 14, 2020 | Science & Technology
Artificial Intelligence (AI) promises to make improvements to our lives in so many ways, including enhancing efficiencies in the workplace, generating productivity gains and having a positive impact on our wellbeing. It also promises to help with even bigger issues...
Oct 1, 2020 | Business & Economics, Science & Technology
Artificial Intelligence (AI) promises to make improvements to our lives in so many ways, including enhancing efficiencies in the workplace, generating productivity gains and having a positive impact on our wellbeing. It also promises to help with even bigger issues...
Jul 15, 2020 | Business & Economics, Referee
By Lauren Ensor “The only thing clear is that as technology accelerates, the lack of guidelines and clear accountability may chill autonomous driving commercialisation.” “Hands down the best car I have ever owned and used to its full extent,”...
Jun 17, 2020 | Business & Economics, Science & Technology
By Gilbert Wong When is too much knowledge a bad thing? According to the International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers there are about 10,000 publishers of scientific journals worldwide producing some 33,000 active peer-reviewed journals in...
Jun 17, 2020 | Science & Technology
By Gilbert Wong Robot caregivers can help maintain independence as we age, but the trick is getting humans to trust them. It will not surprise those with a pessimistic view of humanity to know that even robots suffer racial prejudice. In a study by German researchers...
May 18, 2020 | Science & Technology
By Rodger I. Thompson The famous telescope is celebrating thirty years of operation. The Hubble Space Telescope launched on the 24th of April, 30 years ago. It’s an impressive milestone especially as its expected lifespan was just 10 years. One of the primary reasons...
Oct 15, 2019 | Business & Economics
As new technologies such as robotics and artificial intelligence continue to grow in influence the very nature of what work means and how it is organised in the future will be radically reconfigured. Not only are new technologies reshaping the types of jobs available...
Oct 15, 2019 | Business & Economics, Science & Technology
In a lecture given at the University of Auckland, Professor Judith Bessant (RMIT University) speaks about her work looking at techno-human futures and how this could affect work cultures moving forward. Judith Bessant is a Professor in the School of Global, Urban and...