Posts tagged "Alan Finkel"

The former Chief Scientist of Australia unpacks the pros and cons of nuclear power, the obstacles to getting it up and running in Australia by the mid-2040s, and the longer-term prospects.

The world is currently undertaking the enormous technological challenge to build a reliable, affordable, zero-emissions energy system of the future. 

Cirralto managing director Adrian Floate argues contact tracers should be able to access financial transaction data, but says privacy will be a top concern.

The government has reinforced its message that it's time to move on from assisting now-commercially-viable renewables.

The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening vital gains made for women in the STEM sector, a new report shows. This will lead to even more gender disparity.

When autism support startup Xceptional got a surprise visit from Princess Beatrice, founder Mike Tozer learnt the best way to get connections is to ask.

What would it take for you to put the same level of trust in AI as you would extend to a human? To chat with your child? To drive your taxi? To read your brain scan? To scan your face at a concert, at work, or in a supermarket?

By Alan Finkel, Office of the Chief Scientist

By now, you’ve probably been warned that a robot is coming for your job. But rather than…

For decades we have had debate and discussion around climate change and what to do about it. The debates have generated more emotion than so…

By Hugh Saddler, Australian National University; Alan Pears, RMIT University, and David Karoly, University of Melbourne

The keenly antic…

Women are substantially disadvantaged across Australia both in terms of earning capacity and education in STEM fields, Australia’s first com…

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has unveiled the members of an advisory board that will assist the government in implementing its $1 billion…