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April 14, 2021

Neuralink’s monkey can play Pong with its mind. Imagine what humans could do with the same technology

David Tuffley, Griffith University

Elon Musk’s brain-machine interface technology could bring humans and computers closer together than ever before, and herald a new frontier in healthcare

A doctor measures a worker’s temperature in Kitui, Kenya. With technology, AI and human resources, Africa’s health systems can take on COVID-19. Photo by LUIS TATO/AFP via Getty Images

April 16, 2020

Africa’s health systems should use AI technology in their fight against COVID‑19

Olawande Daramola, Cape Peninsula University of Technology

AI can supplement the efforts of available medical personnel - and help keep them safe.

Almost four in 10 millennials spend more time on their smartphones than they do engaging with people in real life. Mavis Wong/The Conversation

July 19, 2018

Technology doesn’t have to be lonely: encouraging dialogue over diatribe

Michael Cowling, CQUniversity Australia and Robert Vanderburg, CQUniversity Australia

As we all become mini publishers, we are losing the interactivity that fosters meaningful and healthy social interaction.

Eye testing in remote areas of Australia with the images stored and set via satellite to city-based specialists. CSIRO

August 7, 2015

Healthcare’s technology revolution means a boost for jobs in IT

David Hansen, CSIRO

The health sector is good at using technology to help treat patients, but it’s not so good with technology in the business of health care.

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