Think: Digital Futures

Sometimes we get caught up thinking data and science are the be all and end all - it can give us a lot of answers sure, but the devil is in the detail. How are we interpreting data wrong? And why do we have trouble communicating it?

Presenters/Producers: Cheyne Anderson & Ellen Leabeater

Speakers:

Jon Wardle - Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney

Simon Knight - Lecturer, Connected Intelligence Centre, UTS

Mark Moritz - Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Ohio State University

Think: Digital Futures is supported by 2SER and the University of Technology Sydney.

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It's more likely than not we'll see quantum computers in the next few decades, so what issues do we need to consider before they arrive? We examine how quantum computers will be programmed, and how we can protect our personal data.

Presenters/Producers: Ellen Leabeater, Cheyne Anderson

Speakers:

Professor Michael Blumenstein - Head of the School of Software in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at the University of Technology Sydney

Vikram Sharma - Founder and CEO, Quintessence Labs

With thanks to Lawrence Bull.

Think: Digital Futures is supported by 2SER and the University of Technology Sydney.

The High Court is the last court of appeal in Australia, but not everyone gets a chance at the final say. Parties have to apply to have a matter heard in the High Court, so how do judges decide who does and doesn't get a look in?

Presenter/Producer: Ellen Leabeater

Speakers:

Professor Anita Stuhmcke - Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney

Pamela Stewart - Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney

Think: Digital Futures is supported by 2SER and the Unversity of Technology Sydney.

Innovation is a blessing and a curse in the fight against global drug trafficking. Think: Digital Futures explores the changing landscape of recreational drug use, and the developments in science and technology that are challenging the way we connect drugs to crime.

Presenter/Producer: Cheyne Anderson

Speakers:

Morgan Philp - PhD Candidate University Technology Sydney

Marie Morelato - Post-doctoral Chancellor's Fellow at the University of Technology Sydney

Dr James Martin - Convener of the Criminology Program at Macquarie University

Produced with the support of 2SER and the University of Technology Sydney.

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Driverless cars could be sold in Australia in three years time, and it's expected these cars will be the norm in 15 years time. So how to we start the transition from driver cars, to driverless?

Speakers:

Urtzi Grau- Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture, University of Technology Sydney

Guillermo Fernandez-Abascal - PhD student, University of Technology Sydney

Ed Blakely- Founder and Principal, City Leadership Institute and Professor at University of Sydney

Nathaniel Bavington- Smart City Coordinator City of Newcastle

Alex Harrington- Chief Operating Officer, The Warren Centre

Presenters/Producers: Ellen Leabeater & Cheyne Anderson

With thanks to Future Vehicles World.

This show is supported by 2SER and the University of Technology Sydney.

We find love online, we share our love online, but what happens to our relationships when we break up offline? This week, we look at how social media can be used for good and bad after a breakup, and find out what to do with all the digital possessions you accumulate during a relationship.

Producer: Ellen Leabeater

Presenters: Cheyne Anderson & Ellen Leabeater

Speakers:

Erica & Luke

Elisabeth Shaw - Clinical Director, Relationships Australia NSW

Gloria Hawke - Director, Hawke Segal Mediation

Lam Thuy Vo - Fellow at Buzzfeed and creator of Quantified Breakup (http://quantifiedbreakup.tumblr.com)

Daniel Herron - PhD student, University of Technology Sydney & University of Dundee

This show is created with the support of the Unviersity of Technology Sydney and 2SER.

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We spend more time online than offline, so what is all this screen time doing to our heads?

Presenter/Producer: Cheyne Anderson

Presenter: Ellen Leabeater

Speakers:

Lawrence Lam - Professor of Public Health, University of Technology Sydney

Katina Michael - Professor, School of Computing and IT, University of Wollongong

David Glance - Director Centre for Software Practice, University of Western Australia

Think: Digital Futures is supported by 2SER and the University of Technology Sydney.

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Think about all the electrical devices in your home. Your phone, kettle, computer, washing machine... the list goes on. It's estimated that each household in Australia has 350 kilos of electrical material, and we chuck out 35 kilos of the stuff per person per year. And the worst part? Australia only recycles 10% of our e-waste. So what do we do with all those cables and devices? In a special collaboration with Think: Sustainability, we delve deep into the e-waste problem to try and find some solutions.

Producers/Presenters:

Jake Morcom

Ellen Leabeater

Speakers:

Spyro - Manager, Mobile Muster

Ashleigh Morris- Researcher, University of New South Wales

Damien Giurco - Professor in Resource Futures, University of Technology Sydney

Dr Neil Gordon - Lecturer in Computer Science, University of Hull, England

Benjamin Gaulon - Media artist and Associate Professor, New School Parsons Paris

Erin Lewis Fitzgerald - Founder and Managing Director of Bright Sparks

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Think: Digital Futures and Think: Sustainability are supported by 2SER and the University of Technology Sydney.

Social robots are no longer a thing of science fiction, they're beginning to enter nursing homes, schools, and your home. So how do you design a social robot? What does it look like? How should it act?

Speakers:

Anne Cranny-Francis - Professor of Cultural Studies, Faculty Arts and Social Sciences UTS

Eleanor Sandry - Lecturer, Curtin University

Mari Velonaki - Media Artist & Professor of Social Robotics at UNSW

Rajiv Khosla - CEO of Human Centred Innovations

Producers/Presenters: Cheyne Anderson & Ellen Leabeater

Produced with the support of 2SER and the University of Technology Sydney.

For more info www.2ser.com/thinkdigitalfutures

Australia's report card for STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) participation needs some work. But what's the best way to get kids engaged in STEM education?

Presenters/Producers: Cheyne Anderson & Ellen Leabeater

Speakers:

Chris Ferrie - Quantum Physicist at the Centre for Quantum Software and Information, University of Technology Sydney

Jane Hunter - Senior Lecturer in the School of Education, UTS

Peter Aubusson - Professor of Education, UTS

Taj Pabari - Founder, Fiftysix Creations

Produced with the support of 2SER and the University of Technology Sydney.

For more info www.2ser.com/thinkdigitalfutures