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AI could predict your next move from watching your eye gaze

  • Written by: Eduardo Velloso, Lecturer in Human-Computer Interaction, ARC DECRA Fellow, University of Melbourne
AI could predict your next move from watching your eye gazeIt is possible to buy accurate and robust eye trackers for as little as A$125.Shutterstock

Our eyes often betray our intentions. Think of poker players hiding their “tells” behind sunglasses or goalkeepers monitoring the gaze of the striker to predict where they’ll shoot.

In sports, board games, and card games, players can see...

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How does altitude affect the body and why does it affect people differently?

  • Written by: Brendan Scott, Senior Lecturer (S&C), Murdoch University
How does altitude affect the body and why does it affect people differently?How well you'll cope on a mountain has little to do with how fit you are.wynand van poortvliet unsplash, CC BY-SA

Every year, thousands of people travel to high-altitude environments for tourism, adventure-seeking, or to train and compete in various sports. Unfortunately, these trips can be marred by the effects of acute altitude sickness, and the...

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US-North Korea summit agreement is most revealing for what it leaves out

  • Written by: Benjamin Habib, Lecturer in International Relations, Department of Politics and Philosophy, La Trobe University
US-North Korea summit agreement is most revealing for what it leaves outNorth Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump were all smiles today, but a meaningful agreement is still a long way off.AAP/Kevin Lim/The Straits Times/SPH

In my preview of the historic US-DPRK summit in Singapore, I asked where Trump and Kim might find lowest common denominator points of agreement to potentially unlock a...

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The big global space agencies rely on Australia – let's turn that to our advantage

  • Written by: Simon Driver, Professor of Astrophysics, University of Western Australia
The big global space agencies rely on Australia – let's turn that to our advantageThe 35 m-diameter dish antenna of ESA’s deep-space tracking station at New Norcia, Western Australia. europeanspaceagency/flickr , CC BY

In the conversation around Australia’s space agency, the brand leaders – the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) – have had...

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  4. From plagues to obesity: how epidemics have evolved
  5. The off-topic Conversation #162
  6. Is Russia worthy of hosting the World Cup?
  7. Shoppers' movements might come down to fears of caves and the 'butt brush'
  8. children become more caring and inclusive as they age
  9. When possessions are poor substitutes for people: hoarding disorder and loneliness
  10. something missing from our plans for the new space race
  11. To fix gender inequity in arts leadership we need more women in politics and chairing boards
  12. Five years on, NDIS is getting young people out of aged care, but all too slowly
  13. Would Landbridge be on or off the government's register of foreign interests?
  14. Shorten promises to reverse budget cut to the ABC
  15. We can design better intersections that are safer for all users
  16. We've designed a 'flux capacitor', but it won't take us Back to the Future
  17. Bosses deserve to be happy at work too – here's how
  18. As the shaky US-North Korea summit is set to begin, the parties must search for common interest
  19. How traffic signals favour cars and discourage walking
  20. Upgrade is an extremely pleasurable sci-fi revenge film
  21. what's the difference between STEM and STEAM?
  22. Looking online for info on your child's health? Here are some tips
  23. Australia relies on volunteers to monitor its endangered species
  24. Life in a herd – and why in health watching symptoms is easy, but finding causes is hard
  25. Michelle Grattan on the changes to foreign interference laws
  26. from the meaning of time to the marvels of fungi
  27. Commonwealth Bank's $700 million fine will end up punishing its customers
  28. Revisiting metadata retention in light of the government’s push for new powers
  29. Most people don't benefit from vaccination, but we still need it to prevent infections
  30. Is Australia's current drought caused by climate change? It's complicated
  31. Government needs to slow down on changes to spying and foreign interference laws
  32. A bird’s eye view of New Zealand's changing glaciers
  33. Turnbull government shrinks Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme register
  34. Traffic is complex, but modelling using deceptively simple rules can help unravel what's going on
  35. Male dolphins use their individual 'names' to build a complex social network
  36. what might heaven be like?
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  38. what's the difference between formative and summative assessment in schools?
  39. Why breakups are so hard and how to cope with them
  40. Twenty years on, One Nation is still chaotic, controversial and influential
  41. Criminal charges against banking 'cartels' show Australia is getting tough on competition law
  42. Liberals' Georgina Downer trailing in early Mayo poll
  43. Government and Labor unite to erect the barriers against foreign interference
  44. Passing the brumby bill is a backward step for environmental protection in Australia
  45. Here's what a privacy policy that's easy to understand could look like
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