Civil Aviation Safety Authority scrambling to roll out drone public awareness campaign – ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Remote controlled drones can be bought relatively cheaply from mainstream retailers or online but they do not come with any information about…
Author: lwise
I am a cognitive scientist, psychologist, and online learning specialist with an interest in taekwon-do, web stuff, cycling, indoor soccer and sundry other things. My staff profile at Swinburne is at http://www.lilydale.swinburne.edu.au/staff/profiles/lwise.htm. My lab website is at http://mocapsuite.edublogs.org/. I have bursts of web activity, and then large lapses. And so it's been since Al Gore invented the internet.
Phone app trains you to beat jet lag ›
Phone app trains you to beat jet lag › News in Science ABC Science. Ian, this might be of interest to you – perhaps in combination with your stuff.
Can you spot a psychopath?
Can you spot a psychopath?. At heart, Hare’s test is simple: a list of 20 criteria, each given a score of 0 (if it doesn’t apply to the person), 1 (if it partially applies) or 2 (if it fully applies).…
Drone hits athlete while filming
River of blood after drone hits triathlete Not sure whether the link will work (posting via iPhone) but apparently a drone filming a triathlon hit an athlete. CASA is investigating, but the drone owner claims it was maybe hijacked.
How the social media revolution ended the popularity of group sex in the AFL
How the social media revolution ended the popularity of group sex in the AFL. Interesting perspective …
Selfie-obsessed: teen attempts suicide over ‘perfect’ selfie
Selfie-obsessed: teen attempts suicide over 'perfect' selfie. For all you instagram people … what is this stuff??
Fly6 Safety light and camera for bikes
Fly6 Safety Light and Camera Julian – you might be interested in this safety camera for cycling research. A video camera is embedded in a rear-facing light, and has an 8GB disk on a overwriting loop. The light/camera is powered…
Kids online: parents, dont panic
Kids online: parents, dont panic | Life and style | The Guardian. I’m not much of a Dana Boyd fan, probably because I think statements like this “There is little doubt that socialising online is rewiring teens’ brains, to allow…
Publishing gibberish …
Publishing gibberish (via Nature.com) Depressing article on how hundreds of papers have been withdrawn from peer-reviewed conference proceedings because they were generated by a software program that strings together random phrases of scientific sounding stuff.
Tiny Robots Mimic Termites’ Ability to Build without a Leader – Scientific American
Tiny Robots Mimic Termites’ Ability to Build without a Leader – Scientific American: “” (Via Stephen Downes) These are small autonomous systems with very simple rulesets, and they build structures without communication and without a leader … excellent “teamwork” but…