This looks pretty awesome!! DuoSkin temporary tattoos, which can be made at home and wash off in a day, use the electrodes present in inexpensive gold leaf to create a conductive surface Researchers design metallic body art that can control…
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Strava maps show where Australian cyclists go
A fitness app is bringing new insights into the way we use bicycles. Source: Strava maps show where Australian cyclists go An interesting example of using “big data” constructively – and maybe a good sort of thing to look at…
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.
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…
The effect of digital technologies on memory
http://www.theage.com.au/technology/sci-tech/rebooting-your-memory-20131031-2whyq.html This article provides a reasonable overview of different ideas about what happens to memory when we outsource the storage of detail info (ie we don’t store things in our memory if we can look them up on google)
Been Bored lately?
Been Bored lately? from The Age Social media and iPhones aren’t a cure for boredom so much as a distraction from it. And it is a distraction that has the twin effect of contributing in the end to the very…