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• Drones and aerial vehicles are set to change our cities, but how?

  Drones, personal flying vehicles, and air taxis may be part of our everyday life in the very near future. Drones and air taxis will create new means of mobility and transport routes. Drones will be used for surveillance, delivery and in the construction sector as it moves towards ...

  • The Conversation

• Funding Black scientists could help dismantle structural racism in research

  The cumulative effects of structural racism were the major contributing factor in the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on groups described as Black, Asian, or other minority ethnic (BAME) in the UK. That was the overwhelming message from the recent Public Health England review ...

  • The Conversation

• The importance of the space industry in a post-pandemic world

  With all of the immense challenges we face on Earth this year, space can feel like an afterthought. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the hope of a growing space industry was palpable. Ribbons were cut, buildings were dedicated, and Australia’s space industry was going to triple ...

  • The Conversation

• These are the 3 most likely scenarios for our first alien encounter

  How we will find extraterrestrial life is just as important of a question as to when we will find the first alien life. Finding extraterrestrial life is not just a question of WHEN we will find the first life off the Earth, but HOW we will find it. We already know of more ...

  • The Cosmic Companion

• How tech firms can drive growth — without making inequality worse

  For many cities, tech hubs have been a key to jump starting economic growth in the wake of the global financial crisis. In an era of uncertainty, tech-sector growth is proving to be a driving force for nations attempting to reach into the “next economy”. In the UK, for instance, ...

  • The Conversation

• 5 ways to be a better ally in the office, according to psychology

  In recent interviews, the American soccer player Crystal Dunn expressed the joy and fear she felt when her teammate Megan Rapinoe decided to take a knee against police brutality and racism in 2016. While Dunn wanted to join her teammate she worried “they could rip up [her] contract” ...

  • The Conversation

• We won't reach other solar systems for a while — robots could visit them first

  Many great movies and television shows, including the Lost in Space reboot, show various versions of interstellar travel. SpaceX and the new space race are making space geeks salivate at the thought. To those like myself who’ve cherished the idea since the debut of the Starship ...

  • The Cosmic Companion

• Why girls are less likely to pursue a career in STEM — even though they score just as high as boys at school

  Last month, the Australian Academy of Science published a report showing the COVID-19 pandemic would disproportionately affect women in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) disciplines. The report noted before COVID-19, around 7,500 women were employed in STEM ...

  • The Conversation

• Remembering the Boeing 747, the jumbo jet that started it all

  According to people in the know, the Boeing is ending production of the 747. Let's take a moment to look at what made it ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• A look inside Europe's $7 trillion technology market

  Turns out, strong performances from Adyen and its semiconductor industry placed the Netherlands first in Europe for tech ...

  • David Canellis

• Large doses of vitamin D may protect you from COVID-19 — but it's also toxic

  It has been suggested that taking vitamin D may protect people from getting COVID-19. But should we be using supplements ...

  • The Conversation

• UK to begin shared e-scooter trials next week, way ahead of schedule

  The coronavirus pandemic has pushed the UK government to speed up its trial and potential introduction of e-scooter schemes ...

  • Matthew Beedham