Alan Duffy
Professor in Astrophysics and Director of Space Technology and Industry Institute at @Swinburne
Book Recommendations:
Recommended by Alan Duffy
“On the road with this amazing book by @DrCatherineBall Converge is exactly the kind of well informed and researched view we need to be more widely heard by the public of how technology can help us realise a better world together 🚀🤖🌍 https://t.co/4n9BXmAUS2” (from X)
by Catherine Ball·You?
Multi-award-winning scientific futurist Dr. Catherine Ball presents insights into how technology and science are providing answers to many of the challenges the world is facing today—food shortages, war and conflict, the decline in local manufacturing, health and ageing, and global warming—and asks why we are not embracing these technologies mo.re widely. The answer in many cases is, ‘Because we don’t know about them!’ Well, now we do. Dr Catherine opens our eyes to the amazing, wide world of technological advancements and explores the role we all have in learning more, owning the conversations, and determining what we want technology to be. What is the role AI can play in the resurgence of local manufacturing and creating new jobs? Can we vaccinate against cancer? How can drones save lives and assist Mother Nature in her fight to stop humans destroying our beloved planet? And how can we utilise the best modern technologies to live longer, healthier, and happier lives? Written with wit, tenacity, and deeply personal experiences, Converge offers an optimistic, in-depth, and fascinating investigation into the possibilities of a world where humans fully embrace technology.
Recommended by Alan Duffy
“Must read book on big data and AI, and how we can teach our students to embrace this future to better themselves and our world https://t.co/mrIKiqTrM8” (from X)
by Linda K McIver·You?
by Linda K McIver·You?
It's time to change the world. We need creative problem solvers to address catastrophic climate change, income inequality, pandemics, ecological collapse, misinformation, radicalisation, and many more problems facing humanity. We need critical thinkers. Rational Sceptics. People willing to challenge the status quo. Raising Heretics explores the impact of Data Science and Technology on the world around us. Linda McIver examines the role of evidence and ideology in our society, and how our understanding of science lets us down. The book lays out the foundations of a new approach to raising our children that encourages them to be the heretics we need to save the world.