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Cynthia Breazeal: The Rise of Personal Robots

February 11, 2011 by  
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As a grad student, Cynthia Breazeal wondered why we were using robots on Mars, but not in our living rooms. The key, she realised: training robots to interact with people. Now she dreams up and builds robots that teach, learn and play. Watch for amazing demo footage of a new interactive game for kids.

Elizabeth Lesser: Take the ‘Other’ to lunch

January 16, 2011 by  
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There’s an angry divisive tension in the air that threatens to make modern politics impossible. Elizabeth Lesser explores the two sides of human nature within us (call them ‘the mystic’ and ‘the warrior’) that can be harnessed to elevate the way we treat each other. She shares a simple way to begin real dialogue by […]

Red Dust Role Models

December 28, 2010 by  
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“Red Dust Role Models seek to improve the health and well-being of disadvantaged youth living in remote communities. Each year, they conduct around 12 tours to remote communities around Australia and now internationally, in Fiji and India. As part of these tours, Red Dust Role Models visit remote communities and deliver programmes in the areas […]

Beyond Blue

October 1, 2008 by  
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Beyond Blue’s mission is to provide a national focus and community leadership to increase the capacity of the broader Australian community to prevent depression and respond effectively.

Bay Buzz

October 1, 2008 by  
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While no issues are off-limits to BayBuzz their ongoing coverage focuses in these four areas: Environment — protecting the #1 asset of the Bay, with special attention these days to

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