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From helping elderly people to cross the road to finding a free parking space, technology is helping to make our cities safer and more enjoyable. But at what cost to our privacy?

In this episode, David and Celeste are joined by Dr Courtney Babb, a senior lecturer in urban and regional planning at Curtin University. They explore the benefits of integrating technology in urban areas, such as efficiency and security, but also look at the implications, including surveillance and privatisation.

0:00 Intro
02:00 Songdo: the rise of the smart city
03:15 Data in urban efficiency
09:30 Who’s using your data, really?
12:00 Technology doesn’t always mean better
22:00 Future directions in urban planning
29:00 Being smarter with your data

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Transported by glaciers or sweat? Researchers from the Curtin School of Earth and Planetary Sciences have unlocked the epic journey of #Stonehenge’s stones.

Using advanced mineral “fingerprinting” techniques at Curtin’s John de Laeter Centre, Timescales of Minerals Systems Group’s Dr Anthony Clarke and Professor Chris Kirkland analysed microscopic grains from more than 500 zircon crystals – found around the Salisbury Plain, in southern England. Lead author Dr Clarke said the results showed no evidence #glaciers ever reached the Stonehenge site, making the theory humans moved the stones far more likely.

Co-author Professor Kirkland said the findings show how modern geochemical tools could solve longstanding mysteries.

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Follow Imogen through a day in her life as a beauty intern in Korea! 💄✨

She completed the internship during a six-week exchange while studying her Curtin Bachelor of Arts (Journalism and Digital and Social Media).

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Is uni worth it? See why our Curtin grads say yes!

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