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Re-opening schools is a study in inequity

April 18, 2020April 20, 2020 Evan Predavec 1 Comment

We all know at one level or another that there is no equity in our school system. But that lack

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Life in general Politics 

It’s a crisis: we need engineers not lawyers in charge

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 Evan Predavec 1 Comment

At the beginning of the year I was on holiday in China and chatting with a local. The bushfires were

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Life in general Politics 

Dear Prime Minister, here’s some emissions maths

October 25, 2018 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

Our Prime Minister is fond of declaiming that Australia accounts for just over one percent of global emissions – and by extension, that it’s

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Life in general Politics 

Stupid is the new normal but don’t accept stupid climate change statements

October 10, 2017 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

When did stupid become the new normal? When did the line between self-serving rhetoric, legitimate opinion, and sheer bloody-mindedness become

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Education Politics Programming 

Premiers Coding Challenge gets the Sir Humphrey treatment

October 2, 2017 Evan Predavec 1 Comment

I suppose it was ridiculously optimistic to expect a straight answer to the suggestion that there should be a Premier’s

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Surprise! This is what happens when you make a conspiracy theorist a Senator

November 22, 2016November 22, 2016 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

“I’m aware of who Malcolm Roberts is, and the only surprise is that he is in fact a senator” so

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Dr Karl, Malcolm Roberts to debate climate science?

November 10, 2016 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

I don’t envy Dr Karl. You see Senator Malcolm Roberts has challenged him to a debate on climate science. When

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Judging student IT competitions

November 30, 2015March 17, 2016 Evan Predavec 0

Student competitions involving coding and technology are proliferating. They are a fine, fine thing and a great way to incentivise

It’s a crime to be a woman on the Internet
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It’s a crime to be a woman on the Internet

June 18, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 2
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Technology and ethics: pretend someone is watching

June 15, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 8
When maps lie, and why it matters
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When maps lie, and why it matters

May 23, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 3
Why LEGO costs more in Australia
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Why LEGO costs more in Australia

May 21, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 19
Teach kids to type, and they’ll have all the fish they want
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Teach kids to type, and they’ll have all the fish they want

May 2, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 5

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