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Life in general Opinion 

You can’t hide behind a camera phone

August 26, 2013 Evan Predavec 0 Comments Ethics, photojournalism, Racism

I saw Joel Sartore from National Geographic Live talk about his photography on the weekend. One of the things we kept

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Internet Kids Life in general 

Kids using social media – it’s all about ethics

March 19, 2013 Evan Predavec 0 Comments Ethics, Social media

Last night I was discussing the use of social media by high school kids. Another parent made a great analogy, pointing

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Life in general Machines 

Robots need ethics now

November 28, 2012 Evan Predavec 0 Comments Asimov's Laws of Robotics, Ethics, Robots and ethics

Your car is speeding along a bridge at fifty miles per hour when errant school bus carrying forty innocent children

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Education Internet Life in general Opinion 

Take responsibility, don’t just blame the technology

October 17, 2012 Evan Predavec 0 Comments Ethics, Parenting, Use of computers

I so, so hate it when people blame technology for enabling an action, rather than taking responsibility for choosing to take the action.

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Internet Opinion 

Racist Australian men like cars

September 18, 2012September 18, 2012 Evan Predavec 1 Comment Ethics, Facebook, Racism

Racist Australian men have pictures of cars on their Facebook pages. After wading through pages of racist drivel that’s the

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Internet Life in general Opinion 

Hate on the Internet

July 17, 2012 Evan Predavec 2 Comments Anonymity, Ethics, Facebook, Hate on internet, Racism

It is so annoying when a carefully nurtured theory gets blown to shreds by inconvenient facts. I’ve written a couple

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Technology and ethics: pretend someone is watching

June 15, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 8 Comments Ethics, Online anonymity, Self-service checkout, Stealing, Woolworths

I was just reading that Woolworths is cutting back on the number of self-service checkouts in some stores. The headline

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Judging student IT competitions
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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
Adults Featured Internet Life in general 

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

June 18, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 2
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Featured Life in general Opinion 

Technology and ethics: pretend someone is watching

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

When maps lie, and why it matters

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

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
Featured Kids Life in general 

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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