Byte Into IT

Swinburne lecturer in Media and Communications Dr Diana Bossio talks about new research into why 50% of older Australians want to do more on the internet, but are reluctant to take selfies and share posts on social media; and Pin Payments Founder Grant Bissett talks about the tech behind the way we pay. With presenters Warren Davies, Dan Salmon, and Lilly Ryan. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/expl...

Indie game creator Ian MacLarty talks about capturing the wonder of exploration in his upcoming Mars First Logistics; and the team review the surreal party game Mealmates and discuss everything indie. With presenters Dan Morganti, Maize Wallin, and special guest Frankie Wallin. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-it Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/ Twitte...

University of Swinburne Professor in Extractive Metallurgy and Metals Recycling, Akbar Rhamdhani, talks e-waste recycling; and QC Julian Burnside talks about his client Julian Assange. Also featuring all the latest tech news with presenters Vanessa Toholka, Jo Eaton and Paul Callaghan. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-it Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT...

Australian Human Rights Commissioner Edward Santow speaks about the just-released 2021 Digital Rights Report, exploring the fairness of emerging technologies and how that could impact human rights. Also featuring the latest tech news with presenters Warren Davies, Dan Salmon, Maize Wallin, and Laura Summers. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-it Facebook: https://www.facebo...

What happens to our libido after our brains, evolved over eons, collide with modern technology? Deep dive into the world of artificial intimacy with author and Scientia Professor of Evolution at the University of New South Wales Rob Brooks, as he unpacks his new book, 'Artificial Intimacy: Virtual Friends, Digital Lovers, and Algorithic Matchmakers' which explores this in detail. With presenters V...

Technology needed to perform surgery on teeny, tiny babies is explored with Wei Xin Sue and Mubin Yousuf from Navi Medical Technologies; and a discussion with Usabilityhub.com Director of Product Milly Schmidt about the Federal Government’s failed consent awareness campaign, a.k.a. ‘that Milkshake video’. With presenters Laura & Jo.

Presenters Dan Morganti, Rowena Murray & Maize Wallin present our monthly gaming special; featuring the latest in gaming news, a review of roguelike RPG The Binding of Isaac, and an interview with poet and game creator Gemma Mahadeo.

Ricardo Garcia Rosas, the CEO of Virtetic VR Prosthetic Rehab, talks about how virtual reality can be used in the rehabilitation process for patients who have lost limbs in traumatic accidents. The team are also joined by Professor Majid Sarvi, director of the University of Melbourne’s Australian Integrated Multimodal Ecosystem (AIMES) to discuss how artificial intelligence can be used to predict...

The team catch up with Rys Farthing, Children’s Data Policy director at Reset Australia, to talk about whether proposed privacy laws should be extended to all children under 18, which would prohibit the collection of a minor’s data by big tech companies such as Instagram and Tik Tok. Doing so would stop targeted advertising, and data harvesting of all Australian children. Reset Australia is also a...

The team catch up with Dr Kim Lee, a psychiatrist specialising in technology and gaming addiction in children and adolescents, to talk about the impact of smartphone addiction on well-being, changing our behaviour with our smartphones, and his role as host of Are You Addicted To Technology? which is available to watch via SBS On Demand. The team also check in with Scott Bennett, team lead at Monas...

The team catches up with Emma & Andy from True Crime Games to talk about their new augmented reality game, Eastern Market Murder. Delve into a world of fortune-tellers and phrenologists in this twisted tale of murder and madness! With options to play at home, or at the actual locations in Melbourne, you can explore the crime scenes, question witnesses, and examine all the evidence to outsmart...

The team catch up with data scientist, entrepreneur, and director of Women Who Code, Akanksha Malik to talk about her career path, and her new podcast 'Paths Uncovered'; and Dr. Xin Gu, Lecturer in Communication and Media Studies at Monash University, speaks about the social, legal, technological and health implications of living in a world where intrusive technologies such as facial recognition a...

Dr Linda Mclver joins the team to discuss the skepticism people have towards data, how it is used, and what we can learn from it. Dr Lina Mclver is the Executive Director at the Australian Data Science Education Institute and is the author of the upcoming book "Raising Heretics: How Data Science Education Can Change the World”. Also on the show is Angie Abdilla, CEO of Old Ways, New, an Indigenous...

Professor Kath Albury, Co-leader of Swinburne University's Digital Inclusion Program, discusses navigating dating communications and the latest research into particular trends within dating, including the use of emojis. And Jake Goldenfein, Senior Lecturer at Melbourne Law School, provides a legal perspective on the implications of mishandling data of the general public. With presenters Vanessa To...

Hosts Dan Morganti, Maize Wallan and Warren Davies present gaming news, reviews and interviews featuring games producer Mitchell McCausland from Blowfish studios; and Doctor Ollie Brown from the school of Art and Design at UNSW talks about his new book, ‘Beyond the Creative Species: Building Machines That Make Art and Music.' Website:  https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-it Facebook:...

Swinburne University Dean of Digital Research, Yang Xiang, explains the environmental implications of blockchain, NFTs and crypto; then, We celebrate Transgender Visibilty Day 2021 by talking with non-binary games developer Fenreliania about their contribution to gaming. Hosted by Vanessa Toholka, Jo Eaton and Dan Salmon. Website:  https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-it Facebook: htt...

Gala Vanting, National Programs Manager of the Scarlet Alliance and escort/ProDom performer Sia Jaden Lilleth join the byte team to chat about how changes to the Online Safety Act may impact sex workers. Later they talk to Inverse Founder Darren Vukasivonik and musician Maya Weiss about a new grant to help Victorian musicians engage with Virtual Reality technology. Hosted by Warren Davies, Rowena...

Dr Lea Frermann from the School of Computing and Information Systems at the University of Melbourne talks about bias in tech language; and PhD researcher Emma Ahmed-Rengers from the University of Birmingham discusses her work on the CAIDE summer program. Hosted by Vanessa Toholka, Dan Salmon and Laura Summers. Website:  https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-it Facebook: https://www.fac...

Anthony McCosker, Deputy Director of Swinburne’s Social Innovation Research Institute, discusses a new Department of Social Services report on digital inclusion for older Australians; and hosts Warren Davies & Paul Kellahan chat about developments in the gaming industry. With presenters Warren Davies, Paul Kellahan and Dan Salmon.  Website:  https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-it...

New powers in surveillance legislation are discussed by Kieren Pender, Senior Lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre; and presenter Maize Wallan reviews a selection of independent Australian games developed by Frazer Brumley. With presenters Vanessa Toholka, Maize Wallan & Dan Salmon.  Website:  https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-it Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIn...

Professor John Howe, Director of the University of Melbourne School of Government, explains how we can use data science to track wage theft. Eric Bigalk, CEO of Smart Solutions discusses MoodOff day; an international awareness day for smartphone addiction. With presenters by Warren Davies, Jo Murray & Dan Salmon.  Website:  https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-it Facebook: https:/...

Privacy and Technology Specialist, Samantha Foriani, and Electronic Frontiers Australia Board Member, Justin Warren, present the findings of the Digital Rights Watch annual report; FastMail chief of staff Nicola Nye, and Hacker at Large Andy Gelmy report on the brand new Linux Conference ‘Swag Badge’. With presenters Vanessa Toholka, Ro Murray & Dan Salmon.  Website:  https://www.rrr.org.au/ex...

Julian Burnside, QC, human rights advocate and contributing author to the new book ‘A Secret Australia’, reflects on the impacts of Wikileaks; Venessa Paech, community expert and University of Sydney academic, discusses new resources to support female journalists and their employers in confronting online threats and abuse. With presenters Warren Davies, Laura Summers & Dan Salmon.  Website:  h...

From Zoom bombing to election fraud; Hosts Vanessa Toholka, Paul Kellahan, Dan Morganti & Warren Davies look back over 2020’s greatest tech news in chronological order, and review gift ideas for geeks.  Website:  https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-it Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Special guest Rob Kovacev of Norton Rose Fullbright questions whether freedom of speech can be applied to the language of computer programming. And Karen Bentley, CEO of WESNET, shares findings of how perpetrators of domestic violence are misusing technology and how best to combat this.  Hosted by Laura Summers, Dan Salmon & Warren Davies. Website:  https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte...