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How the Internet was born: from the ARPANET to the Internet

  • Written by: Giovanni Navarria, Lecturer and Research Fellow, Sydney Democracy Network, School of Social and Political Sciences (SSPS), University of Sydney
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This essay is the last of a four-part series, which commemorates the anniversary of the first ever message sent across the ARPANET, the progenitor of the Internet on October 29, 1969 - Read: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.


In today’s hyper-tech world, almost any new device (even a fridge, let alone phones or computers) is born...

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Race to the White House - Secrets and emails

  • Written by: Brendon O'Connor, Associate Professor in American Politics at the United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney

This week on Race to the White House, Brendon O’Connor, Tom Switzer and Anthony Dockrill discuss how the re-emergence of the email scandal has come to hurt Hillary Clinton in the final week of the campaign.

Has Clinton’s love of secrecy not only created this problem but also reinforced a perception among many voters that she...

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How parents shape the advantages of being first-born

  • Written by: Marian Vidal-Fernandez, Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Sydney
imageParents invest less in each child beyond their first born, and it has a lasting impact. jeremyhiebert/flickr , CC BY-NC-SA

The title of this article might trigger self-satisfied smiles among first-borns, and some concerns among the rest of us.

Many studies show children born earlier in the family enjoy better wages and more education, but until now...

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Lack of cyber security knowledge leads to lazy decisions from executives

  • Written by: Craig Horne, PhD candidate, Chairman of the Australian Computer Society in Victoria, University of Melbourne
imageBusiness executives need to pay more attention to the information they are protecting.www.shutterstock.com

The numbers and size of cyber security attacks are increasing and Australia is one of the world’s largest targets. The Federal government noted the current impact of cyber attacks on the Australian economy is A$17 billion annually.

The...

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