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Overconfidence is responsible for a lot of mistakes, here's how to avoid it

  • Written by: Adrian R. Camilleri, Lecturer in Marketing, RMIT University

People are notoriously overconfident. Regardless of the context - sports, finance, politics - people believe that their judgements and decisions are better than they really are. The shock comes later after Steven Bradbury wins a Winter Olympic gold medal, Brexit destabilises financial markets, and Donald Trump wins the Republican nomination.

Overcon...

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Pokémon Go puts pressure on when technology meets the law

  • Written by: Michael Douglas, Lecturer in Law, University of Sydney
imagePokemon Go has been a worldwide phenomenon, but it is not welcome in NSW law courts.AAP/Frances Mao

There are two PokéStops and a Gym within range of my desk at work. Pokémon Go presents a real threat to my productivity. Apparently, it also presents a threat to justice in Australia.

Last Monday, the New South Wales Department of...

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Internet of Things data will help us predict the future

  • Written by: Timothy McCallum, Senior Analyst, University of Southern Queensland
imageReal-time data on cities is changing the way they work.Thomas Hawk/Flickr, CC BY-NC

Physical actions in the real world and data processing in the digital world are fusing as the Internet of Things takes hold.

The Internet of Things – a network of of physical devices that are connected digitally – can translate physical properties into...

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