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UN World Food Program taps blockchain startup for school lunch tracking in Tunisia

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The United Nations World Food Program is leveraging a blockchain technology startup to track school lunches in Tunisia, so that...

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Digital food assistance in times of hunger

Kwinten Wouters2 years ago

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Food banks tend to distribute 2-3 times as much food per day over the Christmas holidays. They have to cover...

Brains Byte Back

(Previously The Sociable Podcast) The weekly podcast looking at how our brains, psychology, and society are impacted by the ever-evolving technology that surrounds us. Every Monday we bring you the best stories and guests from around the world relating to technology, psychology, and society.

A Lighter, better, stronger, faster VR experience is just around the corner

If you have ever visited the subreddit VRtoER, you will probably know two things: That VR is becoming increasingly common in our everyday lives, and most people still don't understand how to use it.

With this technology gaining such momentum, we dedicated this episode to VR and other forms of "extended reality" to see what we can expect in the not too distant future.

Our guest this week is Kain Tietzel, a respected digital thought leader in the Australian VR community, who is the founder and CEO of Start VR, an interactive cinematic virtual reality content studio based out of Sydney.

And for our Weird Wide Web feature, we have a study from Microsoft that claims “Teens say parents share too much about them online.”

A Lighter, better, stronger, faster VR experience is just around the corner

Oct 21, 2019

Sam Brake Guia

Tech behind bars: Reducing recidivism with technology

Oct 14, 2019

Sam Brake Guia

Technology and the loneliness of young generations

Oct 7, 2019

Sam Brake Guia

Sleeping with technology: How modern tech can help or hinder your sleep

Sep 30, 2019