Reflections on the smart phone

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Reflections on the smart phone

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Nov 11, 2018

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Smart phones have become an essential part of our lives. But are they so familiar, we sometimes underestimate their importance? The role they’ve played in helping to shape our interests and interactions?

Released:

Nov 11, 2018

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A critical look at new technologies, new approaches and new ways of thinking, from politics to media to environmental sustainability.

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Depression, anxiety and social media: What is the relationship between depression and digital technology? by Future Tense
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What future democracy?: Is democracy as we know it doomed? And could there be alternative forms of political representation? by Future Tense
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Can the UN Sustainable Development Goals work?: And how will Australian aid shape the future of the Pacific? by Future Tense
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