Logical Science

Once it’s up and running, the main change for 5G users will be increased speed and reduced delay. Robin Worrall/Unsplash, CC BY Philip Branch, Swinburne University of Technology Who will build Australia’s 5G mobile phone network? Not Chinese telecommunications infrastructure company Huawei, which was recently excluded from involvement via a statement from then acting Home Affairs Minister Scott Morrison – now prime minister – and Communications Minister Mitch Fifield. Australia’s 5G more here http://logicalscience.com/2018/09/what-is-a-mobile-network-anyway-this-is-5g-boiled-down/

Reacting to what you buy, then predicting what you want to buy. Shutterstock/nmedia Michael Milford, Queensland University of Technology and Gary Mortimer, Queensland University of Technology Whether you do your shopping online or in store, your retail experience is the latest battleground for the artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning revolution. Major Australian retailers have begun to realise that they have a lot to gain from getting their AI strategy right, with one more here http://logicalscience.com/2018/09/when-ai-meets-your-shopping-experience-it-knows-what-you-buy-and-what-you-ought-to-buy/

Facebook wants to improve trust. Shutterstock Sharon Coen, University of Salford Facebook has reportedly started giving users a secret trustworthiness score in its attempt to tackle fake news. According to the Washington Post, the score is partly based on users’ ability to correctly flag and report inaccurate news items on the site. Facebook then takes this score into account when working out how a user’s content should be spread around the network (although it doesn’t tell users what thei more here http://logicalscience.com/2018/09/facebook-has-introduced-a-user-trustworthiness-score-heres-why-it-should-go-further/

Shutterstock. Hazel Jackson, University of Kent This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children of all ages. The Conversation is asking young people to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome: find out how to enter at the bottom. We have eyes on the front of our heads so we can see where we are going, but birds’ eyes are on the side so how do they see where they’re going? – Thomas and Luke, age six, Sussex, UK Dear Thomas and Lu more here http://logicalscience.com/2018/09/how-do-birds-see-where-theyre-going/

If someone were to ask you what the best tech items for traveling are, what would you say? If you’re like most people, you may answer with a laptop since it can allow you to get work done, or a smartphone that could allow you to navigate, stay in communication with others, or transfer money while traveling in a foreign country. Sure, those are great tech items to bring with you on a trip, but the truth is that most people don’t realize all of the really cool travel-related tech items tha more here http://logicalscience.com/2018/09/5-coolest-travel-tech-items-for-2018/