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Date: 27th March 2017

Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 — Help scan the realm beyond Neptune for brown dwarfs and planet nine

Looks like another interesting “citizen scientist” project. Already 43% completed too!

Source: Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 — Zooniverse

Is Australia on the brink of becoming a completely cashless society?

 

The Reserve Bank is introducing new technology this year which will push Australia even further towards becoming a cashless society.

So now we are not going to be able to escape from being tracked by the banking system! When will they place safeguards in place to stop the collection and use of our data? Big data may well be the way of the future for corporations and government but I’d rather not have my relevance determined by a computer algorithm examining what I bought at the grocery store, where I got my fuel and where I went with my mobile!

Source: Is Australia on the brink of becoming a completely cashless society? – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

ANU astronomers launch public search of the southern skies for elusive ‘Planet Nine’

Australian scientists are searching the southern skies for an elusive large planet, predicted to be hiding on the edge of our solar system — and they need your help to spot it.

Source: ANU astronomers launch public search of the southern skies for elusive ‘Planet Nine’ – Science News – ABC News

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