Posts by Alex Mead

Australia’s RapidAIM gets funding to scale real-time pest management

AFN (AgFunder News), Other, 12/03/2021, Jack Ellis RapidAIM, an Australian agtech startup that’s developing a cost-effective monitoring system for crop […]

Syngenta Seeds and the Analytics Society of INFORMS announce finalists for the 2021 Syngenta Crop Challenge in Analytics

Yahoo! Finance, Other, 13/03/2021 5 min read Competition inspires cross-industry collaboration to accelerate innovation and improve complex crop breeding processes […]

How far should humans go to help species adapt?

Wired News, Other, 14/03/2021, Elizabeth Kolbert "I spent 15 years removing cats from fenced reserves and national parks," Katherine Moseby […]

‘Nudi nerds’ turn out for annual sea-slug count and find a blaze of underwater colour

ABC Online, Other, 14/03/2021, Susan Standen Slugs might make you think of garden pests that eat your vegies, but in […]

Chief Scientist: science will drive a post-pandemic manufacturing boom

The Conversation, Other, 12/03/2021, Cathy Foley It’s early days in my tenure as Australia’s Chief Scientist but I have already […]

Manufacturing given a A$30m boost

Mining Weekly, Other, 11/03/2021, Esmarie Iannucci The federal government on Thursday announced A$30-million in funding to support Australian manufacturing, with […]

A fungus lover’s foray into foraging

Midland Express, Other, 11/03/2021 Interest in foraging for wild food is on the rise, and magnificent mushrooms are very much […]

2021 Sir Robert Price lecture

The CSIRO Alumni network, RACI and ATSE were proud to present the 2021 Sir Robert Price lecture. The lecture series […]

Australian bushfire detection satellite to enter orbit

OpenGov Asia, Other, 09/03/2021 A space infrastructure company and an Australian wildfire intelligence company signed an agreement to send the […]