Byte Into IT - 15 August 2018

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This weeks first guest is Australian Computer Society’s CEO, Andrew Johnson. Discussing the findings of their recently released Digital Pulse report on the ICT sector for 2019. Next, Paramythia creative head Lou Blitsas and performer Georgia Walters join us in the studio to speak about a Fringe Festival show called A Meme Stole My Girlfriend.

This weeks guests include Dr. Robert Hassan on his new book, Uncontained, looking at digital distractions and the experience of time. Followed by comic, Sam Hargreaves discussing his one-man-show Blly vs the Internet.

Discover how your behaviour can be predicted via the use of location services with Dan, Vanessa and Lucy. 

Get your head around all things data with Warren and Laura. Discover the best what to share and not to share and how your data is or isn't used in our modern digital world.

Discover how to protect your human rights and the latest news on opting out of the MyHealth government data retention. This week's episode is brought to you by Laura, Warren and Dan.

Get you game on and listen in as Dan and Warren discuss tech news, the upcoming Victorian election alongside the importance of coding and design for all and a new iteration of Pokemon Go.

Simon, Joe and Vanessa discuss Minecraft in education in lead up to the education and games summit and look at life beyond smartphones.

Fabian Malabello tells us about the upcoming event "High Score: Composition and Sound Art for Gaming", and Simone McCrae shares her tips for Melbourne International Games Week.

This week Vanessa speaks with digital accessibility expert Andrew Arch from Intopia Digital, and with Jessica Brereton Head of Wearable Technologies Australia about the conference currently running in Melbourne.