Tag Archives: film

Film, Information, Science And Technology, All In A Single Vodcast

Posted on January 9, 2013 by

It’s a real pleasure to be able to present the 100th episode of FiST Chat. We went into production at the start of 2011 after Ben recognised that we had the technology capable of putting together a weekly episode even … Continue reading →

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A Battery Powered Carbon Tax

Posted on July 25, 2012 by

There seems to be little support for Australia’s recently introduced carbon tax. Hardly surprising really, has any tax ever been popular with the people? Yet this tax is seen by many as a vital stepping stone to transition Australia away … Continue reading →

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Hollywood Stories: Writers are the Lost Art

Posted on July 4, 2012 by

The Golden Age of Hollywood is often thought to be from the 1920s to the start of the 1970s. Big name studios, famous directors, actors and actresses were all a part of this amazing film making era that saw technologies … Continue reading →

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Prehistoric Cinema

Posted on June 13, 2012 by

It’s hard to know what to make of claims that pre-historic artists were creating cave drawings of animals that when viewed by firelight turned into animated sequences. It just seems far-fetched to suggest they might have spent their evenings watching … Continue reading →

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A human put the Z in Antz

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

As the planets self proclaimed most intelligent species, it’s a little unsettling to find our society compared to that of the social insects like ants, bees and wasps. And although there is almost no similarity between our species on an … Continue reading →

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4K v 3D: ultra hi-resolution without glasses

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

By the end of this year a brand new format for moving pictures will appear before our eyes in all its brilliant ultra-high definition glory. In the most significant advance in motion-picture technology since the first celluloid film was developed, … Continue reading →

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A mathematica3 solutio1 to the proble4

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

A search of google reveals a list of math problems that remain unsolved today despite the best efforts of mathematicians around the world. On this list of prominent unsolved problems are gems such as the Goldbach conjecture, the twin prime … Continue reading →

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The End Of The Space Race

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

It’s a pretty sad state of affairs to see the US government cutting around $300million from NASAs planetary science program. In 2010 President Obama, announced a vision for NASA that included a mission to Mars, but in light of these … Continue reading →

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CES 2012

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

The 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has just finished for another year, and while some of the gadgets were genuinely interesting, most of the products were more of the same old stuff redelivered in new packages- phones, tablets, games … Continue reading →

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Eat well, live longer: or why this diet is killing me!

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

Since the dawn of civilisation humans have been searching for ways to beat ageing and live longer, happy, healthier lives. Despite all sorts of attempts, the most significant advances in boosting longevity have been realised through modern medicine and improved … Continue reading →

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