by Michael | Sep 21, 2012 | Lab News
I was given an incredible honour this week by being awarded the Australasian Scopus Young Investigator of the Year in Biological & Life Sciences. It was a wonderful ceremony up at Surfer’s paradise and was a lot of fun meeting the other winners....
by Michael | Sep 15, 2012 | Accepted paper, Lab News
The more I talk to people, the more people seem to agree that it has definitely been a tough year. But thankfully we got this paper accepted to make it three this year! Kasumovic, M.M., M. D. Hall, H. Try, and R. Brooks. 2012. Developmental plasticity affects...
by Michael | Sep 5, 2012 | Lab News
Rob was the winner of the Science Writers prize for the 2012 Queenlsland Literary Awards for his book Sex, Genes & Rock ‘n’ Roll: How Evolution has Shaped the Modern World. Congratulations to Rob! A well deserved win for an excellent...
by Michael | Jul 23, 2012 | Popular Science
By Michael Kasumovic Here’s an idea for improving the health of our children: let them play more videogames. Obesity has numerous health risks and it is most frightening in children as early learned behaviours will last throughout their life. The regulatory,...
by Michael | Jul 9, 2012 | Popular Science
By Michael Kasumovic Of all violent videogames, first-person shooters are viewed as the biggest problem because of the perspective taken during gaming: the first-person standpoint makes it seem as if the player is performing the behaviours on screen. Coupled with the...