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Joshua Krook

Joshua Krook

Doctoral Candidate in Law, University of Adelaide

Joshua Krook is an author and thinker interested in law, social psychology, video game design and the pitfalls of specialization. He is currently pursuing a PhD on the creation of a liberal arts law school, dedicated to the teaching of law as a humanities subject, with skepticism, critical thinking and the 'Real' Socratic method at the core of teaching.

Josh regularly speaks at university events and forums on issues of politics and culture, empathy, law, vocational education, and the reformulation of today’s employment system.

Outside of writing, Josh owns his own video game development company, Atreyu Games, which aims to tell interactive stories as a form of video game literature.

Expert culture has killed the innovator in workplaces

May 19, 2017 05:01 am UTC| Insights & Views Business

Over the last few decades, the Western world has had an increasingly specialised workforce, with workers trained in narrow skills, for increasingly narrow positions. However, the more narrow our jobs have become, the less...

Degrees of separation: companies shed degree requirements to promote merit over qualifications

Apr 18, 2017 06:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Science

At the end of 2016, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed that close to two-thirds of all Australians had completed a degree or apprenticeship. The growth in the number of people attending a university or...

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Economy

New Zealand’s net migrant inflows continue to trend downwards in May; impetus to GDP growth likely to shrink

New Zealands monthly net migrant inflows continued to trend downwards, but ticked up on last month as arrivals bounced while departures continued to lift. Short-term visitor arrivals lifted and continue to hold at elevated...

USD/TWD likely to head for 30.5 as global markets start to react seriously on threat of trade war, says Scotiabank

The USD/TWD currency pair is expected to head for 30.5 level as global markets have started to take threat of trade war seriously, according to the latest research report from Scotiabank. USD/TWD NDF points are now trading...

JGBs trade tight after May consumer price inflation meets estimates, June manufacturing PMI rises

The Japanese 10-year government bonds traded in a tight range on Friday after the countrys national consumer price inflation (CPI) for the month of May met market expectations, although remaining far from the Bank of...

Australian bonds gain with U.S. Treasuries, lingering trade war concerns support

Australian government bonds gained on last trading day of the weekFridaywith the U.S. Treasuries amid a backdrop of lingering concerns related to escalating trade tensions between the US and China. The yield on...

UK gilts slump after BoE sounds hawkish in policy statement; Governor Carney’s speech in focus

The UK gilts slumped during late European session Thursday after the Bank of England (BoE) sounded hawkish in its monetary policy statement, albeit keeping rates on hold. Investors will now eye Governor Mark Carneys...

Politics

Venezuelans are boycotting their presidential election

Venezuelas May 20 presidential election may be an election in name only. Nicolás Maduro is widely expected to be reelected as Venezuelas president despite his 20 percent approval rating and profound mismanagement...

Ramaphosa's new dawn: much better, but not nearly enough

Cyril Ramaphosas rise to power has been greeted enthusiastically by most South Africans. Their hope is that the new president represents a leadership cohort within the governing African National Congress (ANC) thats...

Profile: Avigdor Lieberman, Israel's hardline defence minister

One of the most divisive figures in Israeli politics, Avigdor Lieberman, has been his countrys defence minister since May 2016. Despite his publicly acrimonious relationship with the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu,...

The first terrorist act in Indonesian prison: the triggers and how to prevent them

Indonesia witnessed another terrorist act last week. But, this time, it occurred in a maximum-security detention centre located at the polices Mobile Brigade headquarters in Depok, West Java. More than 150 terrorist...

South Africa's print media is failing to empower citizens on corruption

The mainstream media can play an important role in fighting corruption. Investigative journalists in South Africa, for instance, helped to expose how the politically connected Gupta family captured elements of the...

Science

Bacteria Could Be the Key To Breathing on Mars, Study Says

The atmosphere on Mars is so thin that humans wont be able to breathe on the red planet unless they are wearing space suits. With plans to colonize it, wearing the bulky apparel would pose a considerable level of...

Magnets Could Be the Key to Better Wine, Study Finds

Humans have been making wine since pre-historic times, with the discovery of alcoholic beverages made from honey dating thousands of year back. Throughout the millennia, new methods for wine-making have cropped up. This...

Antipsychotic Drugs Increases Risks Of Obesity and Diabetes In Children, Study Says

Update: The article previously mentioned that antipsychotic drugs were used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The study does not mention this fact and we apologize for the inaccurate statement....

Scientists Just Found A Black Hole That Is Eating Everything In Its Path

Black holes are some of the most terrifying subjects in the realm of science. Not only do they offer a glimpse into the raw power that is present in the universe, they also invoke undefinable terror in those who imagine...

Salt Could Prevent Hearing Loss After An Explosion

In movies, whenever a bomb goes off or an explosion occurs, there is that iconic moment where sounds are muffled and there is a high-pitched ring that pervades the whole scene. While films can go over-the-top with regards...

Technology

Ukrainian Authorities Arrest 4 Programmers Operating Bogus Crypto Exchanges

Ukrainian authorities arrested four men who were tagged in six fraudulent virtual currency exchanges that eventually resulted in the financial losses of their victims. According to Cointelegraph, the men promoted the bogus...

Festival Organizers Turn to Blockchain to Eliminate Scalpers

In the first of its kind, the promoters of a music festival will run the majority of an event via blockchain technology. This particular niche in the music industry has a deep-rooted problem with scalpers, those people who...

Chinese Academy of Sciences establishes Big Data and Blockchain Lab

The Chinese Academy of Sciences has set up a new Big Data and Blockchain Lab, CoinDesk reported referring to report from Peoples Daily. The lab was announced during a seminar on June 15. It is being launched in...

Apart from Project Maven, Google Employees Protested Against Another Government-Tied Collaboration

In recent weeks, Google made headlines after many of its employees petitioned against its participation in the United States military initiative called Project Maven. Now, a new report has revealed that concerned Google...

Niantic Releases 'Pokémon GO' Trading and Friends List Updates to High-Level Trainers

Pokémon GO trainers on the lower levels might have to wait a while before they can start trading characters and adding friends to their profiles. Last week, developer Niantic Labs finally announced the...

Digital Currency

FxWirePro: ETH/USD breaks below 500, bias bearish, stay short

FxWirePro: BTC/EUR capped below 21-EMA, good to stay short on upticks

FxWirePro: BTC/USD rejects trend line resistance at 6747, dip till 6000 likely

Law

California SC Rules Social Media Providers Should Grant Criminal Defendants Access to Requested Data

Apple Bags $539 Million in Damages From Patent Infringement Lawsuit vs. Samsung

Report: Apple Settles With Volkswagen For Electric Self-Driving Cars Project

Life

Why we perceive ourselves as richer than we think we are

5 things to know about mass shootings in America

Fixed-odds betting terminal cap must be just the start of gambling regulation

Nature

Your shampoo, hair spray and skin lotion may be polluting the air

Is it possible to live off-grid?

California's other drought: A major earthquake is overdue

Sports

‘2018 FIFA World Cup Russia’ eye-catchy for Crypto-community

With the Supreme Court's pending sports gambling decision, states are already prepping for legalization

2018 Winter Olympics set to begin against the backdrop of warm words and cold politics

Technical Analysis

FxWirePro: LTC/USD breaks major support at $89, decline till $75 likely

FxWirePro: EUR/USD trades higher on strong Eurozone PMI data, good to buy on dips

FxWirePro: GBP/USD trade Idea

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FOR THE WEEK, DOW UNOFFICIALLY ENDS DOWN 2 PCT, S&P 500 DOWN 0.9 PCT, NASDAQ DOWN 0.7 PCT
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BRAZIL'S BOVESPA CLOSED AT 70,669.63, UP +0.85%
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CANADA'S S&P/TSX COMPOSITE CLOSED AT 16,340.89, UP +0.04%
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NASDAQ UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES DOWN 23.69 POINTS, OR 0.31 PERCENT, AT 7,689.27
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S&P 500 UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES UP 4.28 POINTS, OR 0.16 PERCENT, AT 2,754.04
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S&P 500 UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES UP 4.28 POINTS, OR 0.16 PERCENT, AT 2,754.04
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DOW JONES UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES UP 114.16 POINTS, OR 0.47 PERCENT, AT 24,575.86
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CFTC-SPECULATORS TRIM CBOT US 5-YEAR TREASURY FUTURES NET SHORT POSITION BY 28,075 CONTRACTS TO 514,106 IN WEEK ON JUNE 19
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CFTC-SPECULATORS INCREASE CBOT US 10-YEAR TREASURY FUTURES NET SHORT POSITION BY 23,469 CONTRACTS TO 359,463 IN WEEK ON JUNE 19
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CFTC-SPECULATORS SWITCH CBOT US 2-YEAR TREASURY FUTURES TO NET LONG POSITION OF 4,404 CONTRACTS IN WEEK ON JUNE 19 VS 17,571 NET SHORTS A WEEK AGO
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CFTC-SPECULATORS TRIM CBOT US ULTRABOND TREASURY FUTURES NET SHORT POSITION BY 3,350 CONTRACTS TO 189,281 IN WEEK ON JUNE 19
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FOREIGN INVESTORS BUY $1.357 BLN 30-YEAR BOND DUE 05/15/2048 VS $1.044 BLN PRIOR MONTH - U.S. TREASURY
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