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Craig Speelman

I graduated from UWA in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Psychology, followed by a PhD in Psychology from UWA in 1992. In both degrees I completed research projects in Cognitive Psychology, the study of processes underlying thought. The focus of my PhD project was cognitive skill acquisition, which is my main area of expertise today.

Can people actually multitask?

Apr 18, 2016 04:18 am UTC| Health

Many of us believe we can do two things at once. We try it every day even though our limitations are obvious. Yet we persist, so much so that laws need to be passed to deal with our foolishness. For instance, it is...

Economy

U.S. under Trump Series: U.S. services could fall victim of trade war

Despite market optimism being reflected through the stock market rise, the trade war initiated by the U.S. President Donald Trump continues under the rug. Since President Trump announced 25 percent tariffs on all steel...

New Zealand bonds gain at close despite improvement in global dairy prices at latest GDT auction

New Zealand bonds closed higher Wednesday as investors have largely shrugged-off the improvement in global dairy prices, albeit still in red, at the countrys latest GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) price auction, held...

New Zealand bonds gain at close despite improvement in global dairy prices at latest GDT auction

Japanese bonds tad lower on hopes of improvement in June trade balance, national core CPI

The Japanese government bonds remained tad lower Wednesday as investors hope to see an improvement in the countrys trade balance data for the month of June and national consumer price inflation data for the same period,...

Australian 2-year bond yield hits 1-month high tracking U.S. Treasuries; June employment report in focus

Australian government bonds traded narrowly mixed on Wednesday ahead of the June employment report. But, following the weakness in the U.S. Treasuries after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell upbeat testimony to Congress,...

Politics

Poland's judicial purge another step toward authoritarian democracy

Since the elections of 2015, Poland has been ruled by the Law and Justice Party (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, or PiS), a far-right nationalist group that has transformed the country beyond recognition. Poland had once been...

Arrest and release of Somaliland poet puts spotlight on regional troubles

Poets, writers and bloggers have recently been on the receiving end of political crackdowns in the self-declared independent state of Somaliland. Surges often occur around elections, and most recently due to assertive...

The Murri Book Club and the politics of reading for Indigenous Australians

Although the 2018 Closing the Gap report on Indigenous disadvantage highlighted the importance of literacy for Indigenous Australians, progress remains slow. But, while reading is widely considered an unmitigated good and...

Brexiteers outmanoeuvred at Chequers as Theresa May corrals her cabinet to agree Brexit plan

On his first visit to the prime ministers country retreat at Chequers, the Liberal Democrat minister David Laws was reminded of the setting for an Agatha Christie film, where most of the guests would be murdered. Six years...

Is Indonesia retreating from democracy?

This is an edited extract from Tim Lindseys essay Retreat from Democracy, which appears in Australian Foreign Affairs #3, published 9 July. For much of the past 20 years, Indonesia has been held up as a model of...

Science

Long live the Europe of scientists!

This article is published as part of the EuroScience Open Festival (ESOF), of which The Conversation France is a partner. Since its inception, the European project has benefitted citizens from all walks of life in every...

Discovering dopamine's role in the brain: Arvid Carlsson's important legacy

Arvid Carlsson, the Swedish neuroscientist and Nobel laureate, died on June 29, 2018 at the age of 95. He had devoted his life to understanding how the brain works and was awarded the Nobel for his research into dopamine ...

How Novichok is different from radioactive poisons – and what this means for decontamination

A man and a woman were found unconscious in Wiltshire, England, on July, after having been exposed to the nerve agent Novichok. This is the same substance that was used to poison the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and...

We need a bank of DNA from dirt and water to protect Australia's environment

Measuring biodiversity used to mean laboriously collecting samples and manually identifying the plants, animals and fungi. This might involve careful inspection under a microscope to spot identifying features. This takes a...

Curious Kids: Where do black holes lead to?

This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions theyd like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome serious, weird or wacky! You might also like...

Technology

Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Release Date, Specs: LTE-Enabled Tablet Appears in Chinese Regulatory Filing; Other Features Leaked

More clues hint that the South Korean electronics giant is working on releasing the Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 this year. Recently, a regulatory filing supposedly for the said tablet was spotted while another report revealed...

Binance Successfully Compensates Users After Syscoin Incident

Binance, the largest crypto exchange firm in the world by trading volume, announced that it has now successfully transferred the rebates that it promised its users, Etherum World News reported. The compensation was due to...

‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’ Release Date, Features: Time Travel, Undead Tiger and Medieval Warriors Included in Zombies Mode

The latest teaser video for the highly anticipated Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 was released recently, and it is focused on the story behind the Zombies Mode campaign. The trailer confirms the gameplay will feature time...

Ethereum Can Take Over Bitcoin’s Number One Position, Crypto Observers Predict

Ethereum (ETH), the second leading cryptocurrency in the world, is rallying in value, increasing its worth by 6.25 percent in a 24-hour period. As of this writing, Ethereum is trading at $505, breaking through the...

Xiaomi Mi A2 and A2 Lite Release Date, Specs: Latest Android One Devices' Unveiling Event Set for Next Week

Xiaomi has finally confirmed the release of the Xiaomi Mi A2 and A2 Lite. Both devices are anticipated as the latest Android One-supported smartphones from the Chinese tech company. And they are going to be unveiled in a...

Digital Currency

Canadian credit union coalition LCUC latest to join R3’s blockchain network

FxWirePro: ETH/EUR resumes upside after 'channel breakout', on track to test 110-EMA, stay long

Columbia University, IBM set up new blockchain and data transparency research center

Law

South Korean lawmakers to propose bills on cryptocurrency, ICO and blockchain regulation: Report

Restructuring alone won't clean up the banks' act

Rethinking the penalties for rape

Life

'Ideological masculinity' that drives violence against women is a form of violent extremism

The 100-year-old rallying cry of ‘white genocide’

Why couples sleep better in more gender-equal societies

Nature

Not all marine fish eat plastics

Coldplay conundrum: how to reduce the risk of failure for environmental projects

Why the 2018 heatwave will not be as bad as 1976 for your fruit and vegetables

Sports

Michael Schumacher News and Updates: F1 Star's Family Requests for Privacy; Can Schumi's Record Be Beaten?

Kawhi Leonard, Kevin Durant News and Updates: Leonard’s Lakers Ambition and Durant’s Free Agency Rumors

LA Lakers, Mitchell Robinson News: 7-Foot-1 Center Might've Been a Laker Had He Not Missed NBA Draft 2018's Combine

Technical Analysis

FxWirePro: AUD/USD hits 2-week lows below 0.74 handle, dip till 0.7290 likely

FxWirePro: Gold trades lower as US 2- year yield trading near 10- year high , dip till $1200 likely

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CHINESE YUAN ENDS DOMESTIC TRADING SESSION AT 6.7145 PER DOLLAR, WEAKEST CLOSING LEVEL SINCE AUG. 7, 2017

RBI SAYS INDIA SELLS 40 BLN RUPEES OF 364-DAY TREASURY BILLS AT 93.29 RUPEES

RBI SAYS YIELD ON 364-DAY TREASURY BILLS AT 7.2124 PCT VS 7.2009 PCT LAST AUCTION

MARKET EXPECTATIONS FOR UK AUGUST 25 BASIS POINT INTEREST RATE RISE SLIP TO 69 PCT BOEWATCH

BRITISH POUND ALSO SLIPS VERSUS EURO AFTER INFLATION DATA, NOW DOWN 0.2 PCT ON DAY AT 89.105 PENCE

UK 10-YEAR GILT YIELD FALLS TO LOWEST SINCE MAY 31 AT 1.226 PCT, DOWN 4 BPS ON DAY AFTER UK INFLATION DATA

STERLING DROPS TO 10-MONTH LOW VERSUS DOLLAR

RBI SAYS INDIA SELLS 40 BLN RUPEES OF 182-DAY TREASURY BILLS AT 96.66 RUPEES

RBI SAYS YIELD ON 182-DAY TREASURY BILLS AT 6.9298 PCT VS 6.9298 PCT LAST AUCTION

UK GILT FUTURES JUMP BY 30 TICKS AFTER WEAKER THAN EXPECTED UK INFLATION DATA

RBI SAYS INDIA SELLS 100 BLN RUPEES OF 91-DAY TREASURY BILLS AT 98.40 RUPEES

STERLING SLIDES 0.6 PCT TO $1.3025 AFTER INFLATION DATA DISAPPOINTS

RBI SAYS YIELD ON 91-DAY TREASURY BILLS AT 6.5219 PCT VS 6.5219 PCT LAST AUCTION

STERLING FALLS AFTER UK INFLATION DATA

UNITED KINGDOM JUN RPI-X (RETAIL PRICES) MM DECREASE TO 0.3 % VS PREV 0.4 %

UNITED KINGDOM JUN RPI YY INCREASE TO 3.4 % (FCAST 3.5 %) VS PREV 3.3 %

UNITED KINGDOM JUN PPI CORE OUTPUT YY NSA STAYS FLAT AT 2.1 % (FCAST 2.1 %) VS PREV 2.1 %

UNITED KINGDOM JUN PPI INPUT PRICES MM NSA DECREASE TO 0.2 % (FCAST 0.3 %) VS PREV 3.3 % (REVISED FROM 2.8 %)

UNITED KINGDOM JUN PPI CORE OUTPUT MM NSA STAYS FLAT AT 0.2 % (FCAST 0.2 %) VS PREV 0.2 %

UNITED KINGDOM JUN PPI OUTPUT PRICES MM NSA DECREASE TO 0.1 % (FCAST 0.3 %) VS PREV 0.5 % (REVISED FROM 0.4 %)

In Trump's America, immigrants are modern-day 'savage Indians'

Former senior counsel at SEC and BigLaw attorneys enforce Ketsal Consulting to direct Blockchain space from confusion to compliance

FxWirePro: GBP/JPY Trade Idea

Japan’s SBI Holdings opens VCTRADE cryptocurrency exchange to public

FxWirePro: GBP/USD trades slightly higher on solid UK jobs data, good to sell on rallies

Why Kenyan students are cheating in their exams and what can be done

Can democracy vote itself out of existence?

Is CFA institute bullish on cryptocurrencies? Cryptographic forms of money and blockchain to include part of its curriculum for 2019 exams

FxWirePro: USD/CHF takes support near 50 day MA, good to buy on dips

Economics Monitor

July 18 08:30 UTC Released

GBX (Retail Prices) MM

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0.3 %

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GBRPI YY

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3.4 %

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