by Michael | Apr 8, 2015 | Gaming, Lab News, Uncategorized
Good Game on ABC2 did a fantastic piece on female game developers and the in the gaming world. I had the opportunity to speak alongside these wonderful women. I discussed the evolutionary context for why men behave the way they do on the internet. It was a lot of fun....
by Michael | Feb 13, 2015 | Lab News, Uncategorized
Just got word that I’ve been shortlisted for UNSW & ABC Radio National’s Top 5 Under 40 Initiative — Alright! It’ll be fun to hang out with all the other candidates over the two days to see what all these top notch ECRs are...
by Michael | Sep 22, 2014 | Lab News, Popular Science, Uncategorized
I’ll be on Charle’s Sturt Universitiy’s community radio station 2MCE at 3:30 on September 22ndabout my Conversation piece on social video games: “Gamer disclaimer: Virtual worlds can be as fulfilling as real life” We chatted about the...
by Michael | Sep 19, 2014 | Lab News, Popular Science, Uncategorized
Check out Maddie talk about her awesome research on peacock spiders! I’m pretty sure there’s some quotable gold in there....
by Michael | Sep 19, 2014 | Lab News, Popular Science, Uncategorized
Just received some great news today about my Conversation piece on social video games (Gamer disclaimer: Virtual worlds can be as fulfilling as real life) was shorlisted for inclusion in an annual highlights book! Am very glad to hear that discussions about the...
by Michael | Sep 1, 2014 | Lab News, Popular Science, Uncategorized
I’ll be heading out to give a talk on Nerd Nite again this at the Arthouse Hotel. Looks to be a great line up and a lot of fun! This time I’ll be talking about video games and showing some brand new data explaining why men especially are drawn to playing...
