by Michael | Aug 24, 2014 | Lab News, Popular Science, Uncategorized
I had the opportunity to speak about video games on ABC’s Sunday Nights with some other great folks. You can hear the discussion below. Here’s the post from Sunday Nights on the ABC website: Have you ever entered your child’s alternative reality...
by Michael | Aug 20, 2014 | Lab News, Popular Science, Uncategorized
By Michael Kasumovic and Rob Brooks Are video games societal microcosms wherein deviant behaviour flourishes and spills into “real life”? Or are they just harmless fun in which nobody really gets hurt? This endless debate usually concerns violent games; so much so...
by Michael | Aug 15, 2014 | Lab News, Popular Science, Uncategorized
By Michael Kasumovic Step aside Olympians – the new sporting pursuit of choice may soon be professional gaming. Electronic sports (or esports) are now mainstream, drawing more than a million viewers in large tournaments and offering prizes up to US$5 million....
by Michael | Jul 23, 2014 | Lab News, Uncategorized
An exciting year in the lab as I just received a ARC Future Fellowship! There was a hell of a lot of stiff competition this year and I feel very honoured to receive one of the few fellowships the ARC was giving out. So very happy to be counted among winners such as...
by Michael | Jul 20, 2014 | Lab News, Uncategorized
A PhD position is available to work with Sean Blamires on the genetics/biochemical bases of spider silk property variability. If interested please contact...
by Michael | Jul 20, 2014 | Accepted paper, Lab News, Uncategorized
After a few trials, our manuscript examining the costs of mate guarding from both a male and female perspective just got accepted in Animal Behaviour! A great outcome. In this manuscript, we look at female remating rates and how males monopolize females, aswell as...
