JOY Drive

24 Sep 2024

Paying with your face! Are you ready for this new technology?

Business, Business News, Finance, News & Politics, Shopping, Technology

We’re used to using facial recognition technology to open our smartphones.  We accept it as part of the immigration process when we travel internationally. Soon, we’ll be able to use it to pay for things.  It’s called facial recognition payment technology.

Australians are already considered early adopters of technology, but this is not a new device.  So will we adopt it?

Guest: Gary Mortimer – Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology.

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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15 Mar 2026

Associate Professor Micah Goldwater: Why Rational People Still Believe in Superstitions

Popular Culture, Social Sciences, Society & Culture

Most of us consider ourselves rational, yet superstitions still shape everyday behaviour. Psychologist Micah Goldwater explains why scientific thinking and ...

15 Mar 2026

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: Why Some Gen Z Men Are Returning to Traditional Gender Views

LGBTIQA+ Community, Popular Culture, Social Media, Society & Culture

New research suggests some Gen Z men are expressing more traditional views about gender roles than older generations. Associate Professor ...

15 Mar 2026

Ben Cork: What the Pride in Sport Survey Reveals About Inclusion in Australian Sport

LGBTIQA+ Community, Professional, Society & Culture, Sports & Recreation

New results from the Pride in Sport Index survey reveal how LGBTQIA+ players, coaches and volunteers are experiencing sport across ...