JOY Drive

27 Feb 2025

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: Deepfakes

Politics, Popular Culture, Social Media, Technology

Screens across the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development’s headquarters were hacked to display a deepfake video of President Donald Trump kissing and sucking Elon Musk’s toes. The incident, which occurred on the first day that federal employees were required to return to the office full-time, has raised serious concerns about cybersecurity and the role of Artificial Intelligence-generated misinformation in politics.

Guest: Lauren Rosewarne, Associate Professor in Public Policy, Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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15 Apr 2025

Matilda Mercury and Dr Liam Egan: Quitting Smoking/Vaping

Health, Sexuality

Quitting smoking or vaping is hard—but it is also powerful. The statistics show that LGBTIQA+ communities are more likely to ...

15 Apr 2025

Suzy Wrong: Review of Black Mirror Episode – Hotel Reverie

LGBTIQA+ Community, Popular Culture, Technology, TV & Film

Suzy Wrong reviews the Black Mirror episode Hotel Reverie, a sleek, unsettling episode where AI brings a classic queer love ...

15 Apr 2025

Professor Enzo Palombo: Easter Chocolate

Diet and Nutrition, Personal Safety, Popular Culture, Society & Culture

Easter comes a mountain of chocolate eggs, bunnies and bilbies. But how long do they last? Can chocolate go bad? ...