Showing all articles by author: Melanie Baker
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M-Theory: Flipping the relationship between technology and privacy
18 February 2021 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Melanie Baker argues that privacy is a collective concern, as companies may have access to provide information on you and your loved ones. Read more
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M-Theory: When it comes to consent, power to the people
04 February 2021 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Data sells for billions, yet we may not have fully consented to this. Huge organizations buy and sell data without regard for our privacy or security. Read more
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M-Theory: Social media and our collective health
21 January 2021 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
This issue of M-theory we take a look at powerful social media platforms can be and the types of responsibilities they have in our current internet age. Read more
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M-Theory: What we might learn from our future mentors
08 January 2021 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
This issue of M-theory looks at how societies youngest members (kids) are growing up under different circumstances than previous generations and how this will shape society in the future. Read more
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M-Theory: A growing tree still needs a strong core
10 December 2020 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Melanie Baker discusses the importance of bringing together the old and the new when it comes to legacy staff members and new hires. Using a tree as a metaphor, Baker brings forward the idea of a tree… Read more
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M-Theory: Is a little bit of beauty too much to ask?
26 November 2020 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Melanie Baker compares old-time ship designs to modern-day tech. Baker examines the shift in brightly coloured and unique ships to standard grey tech and the originality that has since been lost. Read more
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M-Theory: The news cycle's shifting gears
12 November 2020 | By Melanie Baker in:
How has the endless coverage of news stories affected the modern news landscape and how we digest newsworthy information? Read more
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M-Theory: The stories resumes tell (true or otherwise)
29 October 2020 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
An insight into what a resume truly reflects about a person and how job requirements are no longer as linear as the process of applying and hiring for jobs has evolved. Read more
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M-Theory: The ongoing evolution of vapourware
15 October 2020 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
In this M-Theory column, Melanie Baker examines Vapourwave, a term coined in the 1980's referring to hardware or software tech that is announced but never actually made or released. Read more
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M-Theory: The fraught proposition of networking in a pandemic
01 October 2020 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
This edition of M-Theory explores the importance of networking. Even as people work remotely, is it necessary to achieve your goals? What are first impressions like in the age of video calls? Read more