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10 MCU Characters Whose Futures Are Inscrutable
It takes a lot of planning to build a comprehensive, stable cinematic universe. Marvel Studios’ ability to methodically introduce characters and future plot points has turned its movies into a reliable money-making machine. But recently, it seems like the MCU has been introducing more characters than it can handle, and what used to be a…
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The CW’s 4400 Reboot Is All About Believing Black People’s Truths
Like its 2004 predecessor, the CW’s 4400 reboot — from co-creators Anna Fricke and Ariana Jackson — is an ambitious, multi-genre series trying to tell a complicated story about humanity being confronted with the consequences of its actions, and being given a chance to put some things right. Obvious as that reality might be to…
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Online Exam Monitoring Is Now Common In Australian Universities — But Is It Here To Stay?
COVID-19 lockdowns were a huge disruption for Australian universities. With students unable to come to campus, many universities turned to “online proctoring solutions” to monitor students during exam time. Many of these systems rely on automated facial recognition or detection, often combined with human video-monitoring of students’ homes, leading to concerns about bias, inaccuracy and…