EAIT/HASS HDR Debate 2024: The analogue world was more relaxing
Presented by the UQ Faculties of 'Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology' and 'Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences' as part of UQ HDR Week.
Come along to an in-person light-hearted debate featuring Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students arguing for and against the proposition: The analogue world was more relaxing.
We live in an ever increasingly digital world, filled with heart trackers, face scanners and social influencers. However, this world has allowed us to achieve a global connectedness that would have been seen as witchcraft only fifty years ago. Should we fight to keep the paper novel or move to kindle? Spotify or vinyl? Filing cabinets filled with paper or computers that store enough information to rival a forest worth of paper? Was the analogue world more relaxing, or is it a luxury we can no longer afford?
Please be advised, this debate will run from 2-3pm, with afternoon team provided 3-4pm.
The Teams:
Affirmative:
- Eric Staykov (School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)
- Brendan Edmonds (School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)
- Rani Tesiram (School of Communication and Arts)
Negative:
- Arthur De Alwis (School of Civil Engineering)
- Madeleine Dale (School of Communication and Arts)
- Pierce Wilcox (School of Communication and Arts)
About HDR Week
Celebrating the contribution our HDRs make to UQ and beyond.
HDR Candidates play an important role within The University of Queensland. HDR Week is a chance to celebrate our HDR candidates and thank them for their contributions. The week includes networking events, and social activities to recognise the hard work they put into their HDR journey and the important contribution they make to our university community. In 2024, in partnership with the UQ Association of Postgraduate Students (APS), we will celebrate HDR Week from 18-22 November.
