Behind the Screens

with Dr Niraj (Nij) Lal
An interactive talk about technology with the author of Behind the Screens. Niraj Lal will chat about how the internet works, ads, surveillance, eSafety, and the topic everyone is talking about, Artificial Intelligence. There will also be the opportunity for the audience to ask their burning questions about what lies behind the screens!

This session is part of the Melbourne Kids Book Fest Day 2 program for Page-turners (Ages 8-13)

(Note: this session is most suitable for kids grade 5 and up. Younger members of the Page-turner group may prefer to join in with Matt Shanks for Emergency! Stories Required! for this session.)

About the author

Dr Niraj (Nij) Lal is an ANU Visiting Fellow and host of the ABC’s kids’ podcast Imagine This. He graduated from the University of Cambridge with a PhD in physics as a Gates Scholar in 2012, and his awards include the 2021 Celestino Eureka Prize for Promoting Understanding of Science and the 2022 Royal Societies of Australia and New Zealand Piasecki Prize for Outstanding Writing on Social Change. Behind the Screens is his first book. He lives in Melbourne with his partner Sally and their three kids.