Climate Change: Is it worse than we thought?
By James Renwick If the world does not take action on reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide, the future could be very grim indeed. The news about climate change has sounded quite dire for many years, with looming threats around extreme...
The snake, the hedgehog and the Berlin Wall: How significant is the fall of the wall thirty years on?
By Stephan Resch Stephen Resch reflects on the fall of the wall thirty years on. In November 2019, the 30th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall, I came across a curious piece of non-news which made me pause and think. It was about the person most searched on...
Does AI represent the end of work as we know it?
By Gilbert Wong A general purpose AI is inevitable and New Zealand could lead the way as the nature of work is transformed. When is too much knowledge a bad thing? According to the International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers there are...
Can you trust a robot?
By Gilbert Wong Robot caregivers can help maintain independence as we age, but the trick is getting humans to trust them. It will not surprise those with a pessimistic view of humanity to know that even robots suffer racial prejudice. In a study by German researchers...
What have been the long-term consequences of Vietnam’s invasion of Cambodia in 1979? 🔊
In 1979, Vietnam invaded Cambodia and overthrew the Khmer Rouge government. This government had committed genocide since its seizure of power in 1975. Vietnam’s motivations have been asserted in a wide range of explanations, from the advancement of communism to...
What happens when a nation’s leader is a doctor?
By Malcolm Campbell When Ireland’s Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, offered his resignation to President Michael D. Higgins on 20 February, little did he realise the responsibility that lay ahead. When Ireland’s Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, offered his resignation to President...
Should racially offensive public memorials be removed? 🔊
In the days after the killing of George Floyd, protesters have made several demands to counter police violence and racism in the United States. Some of the demands directly relate to the history of race and violence in America and, in particular, an emphasis on...
Riot or resistance? How media frames unrest in America will shape public’s view of protest
By Danielle K. Kilgo The general public’s opinions about protests and the social movements behind them are formed in large part by what they read or see in the media. This gives journalists a lot of power when it comes to driving the narrative of a demonstration....
How did George Floyd’s murder come to represent a much broader set of injustices in American life? 🔊
After another brutal police killing of an unarmed black man, a massive wave of protests has spread across the United States, with solidarity protests also occurring across most of the world. How was George Floyd’s murder representative of a broader set of justices in...Subscribe by Email
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