MIL-OSI Global: Ian McEwan’s Machines Like Me and the thorny issue of robot rights
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Joshua Jowitt, Teaching Fellow in Law, Newcastle University Ian McEwan’s latest book, Machines Like Me: A Novel offers an alternative history: Britain has lost the Falklands War, Margaret Thatcher is waging an election campaign against Tony Benn and Alan Turing survived homophobic persecution to achieve breakthroughs in artificial […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Global: How portrayal of protest in South Africa denigrates poor people
Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Steven Friedman, Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg Poor people in South Africa often feel that the only way they can be heard is to protest. The past few days have shown that not even this gets them a hearing. Protests in the townships and shack settlements […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Global: Caster Semenya v IAAF: ruling will have big implications for women’s participation in sport
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Sheree Bekker, Prize Research Fellow, University of Bath When can a woman not compete with other women? This is, in essence, the question at the heart of the hearing currently before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the international body that helps settle disputes related to sport. […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Global: How the social lives of animals should form part of our conservation culture
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Philippa Brakes, Post-grad Researcher, University of Exeter Shared knowledge is an important currency for humans. It shapes everything from what we eat and how we dress, to how we raise our children. Some things we learn individually, some things we learn socially – from our parents, peers, teachers […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Explainer: what is Candida Auris and who is at risk?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Monica Slavin, Head, Department Infectious Diseases, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre We’ve recently heard a lot about Candida auris, a deadly, antibiotic-resistant fungus emerging around the world. This pathogen has been labelled the new “fungal superbug” and poses a significant threat to public health. […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: New research reveals how young Australians will decide who gets their vote
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zareh Ghazarian, Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Monash University The political engagement of young Australians has attracted significant interest in recent weeks. Thousands marched across the country to express concern about climate change, while the Australian Youth Representative to the United Nations has just presented his findings […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Traditional owners still stand in Adani’s way
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kristen Lyons, Professor Environment and Development Sociology, The University of Queensland Last week, federal environment minister Melissa Price approved Adani’s groundwater management plan for its proposed Carmichael mine. However, Adani’s proposed mine remains highly contested and uncertain. A number of environmental plans are still waiting state approval, […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Alexander Calder: Radical Inventor is a tribute to living, breathing works of art
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kit Wise, Professor of Fine Art and Dean, RMIT School of Art, RMIT University “This is no ordinary painting – it is a living picture that moves!” So says one of the “For kids” labels in the National Gallery of Victoria’s impressive exhibition, Alexander Calder: Radical Inventor. […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Pacific island cities call for a rethink of climate resilience for the most vulnerable
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexei Trundle, PhD Candidate, Australian-German Climate & Energy College, University of Melbourne The impacts of climate change are already being felt across the Pacific, considered to be one of the world’s most-at-risk regions. Small island developing states are mandated extra support under the Paris Agreement. Many are […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 17 2019
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 17 2019 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Overseas investment Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): ‘Smell test’ plan risks noses out of joint Richard Harman (Politik): Putting the politics into foreign investment Katie Bradford (1News): Government sets […]
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