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What Oppenheimer can teach us about regulating new technologies

What lessons can we learn from J. Robert Oppenheimer and the development of the nuclear bomb? How should we govern and legislate new technologies that have the power to change the world? Like nuclear technology in the mid of last century, now large…

Published: YesterdayThu 9 May 2024 at 7:00amwith Natasha Mitchell

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Duration: 53 minutes 44 seconds

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Published: 3 May 2024Fri 3 May 2024 at 10:18am

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Asia 'is either evil or in need of saving': How stereotypes of the region still persist in the Australian arts

There's a long history of Orientalism in the arts. Are there lingering effects on Australian stages?

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Published: 29 Jan 2024Mon 29 Jan 2024 at 4:26amby Nick Baker

Progress on artificial womb research is bringing us closer to the technology, but not everyone's excited about it

Artificial wombs have only been trialled on animals, but recent breakthroughs bring the technology closer for humans. Some experts have expressed ethical concerns.

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Published: 5 Nov 2023Sun 5 Nov 2023 at 10:08pmby Sam Nichols

Ignoring women's contribution to frontline battle isn't just sexist, it's militarily disastrous

For centuries, women have been part of battlefields, including on the frontline. So why do we seem to have so much trouble acknowledging and commemorating them?

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Published: 28 Oct 2023Sat 28 Oct 2023 at 2:15am

This little bird hadn't been seen in years, then it reappeared. A researcher set out to find out what happened

When Patrick Webster heard about purported sightings of the rare buff-breasted button-quail, he followed the clues in a 100-year-old diary to come to a surprising conclusion.

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Published: 24 Aug 2023Thu 24 Aug 2023 at 3:52amby Sam Nichols and Karin Zsivanovits

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