By Tom Cochrane, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, Flinders University
In the past few months, partly autonomous or “agentic” artificial intelligence (AI) systems have racked up some astonishing feats, from hacking tech startups to solving some of the world’s most famous open mathematical questions.
Agentic AI systems can work in “swarms” that communicate…
(Full Story)
|
By Joanna Mendelssohn, Honorary Senior Fellow, School of Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne
The new museum opens with dazzling architecture and enticing exhibitions that intertwine the permanent collection with major international loans and art commissions
(Full Story)
|
By Sangita Swechcha
Rishi Ram Adhikari, founder of Kitab Yatra and Kitab Jatra Festival, discusses his mission to promote Nepali literature globally, build libraries, and connect readers across borders through cultural exchange.
(Full Story)
|
By Krishna Sen, Chair professor, The University of Western Australia
David T. Hill, Emeritus Professor of Southeast Asian Studies, Indo-Pacific Research Centre, Murdoch University
Tari Long’s memoir, My Neighbour, The Dictator, remembers a chaotic adolescence in the shadow of Indonesia’s 1965 military coup – and surviving her parents’ absence.
(Full Story)
|
By Lauren Chalk, Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University
David Slucki, Loti Smorgon Associate Professor in Contemporary Jewish Life and Culture, Monash University
We interviewed 22 educators, scholars and museum professionals who teach the Holocaust in Australia to find out what works – and what requires more guidance.
(Full Story)
|
By Nic Rawlence, Associate Professor in Ancient DNA, University of Otago
Globally significant collections of fossils, plants and rocks are held at separate institutions. Combined, they could support a dedicated natural history museum.
(Full Story)
|
By David Rowe, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
One of sport’s greatest cheating scandals has erupted again. It may have far-reaching ramifications for Cricket Australia and several players.
(Full Story)
|
By Brigitte Gerstl, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Clinical Medicine, Discipline of Women's Health, UNSW
Rebecca Deans, Associate Professor, School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW
Developing pubic hair is tied to sexual maturity – and so are some of the theories about why we’ve retained it.
(Full Story)
|
By Brian Long, Lecturer in Arts and Cultural Management, The University of Melbourne
Paris in the 1830s and 40s danced on the edge. Napoleon was dead. The Bourbon royals were back. Revolutions in 1830 and 1848 brought pitched battles to the streets. Glitzy wealth rubbed up against dire poverty.
Yet the city was a honey-pot for 20-something creatives; meet the bohemians. These brooding, passion-infused romantics dominated the art world. Chopin was there penning some of the most romantic piano music ever written. Victor Hugo’s Hunchback of Notre-Dame came out in 1831.
Among these dreamers was Henry Murger, a jobbing writer living hand-to-mouth. In 1849, he…
(Full Story)
|
Sunday, November 8, 2026
On his way to school in Vienna on the morning of 10 November 1938, eight-year-old Arthur Schneier watched his synagogue burn while firefighters and police officers stood by “rejoicing”.
(Full Story)
|