By Noel Castree, Adjunct Professor of Society & Environment, University of Technology Sydney
A new book, Muskism, sheds light on Elon Musk’s mission to remake the world in his image – while the rest of us haven’t even been consulted.
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By Morgan Marietta, Professor of American Civics, University of Tennessee
Pointing to the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment, the high court ruled that all babies born in the United States ‘are citizens by birth.’
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By Jordan Wehrman, Post-Doctoral Researcher, School of Psychological Sciences, University of Sydney
You’re sitting at your desk, writing a short story. You remain focused but after several hours, you still can’t see how to end it. So you go for a run, allowing your thoughts to run with you. Instead of stumbling on a rock, you fall onto a solution.
Sometimes, problems do not have obvious answers. The “eureka” solution comes when we are not expecting it, when our mind wanders. But what causes our mind to wander? What about running lets us come up with an answer that sitting at our desk does not?
While we often think of mind wandering as detrimental,
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By Snita Ahir-Knight, Programme Lead for World of Difference | He Ao Whakatoihara kore, University of Otago
Hazel Godfrey, Senior Lecturer, School of Science in Society, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
People living with disabilities or through poverty and racism develop deep practical knowledge of how institutions function. They should be seen as experts.
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By Hunter Bennett, Lecturer in Exercise Science, Adelaide University
It’s easy to see why many use AI for their exercise programs: it’s fast, cheap and readily available. But there can be downsides.
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By Kimberlee Weatherall, Professor of Law, University of Sydney
Daniel Angus, Professor of Digital Communication, Director of QUT Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology
Nicholas Carah, Associate Professor in Digital Media, The University of Queensland
You expect to be safe when you go to work or when your kids play at the school playground. When you go to the doctor or get financial advice from the bank, you expect they’ll act in your interests.
In short, there are many places in our society where the people with more control or more power have a duty of care to the people using their spaces and services.
Digital platforms should be no different. They’re important places for accessing information and participating in our communities. They need to be safe and trustworthy.
This is why the Australian government…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Family members of “drug war” victims watch the livestream of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s initial appearance at the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity, in Quezon City, Philippines, March 14, 2025. © 2025 Daniel Ceng/Anadolu via Getty Images (Manila) – Philippine police and their agents carry out extrajudicial killings with impunity as part of the government’s anti-drug campaign, Human Rights Watch said today, 10 years to the day after then-President Rodrigo Duterte began his vicious “war on drugs.” The current…
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By Amnesty International
Responding to China’s new Ethnic Unity Law coming into force on 1 July, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director Sarah Brooks said: “Chinese authorities have human rights obligations requiring them to protect minority communities and their cultures, but this law does the opposite. Rather than celebrating difference, it is about pushing ethnic groups such as Uyghurs, […] The post China: New ‘ethnic unity’ law set to entrench assimilation of minority groups appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Navid Noor, Postdoctoral Fellow, Higgins Lab, McMaster University
Drew Higgins, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University
Ammonia rarely makes headlines, but much of modern life depends on it. The compound of nitrogen and hydrogen is the key ingredient in the fertilizers that help feed roughly half of the world’s population. It is also attracting serious attention as a carbon-free fuel for ships, power plants and heavy industry.
The problem is how we make it. Nearly all of the world’s ammonia comes from the Haber-Bosch…
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By Pamela K. Starr, Associate Professor of International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Most Americans understand that their avocado toast and Super Bowl guacamole depend on a green fruit imported from Mexico. But few realize that Mexico is the United States’ top trading partner, both as the largest source of U.S. imports and the largest market for its exports.
Mexico supplies everything from fruits and vegetables to computers, medical equipment and electrical machinery – not to mention vehicles…
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