By Weizhi Deng, Ph.D. Student in Atmospheric and Environmental Science, University of Iowa
Jun Wang, Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa
Meng Zhou, Researcher in Atmospheric and Earth Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
For decades, the United States made steady progress in reducing surface ozone pollution, the main ingredient in smog. But that progress – achieved as vehicles, industries and power sources became cleaner – is increasingly being overshadowed by a different and growing source of ozone pollution: wildfires.
Our team of atmospheric and wildfire scientists…
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By Human Rights Watch
Two journalists affiliated with the YouTube channel Imbarutso ya Demokarasi are facing charges for reporting on Kwa Kabuga or the Kigali Transit Center, an unofficial detention facility where authorities hold people deemed “undesirable,” and one of the capital’s worst kept secrets. Augustin Nsanzimana, a cameraman and editor, and Emmanuel Niyonshuti, a broadcast journalist, are currently being held in pre-trial detention, which was confirmed by a judge on June 2. At a May 26 court hearing, the prosecution accused the two of “publish[ing] rumors that may incite fear,” a criminal offense vague…
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By Jennifer Parker, Adjunct Professor, Defence and Security Institute, The University of Western Australia; UNSW Sydney
Following news of Australia acquiring used Virginia-class submarines from the US, AUKUS has been in the headlines again, but how much of what you’ve heard is true?
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By Steve Urlich, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Management, Lincoln University, New Zealand
As an overhauled rulebook for commercial forestry comes into force, there are concerns it could weaken safeguards as climate risks intensify.
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By Andrew Cullen, Senior Research Fellow, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne
Artificial intelligence (AI) giant Anthropic has expanded access to a highly advanced model deemed too dangerous for public release, including Australia in the select handful of users.
The large language model, known as Claude Mythos, is now being rolled out to an additional 150 organisations across 15 countries, including the Australian government and several local businesses,…
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By Ihsan Yilmaz, Deputy Directory (Research Development), Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation & Research Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Deakin University
Nicholas Morieson, Research Fellow, Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
Democracies can either defend rights in the digital age, or drift into complicity as the architects of a new, global authoritarianism enabled by AI.
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By Paul Salmon, Professor of Human Factors, University of the Sunshine Coast
Isaiah Jesse Elstak, Research assistant, Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science, University of the Sunshine Coast
Scott McLean, Adjunct Associate Professor, Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems, University of the Sunshine Coast
With 48 teams and 104 games across 16 host cities and three countries (the United States, Canada and Mexico), this year’s FIFA World Cup is projected to be the biggest sporting event ever in terms of attendance, revenue and global viewership.
It also promises to be the most technologically advanced, and artificial intelligence (AI) in particular will touch almost all aspects of the tournament.
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By Belinda Thompson, Senior Lecturer at the Australian Lymphoedema Education, Research and Treatment Centre, Macquarie University
Louise Koelmeyer, Director, Australian Lymphoedema Education Research and Treatment Centre (ALERT), Macquarie University
Social media is spruiking the health benefits of ‘lymphatic draining’. 2 lymphoedema experts explain what it is and whether it works.
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By Katherine Day, Lecturer, Publishing, The University of Melbourne
Bec Kavanagh, Senior Tutor in Publishing & Creative Writing, The University of Melbourne
Matthew Holden, Lecturer in Publishing & Communications
Australia’s bookshops are in trouble, and that’s bad news for readers. But there are ideas we could borrow from Europe to help make our bookshops healthy again.
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By Amnesty International
In response to the announcement by Haitian authorities of two new specialized judicial units intended to address, among other issues, serious human rights abuses in Haiti, Ana Piquer, Americas director at Amnesty International, said: “The opening of these specialized judicial units is a necessary step in the fight against the widespread impunity that has enabled […] The post Haiti: New judicial units must ensure real justice for victims, especially children appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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