By Michael Naparstek, Associate Teaching Professor Religious Studies, University of Tennessee
Daoism approaches the world not from the perspective that the world is broken or needs to be saved, but rather that it is naturally balanced.
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By Steven Lautzenheiser, Assistant Professor of Biological Anthropology, University of Tennessee
Your fingers’ lengths are just one feature of many that let your hands grasp, press, pull and otherwise interact with the world.
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By Morgan Tingley, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles
Spring migration has taken flight, but with rising temperatures and shifting seasons, birds are adjusting when and how they migrate to keep up with a rapidly warming climate.
Morgan Tingley, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Los Angeles, studies the effects of climate change on birds.
The Conversation has collaborated with SciLine to bring you highlights from the discussion, edited for brevity and clarity.
How is climate…
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By Amnesty International
Responding to new findings by Citizen Lab that the device of former member of the European Parliament, Stelios Kouloglou, was infected with Pegasus spyware between October 2022 and March 2023, while he was serving on a European Parliament committee investigating Pegasus and other similar spyware, Elina Castillo Jiménez, Advocacy and Policy Advisor for the Security Lab at Amnesty International, said: “The fact that Stelios Kouloglou’s device was infected with an intrusive form of spyware that only governments can procure, while he […] The post Europe: Brazen hacking of former MEP investigating…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The contest will be closely watched for whether One Nation erodes Labor in an outer suburban area, and also for its implications for Hastie.
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By Aaron Heap, PhD candidate, The University of Melbourne
Tom Fairman, Forest and fire scientist, The University of Melbourne
Our national parks are a haven for humans, plants and animals alike.
Protected areas such as national parks are a cornerstone of our efforts to conserve nature. But these unique ecosystems can still bear the scars of past fires, floods and other natural disturbances.
Our new study examines how repeated bushfires have changed, and continue to change, one of Australia’s iconic national parks.
Located on Australia’s southernmost…
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By Amin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University
It is ironic to see the Islamic Republic of Iran burying its slain supreme leader and the United States celebrating its 250th independence anniversary in the same week. Both sides have used the mourning and commemoration occasions to claim victory in a war that has led to a fragile 60-day ceasefire for negotiating a final deal.
The Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was deliberately killed in a US-Israeli bombing on the first…
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By Timothy Koskie, Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Media and Communications, University of Sydney
Earlier today, the ABC flagged a shift in their position on generative artificial intelligence (AI) use in their news production. Despite previous caution, a recent deal with US tech company Anthropic has opened the door for ABC staff to bring Claude AI into their broadcasting news work.
For now, the scope of this inclusion is limited, with a focus on converting radio programs into articles. However, the ABC has signalled a willingness to expand this scope to include other tasks. The broadcaster…
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By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
With a state election set for late November, a new poll has One Nation ahead of the two major parties.
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By Fabricio Cordido
Colombia just prohibited female genital mutilation after approving a bill called “Girls Without Ablation.” It is a law born within the communities that needed it most.
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