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Australia’s police are not being militarised
Vernon White | November 7, 2019Media articles and social justice campaigners suggest that police agencies are putting special forces onto the streets of Australia, but nothing could be further from the truth.
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Robots can outwit us on the virtual battlefield, so let’s not put them in charge of the real thing
Toby Walsh | November 6, 2019StarCraft II is the latest complex game to be conquered by artificial intelligence. But if robots now reign supreme at virtual war, where does that leave us when it comes to real conflict?
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What’s your superpower? How to land a job in Silicon Valley
Dawn Lo | November 6, 2019UNSW Business School Graduate Shawn Noronha shares his insights on how to land a job in Silicon Valley by responding to trendy interview questions like, “What’s your superpower?”
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New database enhances genomics research collaboration
Open Forum | November 6, 2019Sharing datasets that reveal the function of genomic variants in health and disease has become easier with the launch of a new, open-source database developed by Australian and North American researchers.
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Successful social cohesion starts in school
Jane Wilkinson | November 5, 2019Efforts to reduce racism and bullying in Victoria’s schools could offer lessons for similar progress in the rest of Australian society.
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People are not the problem in cyber-security
Lesley Seebeck | November 5, 2019The slow work of building human capability and a systems-level understanding is likely to yield better results in cyber-security than firing staff who make mistakes or micromanaging individual activity.
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Linking national heath data should boost Aussie health services
Open Forum | November 5, 2019The creation of a national data linkage resource will improve health services and policy, as well as providing essential information on comparative effectiveness of treatment strategies.
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The ethics of the 4 day work week
Nicholas Smith | November 4, 2019There’s much to be said for the campaign to reduce weekly working hours but the ethics are more complex than often assumed.
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It’s not ‘wild dog’ management – we’re just killing dingoes
Open Forum | November 4, 2019Dingo or just wild dog? A new study busts the misconception that pure dingoes are extinct in NSW – and finds several ‘dingo hotspots’ around the state.
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The case for a global kidney exchange
Francesca Minerva | November 4, 2019The Global Kidney Exchange, which aims to expand the kidney donor pool, has been criticised as ‘organ trafficking’, but the counter argument is that it will save the lives of rich and poor patients alike.
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Understanding the ‘personality’ of AI
Hui Chia | November 3, 2019As artificial intelligence and deep learning continue to impact many human industries, would understanding the ‘personality’ within the algorithm make us trust them more?
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Renters can be trapped for years in homes they can’t afford
Hal Pawson | November 3, 2019After paying rent, more than half of low-income tenants don’t have enough left over for other essentials, and the latest evidence shows nearly half of them can be stuck in this situation for years.
