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5 Bret Easton Ellis adaptations, ranked from worst to best
Bret Easton Ellis’ books seem perfect for the screen, but there’s an art to translating books like The Shards and American Psycho. Which adaptations worked – or didn’t?
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Online shadow libraries – and why they’re being implicated in AI copyright lawsuits
Listen to expert on shadow libraries Balázs Bodó on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
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How would NZ’s vital freight system handle a big earthquake? Our study sounds a warning
New research reveals a magnitude 8.5 earthquake is likely to trigger a cascade of problems for NZ’s freight networks. But how many are avoidable?
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How Netflix’s ‘Little House on the Prairie’ expands the book and TV series for today
By providing a more expansive ‘Little House’ world, the show respects Wilder’s writing while redressing racist depictions.
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Firefighting aircraft aren’t enough – Britain needs to build a wildfire-resilient society that involves everyone
The most effective wildfire risk reduction happens long before the first 999 call.
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Zed Beats: how home studios reinvented Zambian pop music and gave young people a voice
Zed Beats artists aren’t known for political songs, but they’ve become so popular that they’re used to mobilise voters during elections.
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What is emotional regulation? A child psychologist explains
The aim isn’t to get rid of difficult feelings, but to find ways of managing them effectively.
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Will companies ever be run by an AI CEO?
Artificial intelligence cannot replace human leadership – but the problem is not machines, it’s people.
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Burundi refugees talk about life in South Africa after their long journey: hope and heartbreak side by side
There’s more to being a refugee than crossing a border.
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Manasseh Sogavare unleashes on Solomon Islands government over US agreement
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific The US Shiprider Agreement signed by the new-look Solomon Islands government has been subject to fiery criticism in Parliament. The opposition leader Manasseh Sogavare continues to attack the agreement which he describes as an affront to the sovereignty of Solomon Islands, but the Prime Minister Matthew Wale insists the
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The idea of the ‘company man’ was forged decades ago. Its problems still haunt leaders today
If we are serious about equality, appointing more women to leadership roles should be accompanied by questioning the model of leadership itself.
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Disabled people face greater climate change risks – and they can also help NZ adapt
New research shows disabled people remain overlooked in climate policy, despite lived experience that could help build more resilient communities.