Independent Analysis and Reportage
Keith Rankin writes; My key point is that a nuclear apocalypse would be more than a single-species suicide: it could be a murder-suicide that would destroy all life on Earth; indeed all life in the Universe if Earth is the only place with life. So, could an AI holocaust be a good thing? The answer has to be 'yes', if AI gets there first, killing only all humans and not all life.
Germany is a country undergoing societal collapse – as in the Great Depression of 1930 to 1933 – and which is only keeping its economy 'above-water' by resorting to militarism. In the 1930s, the liberals failed big-time, and the population turned to the far-right for solutions. This time, it looks like the failing 'liberals' may be morphing into a new-far-right. The SPD – Germany's equivalent of New Zealand's Labour Party – is becoming increasingly irrelevant in the process.
Voters’ economic pain is real. But perceptions matter too, and the government must get better at selling its message on its key policies.
Parents play a vital role in educating young people about sex, sexuality and pornography. But where do you start?
ANALYSIS: By Tess Newton Cain and Stefan Armbruster With a Chinese ballistic missile test in July as prelude, the familiar China-Taiwan tensions and preparations for the Pacific pre-COP in October and COP31 the following month, the annual Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM) returned to Palau last week for the first time in 12 years,
Labour MP Deborah Russell’s knitting caused a stir in parliament. But the humble craft has a long history as a tool for protest, solidarity and political change.
By Wan Taufiq in Bangkok Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Israeli Embassy in Bangkok yesterday to decry the behaviour of Israeli tourists and declare that their country is “not for sale” as part of a campaign dubbed “Take Thailand Back”. The demonstration, organised by former media mogul Sondhi Limthongkul, follows a spate of incidents
By Susana Suisuiki of RNZ Pacific A historic cemetery in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, has been vandalised devastating families and local community members. An Australian-based researcher, who has led the restoration project at the Nikao Cemetery in Rarotonga for 10 years, says those responsible for vandalising the headstones need to be prosecuted. It was reported this
Anxiety about automation dates back hundreds of years.
Walking away from terrorist offending is far more complicated than simply quitting a group or a cause. But evidence shows well-designed programs can work.
Historical games let us engage with the past, but what matters is how they frame this history, and what they ask players to do.
On The Conversation Weekly podcast, an international law expert explains why some Serbs revered convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić.