Constellations Why do different cultures see such similar meanings in the constellations?theconversation.com - Simon Cropper and Charles Kemp and Daniel Little and Duane W. Hamacher Almost every person throughout the existence of humankind has looked up at the night sky and seen more than just a random scattering of light. …
Digital Economy Logged out: farmers in Far North Queensland are being left behind by the digital economytheconversation.com - Amber Marshall Farming families and communities in Queensland’s remote north are being left behind by the digital economy, putting them at significant social and …
New Guinea How ancient seafarers and their dogs helped a humble louse conquer the worldtheconversation.com - Loukas Koungoulos This is the story of how a parasitic, skin-chewing insect came to conquer the world. For more than a century, scientists have been puzzled as to how …
Ice Age New research shows that Antarctica's largest floating ice shelf is highly sensitive to warming of the oceantheconversation.com - Dan Lowry Scientists have long been concerned about the potential collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and its contribution to global sea level rise. Much …
Fossils Eye-opening discovery: 54 million year old fossil flies yield new insight into the evolution of sighttheconversation.com - Mike Lee Fossilised flies that lived 54 million years ago have revealed a surprising twist to the tale of how insects’ eyes evolved. These craneflies, …
Amazon Regulating Facebook, Google and Amazon is hard given their bewildering complexitytheconversation.com - Zac Rogers Back in the 1990s – a lifetime ago in internet terms – the Spanish sociologist Manuel Castells published several books charting the rise of …
Sleep Curious Kids: why don't people fall out of bed when they are sleeping?theconversation.com - Alex Agostini If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au. How do people know not to fall out of their beds …
Facebook Here's how tech giants profit from invading our privacy, and how we can start taking it backtheconversation.com - Katharine Kemp Australia’s consumer watchdog has recommended major changes to our consumer protection and privacy laws. If these reforms are adopted, consumers will …
Kids Curious Kids: why do I sometimes forget what I was just going to say?theconversation.com - Peter Wilson If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au. Why do I sometimes forget to say something mere …
Dark Web 8chan's demise is a win against hate, but could drive extremists to the dark webtheconversation.com - Renee Barnes The news that 8chan, the far-right online community allegedly home to mass shooting manifestos, has been effectively removed from the internet is …
Heracles Meet the 'Hercules parrot' from prehistoric New Zealand – the biggest ever discoveredtheconversation.com - Trevor H. Worthy Say hello to Heracles inexpectatus, a parrot the size of a human child. But don’t worry, you won’t meet one face to face. Our new discovery, published …
Radiation Curious Kids: why is air colder the higher up you go?theconversation.com - Zoran Ristovski and Branka Miljevic Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to …
Artificial Intelligence AI is here to stay. Now we need to ensure everyone benefitstheconversation.com - Juliet A. Gerrard and Kyle Webster and Stuart McNaughton and Tahu Kukutai Artificial intelligence (AI) is already in use in many sectors. Its contribution is expected to rise steadily, driven by advances in data storage, …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoArtificial Intelligence AI is here to stay. Now we need to ensure that everyone benefitstheconversation.com - Juliet A. Gerrard and Kyle Webster and Stuart McNaughton and Tahu Kukutai Artificial intelligence (AI) is already in use in many sectors. Its contribution is expected to rise steadily, driven by advances in data storage, …
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Australian media regulators face the challenge of dealing with global platforms Google and Facebooktheconversation.com - Terry Flew With concerns growing worldwide about the economic power of digital technology giants such as Google and Facebook, there was plenty of interest …
Buffet buddies: footage reveals that fierce leopard seals work together when king penguin is on the menutheconversation.com - David Hocking and Alistair Evans and James Robbins Some people don’t like sharing their food – we all have a friend who gets cranky when you steal a chip from their plate. For wild animals, this makes …
Metadata Think your metadata is only visible to national security agencies? Think againtheconversation.com - Damien Manuel It was bound to happen, and it did. Poorly crafted legislation – designed to allow national security agencies to collect information with the aim of …
Play buttonThe Bachelor An astronomy expert explains how The Bachelor's research will help us discover new planetstheconversation.com - Jonti Horner As an astronomer, I’m used to talking about the stars - the ones above, the distant suns and the worlds that orbit them. But this week, I’ve been …
Moon Australia can pick up its game and land a Moon missiontheconversation.com - Andrew Dempster Andrew Dempster is a Friend of The Conversation. Now all the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing have died down it’s worth considering where we are with future lunar missions …
Breeding Thoroughbreds is far from natural in the race for a winnertheconversation.com - Cathrynne Henshall and Paul McGreevy and and and Happy birthday to each and every Australian Thoroughbred racehorse, as today (August 1) is considered their official “horse birthday” in the southern …
Nagaland Curious Kids: can Earth be affected by a black hole in the future?theconversation.com - Janie Hoormann If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au. Can Earth be affected by a black hole in the …
Play buttonAlgorithms Algorithms are everywhere but what will it take for us to trust them?theconversation.com - Kate Smith-Miles The role of algorithms in our lives is growing rapidly, from simply suggesting online search results or content in our social media feed, to more …
Journalism Consumer watchdog: journalism is in crisis and only more public funding can helptheconversation.com - Margaret Simons Once upon a time, step onto a train and you could be pretty sure that most of the passengers would have their noses buried in newspapers. These days, …
Digital Literacy How Australia can make AI work for our economy, and for our peopletheconversation.com - Anthony Elliott The idea of robots taking our jobs is not radically new. But artificial intelligence (AI) is now completely reorganising the global economy. Some …
Facebook Consumer watchdog calls for new measures to combat Facebook and Google's digital dominancetheconversation.com - Rob Nicholls and Katharine Kemp The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has called for “holistic, dynamic reforms” to address the online dominance of digital …
Play buttonAsteroids An asteroid just buzzed past Earth, and we barely noticed in timetheconversation.com - Michael J. I. Brown A 100-metre-wide asteroid passed just 70,000km from Earth on Thursday, Australian time. It was discovered by the Brazilian SONEAR survey just days …
Dogs Training my dog taught me that it's people who really need trainingtheconversation.com - Ann Morrison As I watched my hunting dog standing off the lead and lined up with all the other Kleiner Münsterländers, awaiting her turn to swim out and bring …
Magnetism Curious Kids: does the Sun spin as well as the planets?theconversation.com - Belinda Nicholson Curious Kids is a series for children. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au You might …
FaceApp FaceApp's fine print means you effectively can't sue them, unless you send a letter to their Russian office within 30 daystheconversation.com - Mark Giancaspro Viral photo app FaceApp has taken the world by storm. Launched in 2017, the app has recently enjoyed mass popularity due largely to Hollywood …
