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Who should own the knowledge that underpins AI technology?

Russian mathematician Yurii Nesterov was recently awarded the Gauss Prize for outstanding mathematical contributions for his “groundbreaking work” on optimisation. The award cited his work on gradient descent methods – and in particular, the “efficiency gains [they] provide to AI technologies”.

The Conversation · Sep 14

How to build climate-resilient transport systems

Extreme weather frequently causes major disruptions in UK transport and energy systems. Heavy snowfall often leads to school closures, roads grinding to a halt, rail services and flights severely disrupted or cancelled and even power cuts. Successive heatwaves cause railway tracks to buckle and overhead lines to sag, resulting in…

The Conversation · Sep 14

All-round condemnation for Pauline Hanson over Indigenous slur

Government and opposition joined in criticising Pauline Hanson over her comments on a podcast last year declaring that Australia’s original occupants had “achieved nothing”.

The Conversation · Sep 14

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Is calisthenics as good as weight training? Here’s what the science says

Calisthenics has gained enormous popularity in recent years, particularly thanks to social media and the rise of workout areas in city parks. You probably know some of the moves already, like pull-ups, push-ups, dips and squats.

The Conversation · Sep 14

Trailblazing lawyer Mary Gaudron, a woman of many firsts, leaves a huge and lasting legacy

Mary Genevieve Gaudron, the first woman judge on the High Court of Australia, has died aged 83.

The Conversation · Sep 14

Rinse: Amrita Hepi’s show about beginnings is a mid-career masterpiece

In the beginning, there is a stage: glowing lilac with fluorescent floor lights downstage and upstage, four blue blocks and one silver wedge. A figure appears: an Auslan interpreter, who signs the recorded Acknowledgement of Country. We are on Gadigal land.

The Conversation · Sep 14

Big AI wants to slow down AI research. Is it a safety pause or a strategic retreat?

Over the weekend, Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei called for artificial intelligence (AI) companies, including his own, to slow down their work. Sam Altman and Elon Musk, heads of rivals OpenAI and xAI respectively, agreed.

The Conversation · Sep 14

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Why big tech will hate the Australian tax office’s latest ruling

Countries like Australia have long struggled to tax the global tech giants. Now, a new approach could significantly increase tax collected from multinationals such as Apple, Google, Microsoft and Amazon.

The Conversation · Sep 14

Why strengthening ties with the Global South was a top priority for Putin’s recent diplomacy blitz

Over the past two weeks, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin staged a major diplomatic blitz. Across three events in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East and New Delhi, India, as well as a state visit by Vietnam’s leader, he met with some 18 heads of state.

The Conversation · Sep 14

View from The Hill: One Nation would have more people leaving than entering Australia over three years

One Nation on Monday released a radical policy proposing Australia’s net overseas migration (NOM) be negative over three years, as the country reduced its temporary migrant population by 750,000.

The Conversation · Sep 14

Shocks, alchemy and John Howard’s ‘long shadow’ have shaped 21st century Australian politics

It says something not too flattering about Australian politics that respected academic Paul Strangio’s new book The Alchemy of Leadership only discusses 21st century prime ministers, but still needs to cover seven of them. Or eight, if you count Kevin Rudd twice.

The Conversation · Sep 14

Democrats’ chances of gaining control of Congress at US midterms depend on Iran war

In Nate Silver’s forecast model, Democrats are more likely than not to gain control of the US federal Senate at November 3 midterm elections, and strongly favoured to gain control of the House of Representatives. Donald Trump’s net approval is close to -20.

The Conversation · Sep 14

Imported phosphate for fertiliser is expensive – could this homegrown alternative be a solution?

Since the end of the second world war, adding phosphorus to soils in the form of mineral fertiliser has played a crucial role in increasing and maintaining global food production in response to population growth.

The Conversation · Sep 13

Data from more than 600 people shows resting heart rates have their own secret rhythm

You’re likely familiar with the idea of a circadian rhythm – your body’s 24-hour cycle that governs sleep and wakefulness.

The Conversation · Sep 13

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Your say: week beginning September 14

Every day, we publish a selection of your emails in our newsletter. We’d love to hear from you, you can email us at [email protected].

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Alice Duncan-Kemp was an empathetic observer of Mithaka culture, but her legacy is complicated

Alice’s dreaming is centrally about the childhood, memories and writings of Alice Duncan-Kemp (1901-1988), who grew up on a pastoral property named Mooraberrie in the first decades of the 20th century.

The Conversation · Sep 13

A brief history of collage from 12th century Japan to Sydney today – and your own kitchen table

Collage is ancient, with roots going back to the invention of paper in East Asia.

The Conversation · Sep 13

What are statins? And can healthy people use them to prevent heart disease and dementia?

Every month, around 2.7 million Australians have a statin dispensed to lower their risk of heart attack and stroke.

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Too many students have ‘reading anxiety’. New research suggests it is triggered by problems in primary school

Western Australian author Hamish Kelly has struggled with reading for almost two decades. In his first of two books, he describes his experience of learning to read:

The Conversation · Sep 13

Australia must double down to meet our climate targets. Our new study shows how

Within the next five years, global warming is set to breach the 1.5°C threshold at the heart of the 2015 Paris Agreement. This will have dire consequences, from rapidly melting ice sheets to ghostly white coral reefs.

The Conversation · Sep 13

We may be able to turn off the algorithm, but we can’t escape the misogyny of the manosphere

The federal government recently announced a suite of new laws designed to address harmful content on digital platforms.

The Conversation · Sep 13

Data centres in Australia: your questions answered

Community opposition to large-scale data centres is growing. Critics are calling for a pause on data centre development, in line with other jurisdictions such as New York, but Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has ruled this out.

The Conversation · Sep 13

Data centres have existed for decades. So why are they so controversial now?

Until recently, data centres attracted relatively little public attention. They were largely treated as invisible pieces of digital infrastructure: essential but rarely discussed outside technical and industry circles.

The Conversation · Sep 13

Private money is coming to NZ netball. Other sports should be paying close attention

New Zealand’s netball establishment is about to try a very different game plan.

The Conversation · Sep 13

Caught between culture and commerce: Canada’s high-stakes trade clash with the United States

In recent weeks, Canada’s federal government has taken seemingly contradictory stances on the protection and promotion of Canadian culture.

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