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Philosophy & Psychology

Is Richard Dawkins right about Claude?

In recent days, evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins wrote an op-ed suggesting AI chatbot Claude may be conscious. Dawkins did not express ...
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Art, Humour & Poetry

MBJ’s view

See current affairs through the eyes of cartoonist Matt Bissett-Johnson. Published 16 May 2026.
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Letters to the Editor

Daniela’s story helped me understand the Holocaust

Editor’s note: If you would like to submit a letter for possible publication, please email it to editor@rationalist.com.au. See our ...
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Law & Politics

Far from “winning” the gender struggle, women face new threats

Almost a decade after Hanna Rosin, editor at The Atlantic, published her book, The End of Men, she was invited ...
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Science & Health

The dangers of searching for a ‘technofix’ to climate change

In 1989, environmentalist Bill McKibben announced to the world that nature was dead. Due to the rapid rate and scale of ...
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Ethics & Religion

How Defence chaplains unwittingly made the case for more secular wellbeing support

Following an article in the Journal of Religion and Health, several chaplains published a further article in the 2023 edition ...
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