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Letters to the Editor

Readers show ‘defensive and uninformed perspectives’ on circumcision

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

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Philosophy & Psychology

Three lessons from Aristotle on friendship

While most love songs are inspired by the joys and heartaches of romantic relationships, love between friends can be just …

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Law & Politics

How democracies survive

To paraphrase Winston Churchill, democracy is the worst form of government — except for every other one we’ve tried. While …

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Science & Health

The impact and implications of large language models

Large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT and Google Bard have attracted a great deal of publicity in recent months …

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Science & Health

We need to stop treating AI like humans

The artificial intelligence (AI) pioneer Geoffrey Hinton recently resigned from Google, warning of the dangers of the technology “becoming more intelligent …

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Art & Humour

MBJ’s view

See current affairs through the eyes of cartoonist Matt Bissett-Johnson.

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