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Science & Health

Rationalists and circumcision

02/04/2023
On 14 April 2023, it will be 10 years since I sent out the very first edition of ‘RSA Daily’.  ...
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History

Reflecting on the Russian Revolution

31/03/2023
The Russian writer Konstantin Paustovsky famously remarked that the great Russian humanist intelligentsia, who included Pushkin and Herzen, Tolstoy and ...
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Law & Politics

Our parliament needs to become a more inclusive and welcoming place for all

29/03/2023
This is a lightly edited transcript of a speech given to the Tasmanian Legislative Council 28 March 2023. It is ...
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Law & Politics

What can be done to help Australia’s biodiversity

27/03/2023
The regent honeyeater is a small bird, mostly black, with speckles of soft yellow dotted down its body. Its chirp ...
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Philosophy & Psychology

Gods in the machine: Artificial intelligence and new religions

24/03/2023
We are about to witness the birth of a new kind of religion. In the next few years, or perhaps ...
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Science & Health

Lessons from social science forecasting during the pandemic

21/03/2023
Imagine being a policymaker at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. You have to decide which actions to recommend, how ...
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