View from The Hill: How the government's plan to oppose Hanson's motion became a vote to support it

Oct 17, 2018 22:14 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

For Mathias Cormann, 2018 has been the annus horribilis. After emerging badly bruised from the leadership crisis, on Tuesday he took responsibility for the disastrous snafu over Pauline Hansons It is OK to be white...

Remembering Sidney Jeffryes and the darker side of our tales of Antarctic heroism

Oct 17, 2018 22:14 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

Antarctica is famous for its survival stories, but one of the most compelling has languished in the shadows for over a century. An unmarked grave in the public cemetery at Ararat has been the resting place of Sidney...

Nepotism is bad for the economy but most people underestimate it

Oct 17, 2018 22:06 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Indonesia is one of the worlds most corrupt countries and is making little progress in ending the practice. Corruption is rampant in Indonesia but so is nepotism, or favouritism granted to family, friends and...

Under the hammer: artwork by an algorithm is up for auction, so does that mean AI is now creative?

Oct 17, 2018 22:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

A painting generated by artificial intelligence will go up for sale at auction later this month raising again the question of whether a machine can be creative. The painting, called Edmond De Belamy, is estimated to be...

The mosques that survived Palu's tsunami and what that means

Oct 17, 2018 22:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

In the devastation that followed the earthquake and resulting tsunami in the Indonesian city of Palu in Central Sulawesi, many Muslim religious sites were destroyed. Two mosques, however, survived, with little to no...

Is exercise still important to weight loss? Absolutely, a doctor says

Oct 17, 2018 22:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Exercise isnt really important for weight loss has become a popular sentiment in the weight loss community. Its all about diet, many say. Dont worry about exercise so much. This idea crept out amid infinite theories...

When the line between machine and artist becomes blurred

Oct 17, 2018 22:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

With AI becoming incorporated into more aspects of our daily lives, from writing to driving, its only natural that artists would also start to experiment with artificial intelligence. In fact, Christies will be selling...