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FactCheck Q A: did government gun buybacks reduce the number of gun deaths in Australia?

  • Written by David Bright, Associate Professor in Criminology, Centre for Crime Policy and Research, Flinders University

The Conversation fact-checks claims made on Q&A, broadcast Mondays on the ABC at 9.35pm. Thank you to everyone who sent us quotes for checking via Twitter using hashtags #FactCheck and #QandA, on Facebook or by email.

Excerpt from Q&A, October 16, 2017.

Q&A AUDIENCE MEMBER: The government-funded buybacks in 1996 and 2003 cost $700...

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An AI professor explains: three concerns about granting citizenship to robot Sophia

  • Written by Hussein Abbass, Professor, School of Engineering & IT, UNSW-Canberra, UNSW
imageCitizen Sophia.Flickr/AI for GOOD Global Summit, CC BY

I was surprised to hear that a robot named Sophia was granted citizenship by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The announcement last week followed the Kingdom’s commitment of US$500 billion to build a new city powered by robotics and renewables.

One of the most honourable concepts for a human...

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Geostorm: the latest climate action blockbuster (that you shouldn't watch)

  • Written by Marc Hudson, PhD Candidate, Sustainable Consumption Institute, University of Manchester

Writing for The Conversation is not, sadly, a paid gig. If it were, I’d have asked for danger money before seeing the mesmerisingly bad movie Geostorm. But as the weather is now political, I braved the terrors for you, gentle reader.

The plot starts promisingly enough. Against an introductory montage of horror heatwaves and storms, a young...

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Health Check: how to soothe yourself to sleep

  • Written by Joanna Waloszek, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Psychology, University of Melbourne
imageWorrying about not being able to sleep pushes it further away. from www.shutterstock.com

Getting a good night of sleep can seem like the most effortless and natural thing in the world, but when we can’t fall asleep it can quickly feel elusive and frustrating. There are a few techniques we can use to help us fall asleep, and some things we...

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  1. The ethics of human robots: Sam Jinks brings an artist's perspective to the discourse
  2. Why the government was wrong to reject an Indigenous 'Voice to Parliament'
  3. George Brandis suggests Joyce and Nash didn't really make their ministerial decisions
  4. The Conversation’s 2017 Yearbook - Articles from Australia's top thinkers
  5. What is palliative care? A patient's journey through the system
  6. History says department stores will struggle in the future
  7. Why #metoo is an impoverished form of feminist activism, unlikely to spark social change
  8. How should Australia respond to China's influence in our universities?
  9. Freeing up the huge areas set aside for parking can transform our cities
  10. Buying fresh potatoes and carrots all year round is destroying Australia's soil
  11. Why we're building a climate change game for 12-year-olds
  12. Federal Coalition will be watching the Queensland election anxiously
  13. Palaszczuk must grapple with One Nation, and history, in unpredictable Queensland election
  14. Labor should head left to win 25 November Qld election
  15. Joyce will be safe in New England but the High Court disrupts the government
  16. High Court rules Joyce and Roberts ineligible. SSM plebiscite turnout high
  17. The High Court sticks to the letter of the law on the 'citizenship seven'
  18. Not just available, but also useful: we must keep pushing to improve open access to research
  19. High Court knocks Barnaby Joyce out in dual citizenship case as byelection looms in New England
  20. Finally, unproven stem cell clinic practices might be curtailed
  21. Xi Jinping unveils China’s new leadership team
  22. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on calls for Michaelia Cash's resignation
  23. Politics podcast: Energy Security Board chair Kerry Schott on a national energy plan
  24. Don't use technology as a bargaining chip with your kids
  25. The off-topic Conversation #140
  26. Why we can’t rely on corporations to save us from climate change
  27. For bankers, acountability does not start at home
  28. The case of Michaelia Cash and her leaking adviser illustrates a failure of ministerial responsibility
  29. Students will suffer if Australia and New Zealand change tertiary fee agreement
  30. 'They shot my two daughters in front of me': Rohingya tell heartbreaking stories of loss and forced migration
  31. Five claims about coconut oil debunked
  32. The behavioural economics of an A$1,800 iPhone
  33. Friday essay: journey through the apocalypse
  34. Last of the Millers Point and Sirius tenants hang on as the money now pours in
  35. Australia still lags behind in vehicle emissions testing
  36. South Korea's public broadcasters are in an impossible political position
  37. Turnbull government says no to Indigenous Voice to Parliament
  38. Grattan on Friday: Cash takes a hit in the government's pursuit of Shorten
  39. George Michael: Freedom documents a star at war with fame
  40. Did Westpac just mansplain gender diversity to its competitors?
  41. We cannot deny the violence of White supremacy any more
  42. In for the long-haul: the challenge to fly non-stop from Australia to anywhere in the world
  43. I've always wondered: what's behind the belly button?
  44. Gluten free diets aren't easy, but if you slip up a dietary supplement could help
  45. Government spending on Indigenous people is rising, so why do so many still live in poverty?
  46. The Australian Federal Police needs to be free to do its job without political interference
  47. Why hot weather records continue to tumble worldwide
  48. Becoming more urban: attitudes to medium-density living are changing in Sydney and Melbourne
  49. Drop, bears: chronic stress and habitat loss are flooring koalas
  50. How climate change affects the building blocks for health

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