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Low-energy homes don't just save money, they improve lives

  • Written by: Stephen Berry, Research fellow, University of South Australia
imageEco-houses at Scotland’s Housing Expo, Inverness. What is it like to live in a house like this?via Wikipedia, CC BY-SA

Household energy use is a significant contributor to global carbon emissions. International policy is firmly moving towards technology-rich, low- and near-zero-energy homes. That is, buildings designed to reduce the need for...

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A brief history of GnuPG: vital to online security but free and underfunded

  • Written by: Ralph Holz, Lecturer in Networks and Security, University of Sydney
imageGnuPGP still has many important uses today.AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

Most people have never heard of the software that makes up the machinery of the internet. Outside developer circles, its authors receive little reward for their efforts, in terms of either money or public recognition.

One example is the encryption software GNU Privacy Guard (also...

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Greens should press Jordon Steele-John to stay in Senate seat he is set to get

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageJordon Steele-John has stood for the Greens in two federal elections and two state elections.Facebook

What are the odds of three Senate candidates without a snowflake’s chance in hell of winning the seats they were pursuing at the 2016 election suddenly finding themselves gifted places courtesy of the Constitution?

Earlier this year, One...

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The future of artificial intelligence: two experts disagree

  • Written by: Peter Stratton, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
imageWill AI take over the world or lead to a bright future for humanity?Shutterstock/PHOTOCREO Michal Bednarek

Artificial intelligence (AI) promises to revolutionise our lives, drive our cars, diagnose our health problems, and lead us into a new future where thinking machines do things that we’re yet to imagine.

Or does it? Not everyone agrees.

Even...

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  5. Getting rid of plastic bags: a windfall for supermarkets but it won't do much for the environment
  6. The Great Galactic Recession
  7. Taxing empty homes: a step towards affordable housing, but much more can be done
  8. Smart or dumb? The real impact of India's proposal to build 100 smart cities
  9. From Elizabeth I to high fashion, the tales behind Game of Thrones' costumes
  10. Australia doesn't have a constitutional right protecting freedom of the person – it needs one
  11. The blockchain could have better security than the banks
  12. The brain and the gut talk to each other: how fixing one could help the other
  13. How building your child's spoken word bank can boost their capacity to read
  14. Mozzies are evolving to beat insecticides – except in Australia
  15. Explainer: What is 'fair dealing' and when can you copy without permission?
  16. Boost for military's role in combatting domestic terrorism
  17. Australia's planned decryption law would weaken cybersecurity
  18. Greens senator Scott Ludlam forced to quit because of dual citizenship
  19. Weekly Quiz: what was the theme of this year's NAIDOC week?
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  21. Early images of the closest look at Jupiter's Great Red Spot
  22. Explainer: what is pre-pregnancy carrier screening and should potential parents consider it?
  23. The National Electricity Market has served its purpose – it's time to move on
  24. Blaming migrants won't solve Western Sydney's growing pains
  25. A brief history of Al Gore's climate missions to Australia
  26. Got pre-diabetes? Here's five things to eat or avoid to prevent type 2 diabetes
  27. Memo to COAG: Australia is already awash with gas
  28. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Turnbull and the 'sensible centre'
  29. Business Briefing: are our standards dropping in the workplace?
  30. Explainer: what are 'creepshots' and what can we do about them?
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  33. Publish and don’t perish – how to keep rare species' data away from poachers
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  36. The unlikely 21st century reboot of an ancient philosophy
  37. Grattan on Friday: Hanson's 'outsider' politics a challenge for Turnbull as he sits in 'sensible centre'
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  39. Platform co-ops offer urban communities a bigger say in their lives
  40. The Conversation attends Global Fact 4, with fact-checkers from around the world
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