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If machines can beat us at games, does it make them more intelligent than us?

  • Written by: David Ireland, Electronic Engineer and Research Scientist at the Australian E-Health Research Centre, CSIRO
imageComputers are getting better at playing games such as chess.Shutterstock/Vasilyev Alexandr

The year 1997 saw the ultimate man versus machine tournament, with chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov losing to a machine called Deep Blue.

Earlier this year, in what was hailed as another breakthrough in artificial intelligence (AI) research, Google’s Alph...

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Koalas are feeling the heat, and we need to make some tough choices to save our furry friends

  • Written by: Jonathan Rhodes, Associate Professor, The University of Queensland
imageKoalas face many threats, and our conservation efforts are failing them.Koala image from www.shutterstock.com

Koalas are a much-loved Australian icon and a tourism moneyspinner too, contributing more than A$1 billion each year to Australia’s economy.

Worringly, however, there is growing evidence that koala populations are declining rapidly in...

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Turnbull remains less than pitch-perfect

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Malcolm Turnbull is struggling to produce the right response in the aftermath of his election debacle.

On Saturday he did not take on any blame and lashed out at Labor’s “Mediscare” tactic. On Tuesday he took “full responsibility” for the campaign and admitted the government had provided some fertile ground for Labor...

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By Jupiter, what we know of the gas giant so far

  • Written by: Tanya Hill, Honorary Fellow of the University of Melbourne and Senior Curator (Astronomy), Museum Victoria
imageJupiter and its Great Red Spot. NASA, ESA, and M. Kornmesser., CC BY

Look towards the north-west after sunset and there is currently one bright point of light that easily stands out relative to everything around it. That is the planet Jupiter, shining with an intense and steady glow.

After a journey of five years, and decades in the planning,...

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  1. We must convince people we believe in Medicare: Turnbull
  2. From scolds to talking underwater : Policing women's voices
  3. Are shipping containers really the answer for affordable housing? Time for a reality check
  4. Labor's 'Mediscare' campaign capitalised on Coalition history of hostility towards Medicare
  5. Politics podcast: James Pearson on the knife-edge result and business confidence
  6. How Uber opens cities only to close them
  7. In a world of low rates, what else can the RBA and central banks do?
  8. In rare cases, a dog's lick can carry more than just love
  9. Caught short: we need to talk about public toilets
  10. Companies may be misleading investors by not openly assessing the true value of assets
  11. Playing politics with your future: what a hung parliament could mean for super
  12. Maggie's Plan: screwball comedy meets witty academic satire
  13. A guide to the nanotechnology used in the average home
  14. Too much salt and sugar and not enough exercise – why Australians' health is lagging
  15. Finally, a proven way to keep great white sharks at arm's length
  16. Despite experts' fears, Australia should be moving to electronic online voting
  17. This parliament – hung or unhung – will bring us another continuous election campaign
  18. 'Mediscare' campaign shows the power of negative advertising
  19. FactCheck Q A: are Indigenous women 34-80 times more likely than average to experience violence?
  20. We can't save all wildlife, so conservation laws need to change
  21. Why dick doodles on the ballot paper are their own election statement
  22. Health Check: what are the risks of drinking before you know you're pregnant?
  23. Volkswagen’s record settlement payout: treating the symptom not the disease
  24. The off-topic Conversation #100
  25. A new era may be dawning again for radical right populists in Austria and Europe
  26. Even if he keeps the top job, Malcolm Turnbull's troubles have only just begun
  27. Lessons for the post-EU British film industry from the collapse of the Soviet Union
  28. How ants walk backwards carrying a heavy load and still find home
  29. Invisible children: research shows up to one in five Aboriginal newborns aren't registered
  30. Pollution guidelines leave a blind spot for assessing the impact of coal and oil
  31. Labor leadership talk a bit of mischievous arson
  32. Turnbull stands solid against returning Abbott to frontbench
  33. Enigmatic Turnbull creates his own misfortune and will be forever diminished by it
  34. An uncertain election result may lead to stagnant financial markets
  35. Economic policy challenges will swamp our election outcome, no matter who ends up winning
  36. The myth of public opinion
  37. Explainer: why don't we know who won the election and what happens now?
  38. Explainer: what is a ‘hung parliament’, and how will a government be formed?
  39. After messy night, Coalition more likely to form government – but Pauline Hanson is in the Senate
  40. Malcolm Turnbull sounded tone deaf to election message
  41. Major rebuff to Malcolm Turnbull as poll result hovers on knife edge
  42. Infographic: what we know so far about the results of Election 2016
  43. Final polls have Coalition favoured
  44. Gina Rinehart, Weight Loss and Women Under the Microscope
  45. #ausvotes: a final update from the social media hustings
  46. Overcharged for hearing aids? Australia's audiology industry isn't rogue, but needs improvement
  47. Brexit is done, now what about accounting?
  48. Just how safe are Australia's airports?
  49. Brexit harms startups but it may not be fatal
  50. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the campaign's final week

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It’s never been easier for businesses to communicate, but that doesn’t mean they’re always communica...

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Every excavation project in Australia — from a backyard deck footing to a multi-storey commercial bu...

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The Hidden Engineering Problem Inside Australia's Older Housing Stock

A significant share of Australian homes were built for a way of living that no longer exists. Houses...

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