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Australia should take a stand against 'killer robots'

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageCould killer robots like Maximilian from the 1979 film Black Hole become reality?Walt Disney Productions

Lethal autonomous weapons (or killer robots as the media likes to call them) are the subject of intense discussion in the corridors and committee rooms of the United Nations in Geneva this week.

The international talking shop is playing host to...

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Celebrities and politicians tell us their deepest, darkest secrets. Why?

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
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Public figures sharing private information is the norm nowadays. Our thirst for information, combined with the wonders of the internet and lax approaches to privacy, is creating a perfect storm.

News outlets, websites and social media swim with self-disclosure. Politicians share their private lives; celebrities explain their indiscretions; athletes...

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