Why are we here? Is there life on other planets? The renowned scientists who share a name share their answers to life’s big questions.
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The language we share with plants—and all life under the sun.
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A visit with evolutionary biologists Peter and Rosemary Grant.
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Seen for a political economic perspective, there’s always lots of topics needing analysis. This is evident in the array of articles in the new issue of Australia’s leading political economy journal. Topics include debates around green growth; the wages of childcare workers; the management of water; new industry policy interventions; taxing giant tech companies; and tensions between social democracy and neoliberalism.
Almost certainly, the most controversial article will be the first one: assessing what’s at stake in debates between advocates of ‘green growth’ and ‘degrowth’. Written by Tim Thornton, it identifies sources of confusion underlying the different viewpoints, suggests a typology of positions taken on ‘economic growth versus the environment’, and seeks to identify potentially common ground. Given the intensity with which some participants in these debates hold their positions, it is probably unrealistic to expect a cosy consensus to result. Hopefully though, Tim’s article will be widely read and discussed; and further submissions and rejoinders on this important topic could be featured in future issues of the journal.
The true meaning of legal protection for nature.
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How friendship with long-dead thinkers can help us live better.
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A Mexican artist rediscovers a lost color sacred to his ancestors.
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Why the kinship between artificial intelligence and the human mind is terrifying.
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Taking responsibility for another’s young reveals the deep evolutionary roots of care.
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Stellar bodies from other galaxies are all around us.
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