How might things have gone had we looked to the ideology of tax cuts to defeat fascism in WWII?
Nicholas Agar
Nicholas Agar is a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Carnegie Mellon University in Australia and Adjunct Professor of philosophy at Victoria University of Wellington.
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Don't write off AI to solve our doctor shortage
No one wants a robot to tell them they have cancer. But while AI shouldn't be trusted for medical advice right now, 2040 might be a different story.
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A Lockdown Day would allow us to correctly remember the pandemic
It would serve as a stark reminder of the human cost of not taking swift action
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How creative workers might fight back against generative AI
Challenge for creative workers is to find a way to economically value originality
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Why we enjoy the excruciating miseries of the super-rich
The popularity of stories about unhappy rich people says more about us than it does about how they experience their lives
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Time to teach pandemic preparedness
Is it too soon for university courses that will teach us how to prepare for future
pandemic shocks?
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'Skimpflation' and a future without human workers
The fully automated future many businesses are hoping for suggests a world with no
human workers to petition for help. Nicholas Agar takes a look at 'skimpflation'.
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The pandemic could make this group more visible
Nicholas Agar argues that the pandemic could finally be the thing that changes the way we think about our older population.
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When you'll know the pandemic is over
What are the victory conditions for our war on Covid-19?
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Protests show we must boost cognitive herd immunity
Countering social media's power to target misinformation should be the first order of business as Aotearoa emerges from the pandemic, writes Nicholas Agar.
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Beware politicians who 'bright side' scientific advice
Nicholas Agar examines the subtle ways in which the relationship between politician and scientist can misfire.
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How the pandemic put science on steroids
When we look back on the pandemic, we may find that its biggest benefit is the way it has empowered scientists’ messages for politicians – a valuable lesson as we stare down the impending effects of climate change, writes Nicholas Agar.
