Fabulous

C. M. "We've always had the pub test, but people are replacing that with their social media feed, and they are thinking that the world is a place that it is not, and they are living in an alternative reality.

"The huge concern there is that they're creating public policy for that virtual reality.

Charlotte Mortlock “There are people in Australian politics on both the far left and the far right. They speak with such a conviction that they are so certain that they have the finger on the pulse. They have their finger on their social media algorithm.”

Are my eyes deceiving me.. but does that Neanderthal have a prominent chin?

Little Foot

Othello

I wish this had been written in plain English. The incessant jargon made my brain hurt.

The Birth and Burial of Evolutionary Science in Australia

“In this intellectual atmosphere, the few researchers still interested in Australian human origins must approach the topic with caution.
....simply expressing interest in certain topics risks career damage and ostracism.”

www.palladiummag.com/2025/10/17/t...

AI graphics are just so yesterday. How I yearn for something real.

There is a flood of AI generated Youtube content starting to flood social media. Time that admins decide whether this stuff is OK or whether it is squeezing us humans aside.

The unnerving future of AI-fueled video games - The Economic Times Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the video game industry, raising concerns about job displacement and ethical implications. Tech giants are developing AI tools to automate game developm...

The citizens inside a video game ... were being awakened to a grim reality. Everything was fake, a player told them .. the characters responded in panicked disbelief.
"What does that mean," said one woman in a grey sweater. "Am I real or not?"

economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artific...?

migration of peoples from the south who had long established agricultural culture. Competing or coexisting. Hunters didn't necessarily change... just changing demographics.

As the planet warms and liberal democracy is attacked, does the government care? Fossil fuels are warming the planet. Liberal democracy is under attack. Does Australia's government understand what's happening?

" if anyone in 2025 could work to worsen fossil fuel reliance in full acceptance of the consequences, without any willingness to work to prevent them, they were "far scarier" than climate deniers.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

Australian universities urge Albanese to join NZ in $170bn Europe fund amid Trump attacks on education Horizon Europe counts the UK and Canada among its partners, but industry insiders say Australia is concerned about the cost

The seven-year scientific collaborative research fund, with a budget of €95.5bn ($168bn), has 20 non-European partners – including New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Canada – but the Australian government has so far been reluctant to join.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

The AI generated picture from the article almost put me off even reading it... but if you can ignore the very-NOT-Neandertal representation.. the article itself is OK .