2022 UK Crop Circles From The Air

When Code Becomes Cosmos If the universe is a computer simulation, then God might be less like Michelangelo's bearded patriarch and more like a cosmic software engineer, writing the code that generates galaxies, consciousness, and everything in between. This provocative thesis has gained serious academic attention as physicists...

In a quiet gallery at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, a wall of text poses a number of questions that have haunted me since I encountered it on a visit in early December, 2025:  “How do predictive systems shape how we feel, choose and connect? Artificial intelligence...

It is interesting to look closely at an organization that I have a soft spot for with a slightly cold journalistic eye. The Sea Shepherd project has, in my view, been one that has fundamentally altered opinions globally in favor of the essential conservation needed for threatened...

How 2025 ends with an open-source surge, sovereign models, and a hard look at AI’s physical footprint. In the first days of December 2025, the generative-AI race feels less like a sprint toward a single “god model” and more like a branching river delta. At Amazon’s re:Invent conference in...

The first drug ever discovered entirely by artificial intelligence is working its way through human trials as I write this (November, 2025), a molecule dreamed up by silicon that may soon flow through human veins. Its name is rentosertib—a word that sounds like something out of a...

Martin Luther-King was a profound influence on my peace activism and I still stand in-awe of his courage, his faith, vision and passion. A blessing on this most extraordinary human. I believe that I got into two jobs, one as State Co-Ordinator of People For Nuclear Disarmament...

CANBERRA — For a quarter of a century, the silence of the Australian bush—broken only by the crash of falling timber and the quiet disappearance of species—was matched by a deafness in the halls of Parliament. The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC), a legislative...

Executive Summary In November 2025, the Australian Parliament enacted a transformative suite of environmental legislation, fundamentally reshaping the Commonwealth’s approach to biodiversity conservation, project assessment, and regulatory enforcement. This report provides an analysis of the Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025, the National Environment Protection Agency Bill 2025, and...

Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) stands at a pivotal juncture, poised for a decade of unprecedented evolution. This report reflects on AI's projected trajectory by 2035, exploring the profound roles and functions it is anticipated to fulfill across industries, from augmenting human capabilities in the workforce and revolutionizing healthcare...

Slow living resists speed-driven society, blending sustainability, urban design, and mindfulness to reclaim time, balance, and ecological harmony.

AI warfare: autonomous weapons, cyber attacks, and algorithmic targeting transform modern conflict. What moral boundaries must we establish before war becomes fully automated?

1. Historical Baseline Pre-1750 Wilderness Extent South America contained 1.7 billion acres of wilderness in 1500—95% of the continent's land area.¹ The Amazon basin alone encompassed 1.4 billion acres of continuous rainforest, Earth's most biodiverse terrestrial ecosystem. This was not pristine wilderness but a cultural landscape shaped by...